Education
Medical school
Dr. Palerino attended Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and graduated in
1985 (37 years ago). Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is ranked #82 number in the "Best Medical Schools" by U.S. News.
About Me
Dr. Palerino is a solo practitioner.
- Family Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- 37+ years
- Male
- 1194724245
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Palerino is affiliated with the following hospitals.
ST Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare
As a family medicine and emergency medicine, Dr. Palerino may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Palerino what conditions he treats. Dr. Palerino may treat additional conditions not listed.
- Abdominal pain
- Acute pain
- Aging in place
- Altitude sickness
- Angina
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Autism
- Birth control counseling
Specialties
Dr. Palerino is a family medicine and emergency medicine. His primary specialty is family medicine.
Family Medicine
Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. The specialist, who is usually a primary care physician, is named a family physician. It is often referred to as general practice and a practitioner as a general practitioner.
Emergency Medicine
An emergency physician (often called an “ER doctor” in the United States) is a physician who works at an emergency department to care for ill patients. The emergency physician is a specialist in advanced cardiac life support (advanced life support in Europe), resuscitation, trauma care such as fractures and soft tissue injuries, and management of other life-threatening situations.