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Which Specialist Should Be Consulted?

I am a 60-year old male in good health - w/ a bmi of about 26. I have no chronic illnesses. I am starting to run again, and I donate blood regularly. I am retiring in a couple of months and am considering change from my present doctor to a different one. The reason for changing doctors is getting a "network" vs. a non-network doctor for health insurance purposes. Should I go with an internal medicine specialist whom I have had for the past few decades, or is a doctor with a different medical specialty more appropriate?

Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Hi dear.I were to suggest you to choose an Internal Medicine, MD since he can manage most of the conditions like your blood pressures, glucose and cholesterol levels which are known to rise with age.Further he is more versatile, apt and always acts as point of contact for super speciality referral.Hope this answers your query.
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Which Specialist Should Be Consulted?

Hi dear.I were to suggest you to choose an Internal Medicine, MD since he can manage most of the conditions like your blood pressures, glucose and cholesterol levels which are known to rise with age.Further he is more versatile, apt and always acts as point of contact for super speciality referral.Hope this answers your query.