Griffith Blackmon PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Griffith Blackmon

  Explanation of Specialties

GRIFFITH BLACKMON is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), INTERNAL MEDICINE, and PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (more information)

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: Preventive medicine is exactly what it sounds like — it aims to prevent sickness before it happens. The ideology behind preventive medicine focuses on protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being. It also aims to avert disease, disability, and death on an individual basis, as well as on a large scale in communities and populations. Preventive medicine is promoted by all physicians, though some choose to specialize in it. Physicians in this specialty use biostatistics and epidem... (more information)

  Griffith Blackmon Performance Measures

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Griffith Blackmon

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Griffith Blackmon.

1800 NW MYHRE RD
SILVERDALE, WA 98383
564-240-1000

1812 S J ST
TACOMA, WA 98405
253-428-2200

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Griffith Blackmon

Doctors Groups:

FRANCISCAN MEDICAL GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in PULMONARY DISEASE that are similar to Griffith Blackmon

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