Family Medicine Doctor
Dr. Ralph Ascher is a Family Medicine Doctor in San Diego, CA
with special training and skill in family-centric healthcare.
As a Family Medicine Doctor, Ralph Ascher, MD performs
medical history analysis, diagnostics, and treatments for a wide variety of dysfunctions, conditions, and injuries. Family Medicine is
a medical specialty devoted to the medical care of the family unit. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Family Medicine Doctors include cold and flu, asthma and allergies, ear and eye infections, yeast infections, diabetes, high blood pressure, hormone imbalance, nutritional imbalance, stress and depression, muscle tears and sprains, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Family Medicine Doctors
include annual exams, immunizations, medication refills, hormone level testing, cardiovascular testing, pap smears and genital exams, specialist referrals, and patient education.
Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
Family Medicine Doctors in City Heights, San Diego, CA
Allergist & Immunologist
Dr. Ralph Ascher is an Allergist & Immunologist in San Diego, CA
with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating conditions that affect the immune system.
As an Allergist & Immunologist, Ralph Ascher, MD performs
therapies to treat conditions like asthma, allergic reactions, and immune system disorders. Allergy & Immunology is
concerned with addressing the causes and treating the symptoms of immune deficiencies and hypersensitivities. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Allergists & Immunologists include allergic conjunctivitis, gastroenteritis, eczema, immune deficiencies, organ transplants, asthma, and allergic reactions to pollen, mold, food, drugs, and insect stings.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Allergists & Immunologists
include allergy testing, allergy injection treatment, prescribing medication, and referring patients to other specialists as needed.
An allergist-immunologist is trained in evaluation, physical and laboratory diagnosis, and management of disorders involving the immune system. Selected examples of such conditions include asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinitis, eczema, and adverse reactions to drugs, foods, and insect stings as well as immune deficiency diseases (both acquired and congenital), defects in host defense, and problems related to autoimmune disease, organ transplantation, or malignancies of the immune system.
Allergists Immunologists in City Heights, San Diego, CA
Primary Care Doctor
Primary Care Doctors in City Heights, San Diego, CA
