Dr. Geoffrey Alan Modest MD
Family Practitioner
500 Columbia Rd Dorchester MA, 02125About
Dr. Geoffrey Modest is a family practitioner practicing in Dorchester, MA. Dr. Modest specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Modest possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1975
Harvard Medical School 1975
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Abacavir and diabetes.
- Underuse of coronary revascularization procedures.
- Clinical diagnosis of urinary tract infection.
- Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina.
- Antibiotics and coronary heart disease.
- Medical vs surgical management of left main coronary artery disease.
- Intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin in coronary disease.
- Lack of evidence for recommended low-density lipoprotein cholesterol treatment targets.
- Deep-vein thrombosis.
- Hyperkalemia in elderly patients receiving standard doses of
- Violence, mental health, and substance abuse in patients who are seen in primary care settings.
- Managing multiple risk factors: a call to action.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Fungal Infection
- Athlete's Foot
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Opiate Dependence
- Nail Fungus
- H. Pylori
- Callus
- Vascular Disease
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500 Columbia Rd -Dorchester, MA 02125Get Direction
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