Dr. Walter Bantom

Internal Medicine, Addiction MedicineMale41+ years of experience
Dr. Walter Bantom is a internist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1981 and has been in practice for 41+ years.
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Location

Dr. Walter Bantom
5615 W Girard Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131

Education

Medical school

Dr. Bantom attended Temple University School of Medicine and graduated in 1981 (41 years ago). Temple University School of Medicine is ranked #68 number in the "Best Medical Schools" by U.S. News.

About Me

Dr. Bantom is a solo practitioner.

Primary specialty
Internal Medicine
Additional specialties
Addiction Medicine
Years of experience
41+ years
Gender
Male
NPI
1194741710

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Bantom is affiliated with the following hospitals.

Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald

Conditions Treated

As an internal medicine and addiction medicine, Dr. Bantom may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Bantom what conditions he treats. Dr. Bantom may treat additional conditions not listed.

  • Abdominal pain
  • Abuse of prescription drugs
  • Acute pain
  • Addiction detox
  • Alcoholism
  • Anemia
  • Arthritis
  • Asthma
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Benzodiazepine addiction
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Specialties

Dr. Bantom is an internal medicine and addiction medicine. 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.

Secondary specialties

Addiction Medicine

Addiction medicine is a medical subspecialty that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, evaluation, treatment, and recovery of persons with addiction, of those with substance-related and addictive disorders, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances including alcohol, nicotine, prescription medicine and other illicit and licit drugs.