Dr. Walter H Oakes MD
Preventative Medicine Specialist | Occupational Medicine
9321 Kirby Dr Houston TX, 77054About
Walter Oakes is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Houston, TX. Oakes 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, Oakes 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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