Education
Medical school
Dr. Altizer attended Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine and graduated in
1985 (37 years ago). Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine is ranked #62 number in the "Best Medical Schools" by U.S. News.
About Me
Dr. Altizer is a solo practitioner.
- Internal Medicine
- Vascular Surgery
- 37+ years
- Male
- 1194866095
As an internal medicine and vascular surgery, Dr. Altizer may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Altizer what conditions he treats. Dr. Altizer may treat additional conditions not listed.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Abdominal pain
- Acute pain
- Anemia
- Aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Atherosclerosis
- Bladder control
Specialties
Dr. Altizer is an internal medicine and vascular surgery. His primary specialty is internal medicine.
Internal Medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. Because internal medicine patients are often seriously ill or require complex investigations, internists do much of their work in hospitals. Internists often have subspecialty interests in diseases affecting particular organs or organ systems.
Vascular Surgery
Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery and includes treatment of the body's other major and essential veins and arteries. Open surgery techniques, as well as endovascular techniques are used to treat vascular diseases. The vascular surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all parts of the vascular system excluding the coronaries and intracranial vasculature.