Dr. Elisabeth L Backer MD
Family Practitioner
988095 Nebraska Medical Ctr Omaha NE, 68198Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Elisabeth Backer is a family practitioner practicing in Omaha, NE. Dr. Backer 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. Backer 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
Univ Of Pretoria- Fac Of Med- Pretoria- So Africa 1989
University Of Pretoria, Faculty Of Health Sciences, School Of Medicine 1989
University Of Pretoria, Faculty Of Health Sciences, School Of Medicine
University of Pretoria School of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Use of office-based smoking cessation activities in family practices.
- Physician attitudes and the use of office-based activities for tobacco control.
- A closer look at adult female health care maintenance visits.
- Evidence-based and patient-centered care: results from an STFM group project.
- Current trends in tobacco prevention and cessation in Nebraska physicians' offices.
Treatments
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (aaa)
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Liver Function Tests (lfts)
- Diabetes
- Anxiety
- High Cholesterol
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hypothyroidism
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
- Menstrual Cramps
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