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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Viviana Colmegna identified specializing in 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., PsychiatryPsychiatry
A psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment disorders. The psychiatrist is able to understand the biologic, psychologic, and social components of illness, and therefore is uniquely prepared to treat the whole person. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate and treat psychologic and interpersonal problems, and to intervene with families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. and Pulmonary DiseasePulmonary Disease
An internist who treats disease of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema, and other complex disorders of the lungs.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Colmegna is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Florida State Hospital Unit 31 Medical
100 N Main St
Chattahoochee, FL

License

Dr. Viviana Colmegna has been confirmed to have a license in Florida.

Education

Dr. Colmegna attended medical school at Universidad Nacional de La Plata Facultad de Ciencias Medicas and graduated in 1982 having 30 years experience. Additional residency training in Internal Medicine was conducted at University of La Plata. Additional residency training in Pulmonary Disease was conducted at University of Buenos Aires. Additional residency training in Psychiatry was conducted at University of Miami Jackson.

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.

Aliases

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• V Colmegna

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