Dr. Patricia Anne Schechter, DO, MS, ACOFP
Family Practitioner
7619 Morro Rd Atascadero CA, 93422About
Dr. Patricia Schechter,D.O., M.S., ACOFP; she is an Osteopathic Family Practitioner practicing in Atascadero, CA for over 35 years. Dr. Schechter specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, osteopathic family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Schechter is certified By the American College of Osteopathic Family Medicine and possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining your health. She helps her patients develop attitudes and lifestyles that don't just fight illness but prevent it. Dr. Schechter encourages the body's natural ability to heal itself using osteopathic evaluation and manipulative treatment for various diagnoses involving the body's nerves, muscles, bones, and organs with how they work together to influence your health. These extra touches distinguish the D.O. 's whole-person philosophy of medicine. Osteopathic family practitioners perform surgery, deliver babies, and prescribe medications in hospitals and clinics across the nation. Whether they are family doctors or specialists, D.O.s use all the tools of modern medicine and more, caring for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty. It is a century-old tradition of caring for people, not just treating symptoms.
Education and Training
WHU/COMP Doctor of Osteopathy 1986
Board Certification
American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
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Awards
- Regional Affliate Leader of the Year 2013 Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California
Professional Memberships
- American Osteopathic Association
- Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California
- Central Coast Osteopathic Regional Society of OPSC
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