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What type of doctor is right for me or my family members?

The physicians who are part of Community Physicians of Indiana can care for all kinds of people. The difference in the types of people they can care for depends on the patients’ age and in some cases their gender. Here’s some information about each type of physician who is part of CPI that may help you decide what type of doctor would be right for you or someone in your family.

CPI primary care physicians

Family practice: Family practice doctors can care for patients of any age from birth through old age and are great if you want one doctor for your entire family. Some family practice doctors even deliver babies which means that a woman could choose one doctor for all of her health care needs, as well as the rest of her family.

Pediatrics: Pediatricians specialize in the health care needs of children from birth until some time around the age of 18. If you choose this doctor for your children, you will need to choose another doctor for your own primary health care needs.

Internal Medicine: Internal medicine physicians specialize in caring for adults over the age of 18 and help to manage chronic illnesses.

Obstetrics and Gynecology: OB/GYN’s care for women’s health care needs related to their reproductive anatomy. They help women with everything from childbirth to menopause.

CPI specialty care physicians

Endocrinology: Endocrinologists care for people who have diseases of their glands including diabetes, thyroid diseases, metabolic diseases and many others.

Rheumatology: Rheumatologists take care of patients with arthritis and rheumatic diseases.

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