Internal & Family Medicine

Internal Medicine & Family Medicine

Primary care physicians fall into one of two categories: family medicine doctors and internal medicine doctors.

Top 3 facts about the major difference:

1. 1. Family medicine focuses on treating patients of all ages. That means when you schedule an appointment with a family physician, your doctor will have a broad base of training in conditions and issues that affect patients of all ages, from infants to seniors as well as women’s health.
   2. Internal medicine is focused on the unique needs of adult patients. You know how a pediatrician treats only kids? Well, an internal medicine doctor (or internist) treats only adults. And that means they’re focused specifically on the unique needs and health risks adult members face at every stage of their adult years.
   3. Internists provide out-patient care at their practices and are more likely to provide hospital care as well. That doesn’t mean a family doctor can’t treat members in an in-patient setting, but most of their training focuses on out-patient services. However, some family medicine doctors have extensive training in hospital medicine and chose to follow their members in both out-patient and in-patient settings

The physicians at Optimum Medical Group are trained in Internal, Family and Hospital Medicines.

We serve patients who live in Alhambra, Altadena, Atwater, Burbank, Eagle Rock, Echo Park, Encino, Glendale, Highland Park, Hollywood, La Canada, La Crescenta, Los Angeles, Monterey Hills, Pasadena, Sherman Oaks, Silver Lake.