Dr. Karen Nilson MD
Preventative Medicine Specialist | Occupational Medicine
3600 Lind Ave Sw Suite 170 Renton WA, 98055About
Karen Nilson is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Renton, WA. Nilson specializes in the health of individuals, communities, and particular populations, focusing on how to protect and maintain health as well as prevent disease and dangers. As a preventative health specialist, Nilson participates in the planning and evaluation of health services, researches diseases in specific populations and helps manage health care organizations. Preventative medicine specialists can specialize further in aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, or public health and general preventive medicine.
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