Family Medicine Doctors in Portage, PA Accepting Medicare

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Amina Shikara, MD
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3670 Portage St, Portage, PA 15946
Phone: 814-736-9614    Fax: 814-736-9783
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Mark J Ratchford, DO
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3670 Portage St, Portage, PA 15946
Phone: 814-736-9614    Fax: 814-736-9783

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Family Medicine: Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.


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