Dr. Leon Driss specializes in geriatric medicine, internal medicine, hospice and palliative medicine in Show Low, Arizona.
Dr. Leon Driss has been compared 150 times. Details of Dr. Driss' 34 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of Wisconsin are available on your free doctor report.
Dr. Leon Driss identified specializing in
Geriatric MedicineGeriatric Medicine
An internist with special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes, and the hospital., Internal MedicineInternal Medicine
A personal physician who provides long term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections, and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints, and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health, and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ear, skin, nervous system, and reproductive organs. and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
He obtained board certification from The American Board of Internal Medicine for Internal Medicine.
A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.
Dr. Driss is affiliated with 1 hospital:
Dr. Driss attended medical school at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and graduated in 1980 having 34 years experience.
Additional Internal Medicine training was conducted at Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center.Get more education details on your free report
While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.
Patients may also know Dr. Leon Driss MD as:
Are you Dr. Leon Driss?
Update your information