So, You Need to Go to The Doctor?: How to get the medical care that you need & deserve - Softcover

Lebowitz, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1420853171 ISBN 13: 9781420853179

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2005

Synopsis

Dr. Lebowitz realizes how difficult it is to get proper medical care. The health care system in America is a huge bureaucracy. It is placing many obstacles in the way of patients trying to stay healthy. This book will assist you in obtaining the best medical care possible.There are sections on prevention and treatment of heart disease, diabetes, HIV, and hyperlipidemia. Dr. Lebowitz also discusses obesity and gives invaluable advice on dieting, weight loss, and exercise. There are other chapters devoted to obtaining health insurance and finding the Physician that will be right for you.The many years of experience as a Physician have given Dr. Lebowitz keen insight into different diseases. He discusses the illnesses in the context of treating patients. He reveals how he arrives at a diagnosis of an illness. He also tells you how to get the best treatment for certain diseases. This was clearly portrayed in the evaluation of a young woman coming into the office in a semi-comatose state.

About this title

About the Author

Charles Lebowitz, MD is an Internist in private practice in Florida. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York and attended SUNY at Stonybrook, on Long Island. His internship and residency were at the New York Infirmary - Beekman Downtown Hospital (now NYU Downtown Hospital), where he also served as Chief Resident.He first became interested in medicine while working as a delivery boy to Maimonides Hospital, in Brooklyn, NY. At the age of 15, he was already assisting with procedures in the ER and OR's. It was not infrequent that he would assist with a surgery and then go back to work at the diner.Dr. Lebowitz is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is on active staff at several hospitals. He has served as director of an Intensive Care Unit and as a director of Medicine. He has been in medical practice for over 20 years.He resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Sharon. He has two children, Ilisa, and Randy, both presently enrolled at the University of Florida. Charles loves to participate in all sports and enjoys walking his dogs in the woods.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1420853171
• ISBN 13: 9781420853179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284