Dr. Rebecca Ann Meriwether M.D.
Adolescent Specialist | Adolescent Medicine
3209 Colonial Dr Columbia SC, 29203Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Rebecca Meriwether is an adolescent specialist practicing in Columbia, SC. Dr. Meriwether works with patients who are in the adolescent age, or generally between the ages of 11 and 19 years old. As an adolescent-specialist, Dr. Meriwether treats many common health issues that pre-teens and teenagers face, from mental, to behavioral, to physical conditions. Some of these issues may include growth and hormone problems, sports injuries, eating disorders, substance abuse and more. Adolescent specialists perform medical exams, histories and diagnostic tests, and develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Education and Training
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1979
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Impediments to public health surveillance in the 1990s: the lack of resources and the need for priorities.
- Blueprint for a national public health surveillance system for the 21st century.
- Clinical inquiries. Does tamoxifen prevent breast cancer?
- Confidential HIV testing.
- Physical activity assessment: validation of a clinical assessment tool.
- Body mass index as a predictor of hypertension incidence among initially healthy normotensive women.
- Physical activity counseling.
- Uric acid and the development of metabolic syndrome in women and men.
- Inpatients with AIDS and AIDS-related complex: economic inpact on hospitals in North Carolina.
- Electronic feedback in a diet- and physical activity-based lifestyle intervention for weight loss: a randomized controlled trial.
- Cardiometabolic results from an armband-based weight loss trial.
- Availability of physical activity resources in the environment for adults with intellectual disabilities.
- A large outbreak of antibiotic-resistant shigellosis at a mass gathering.
- An economic analysis of traditional and technology-based approaches to weight loss.
- An efficacy trial of 'Steps to Your Health', a health promotion programme for adults with intellectual disability.
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