Pulmonary Disease Doctors in Maryville, TN Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Lewis C Sommerville, MD
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 463 Bmh Physicians Office Bldg, Maryville, TN 37804
Phone: 865-980-5100    Fax: 865-980-5105
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Dr. Bruce T Roberts, MD
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 463 Bmh Physicians Office Bldg, Maryville, TN 37804
Phone: 865-980-5100    Fax: 865-980-5105

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Pulmonary Disease: An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.


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