Internal Medicine physicians at NSMC provide comprehensive care for adults including the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of illnesses, as well as complete physical examinations, routine health screenings and preventative care. Internists serve as primary care doctors and coordinate all of your health care needs.

In addition, many internists have the clinical background and/or interest in caring for patients with special needs in the areas of:

• cardiology
• endocrinology
• gastroenterology
• geriatrics
• hematology and oncology
• pulmonology
• infectious disease
• women’s health

NSMC’s internists are conveniently located in seven cities and towns across the North Shore. Patients who need specialty consultations or care are referred to medical or surgical specialists at NSMC Salem Hospital, NSMC Union Hospital, or, when necessary, Massachusetts General Hospital or Brigham and Women’s Hospital.