Dr. Roger Olade – An Insight into Internal Medicine and Role of Internists

The number of medical interns seeking to specialize in the field of internal medicine is growing in leaps and bounds. In this branch of medicine, doctors focus on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of all kinds of diseases affecting adults. Many of the patients visiting these doctors may even be suffering from chronic ailments. On completing their residency, the doctors are known as internists.These internists can then opt to sub-specialize in the treatment of illnesses affecting a particular part of the human body. For instance, internists who want to become cardiologists learn to treat diseases affecting the heart. On the other hand, those who wish to be successful oncologists focus on prevention and cure of cancer.

Dr. Roger Olade – What people need to know about internal medicine

Very few doctors in Pearland, Texas, can match the success and fame of Dr. Roger Olade. He is a medical graduate from Ibadan University in Nigeria and has 20 years of valuable experience in the healthcare industry. His area of expertise is in the fields of critical care, internal and preventive medicine. He presently attends patients visiting Genesis Health in Texas and also directs the medical center’s consultancy services. He is also an attending physician in the emergency medicine ward of both St. Luke’s Medical Center and Baylor School of Medicine.

How do internists differ from family practitioners?

Dr. Roger Olade explains internists perform a similar role to family practitioners. Both of these doctors fall under the category of primary healthcare physicians. They focus on treating patients suffering all kinds of illnesses. Internists generally focus on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of diseases affecting adults. On the other hand, family practitioners treat both adults and children. Many internists also can opt to specialize in the treatment of diseases affecting children. For this, they have to complete a career course known as Med-Peds. This is an acronym for ‘Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.’

Benefits of consulting internists

He points out the medical training internists receive during their residency allow them to diagnose adult patients suffering specific illnesses. Then these doctors chalk out a course of treatment to cure these individuals. General internists normally treat a wide variety of diseases affecting adults. On the other hand, internists who opt to subspecialize undergo further training in the treatment of one particular chronic ailment. All internists have the skills and knowledge to provide patients with preventative care.

Support to their patients

Internists have to be very good communicators and manage wide network within the medical community. This is necessary to provide their patients with the support they require during their treatment. If the need arises, these doctors can refer these adults to other medical specialists or make arrangement for hospitals transfers. The relationship internists maintain with their patients can last for decades.

Dr. Roger Olade says internal medicine is the ideal career path for doctors who want to succeed in the profession. The interns undergo extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting adults. These specialists also perform many of functions which family practitioners provide to their patients.All internists are excellent communicators and maintain an elaborate network to provide adequate care of all their people visiting them.