Dr. Louise Yvonne Banks MD
Preventative Medicine Specialist | Occupational Medicine
6387 Douglas St Pittsburgh PA, 15217About
Louise Banks is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Banks 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, Banks 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.
Education and Training
Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med, Pittsburgh Pa 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Fellowships
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
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