Benjamen Wallace Mecham, DO
Family Practitioner
2901 4th St Longview TX, 75605About
Dr. Benjamen Mecham is a family practitioner practicing in Longview, TX. Dr. Mecham 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. Mecham 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
AT Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine Medical Degree 0
Board Certification
American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
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Get to know Family Physician Benjamen Wallace Mecham, who serves patients in Longview, Texas.
An established family physician, Dr. Mecham is in practice at Longview Regional Medical Center in Longview, Texas.
Longview Regional Medical Center is a 224-bed community healthcare provider. They believe in the power of people to create great care. They are 185 active physicians strong, and quality-driven, nationally recognized for chest pain and stroke care, and dedicated to great patient service, with multi-specialty clinical expertise. They work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families in the community they call home.
Educated in the United States, he graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the AT Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in family medicine at the Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center.
An authority in his field, the doctor is board-certified in family medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians, which is an organization that provides board certification to qualified osteopathic physicians who specialize in delivering comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages, genders, and addressing all parts of the body.
Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.
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