The Aicher Clinic Family Medicine

Accessibility

• Wheelchair Accessible Parking
• Wheelchair Accessible Entrance
• Family Restrooms
• Wheelchair Accessible Seating
• Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

Convenience

• Free WiFi

Health Safety

• Disinfection Between Visits
• Staff Wear Masks

Parking & Transportation

• Free Parking

Internal Medicine

The Aicher Clinic Family Medicine is an Internal Medicine practice in Jasper, GA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Internists specialize in puzzling medical problems and in the ongoing care of chronic illnesses. Internists also specialize in preventing disease by promoting health, and are trained to manage multisystem disease conditions that single-organ-disease specialists may not be trained to address. Internal Medicine Doctors at The Aicher Clinic Family Medicine perform assessment, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment therapies for diseases and disorders in adult patients. Internal Medicine is a medical specialty focused on study, prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of short and long term multi-organ conditions. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Internal Medicine practices include cold and flu, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and chronic lung disease. Internists generally act as personal physicians and often develop long-term relationships with their patients. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Internal Medicine practices include medical history reviews, physical exams, blood tests, scans, and other diagnostic tests, as well as specialist referrals. Internists may choose to practice only in the hospital, only in an outpatient clinic, or in both.

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Obesity Internal Medicine

A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as dietitians, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.

Adult Cardiology

The Aicher Clinic Family Medicine is an Adult Cardiology practice in Jasper, GA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disorders in adults. Adult Cardiologists at The Aicher Clinic Family Medicine perform tests and procedures to determine and prevent heart disease. Adult Cardiology is a branch of internal medicine that addresses heart conditions. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Adult Cardiology practices include hypertension, atherosclerosis, aortic stenosis, cardiomyopathy, angina, and arrhythmia. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Adult Cardiology practices include CT, ECG, EKG, chest X-rays, MRI, angiogram, and catheter-based procedures like angioplasty and stenting.

Clinical Cardiology

The Aicher Clinic Family Medicine is a Clinical Cardiology practice in Jasper, GA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing and treating heart conditions. Clinical Cardiologists at The Aicher Clinic Family Medicine perform invasive and non-invasive cardiac tests and treatments. Clinical Cardiology is the study of heart disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Clinical Cardiology practices include arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, and heart failure. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Cardiology practices include echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization, prescription medication, and balloon angioplasty.

Nuclear Cardiology

The Aicher Clinic Family Medicine is a Nuclear Cardiology practice in Jasper, GA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in using small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose and treat patients' heart problems by injecting an imaging agent into a patient's bloodstream and using a gamma camera to monitor a patient's heart at work and at rest. Nuclear Cardiologists at The Aicher Clinic Family Medicine perform cutting edge heart scans and tests to provide diagnostics and condition management plans. Nuclear Cardiology is the study and use of noninvasive techniques to assess and evaluate dysfunctions of the heart: blood flow, pumping function, size, and location. Nuclear medicine injects small amounts of radioactive materials - radiotracers - into the bloodstream, nose (inhaled) or mouth (swallowed). These radiotracers travel to the area being examined and give off gamma rays which are detected by a special camera and depicted by a computer as highly detailed images of the heart. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Nuclear Cardiology practices include schaemic heart disease, coronary artery disease and cardiomyopathy. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Nuclear Cardiology practices include supervising cardiac stress tests and cardiac specific radiotracking, SPECT gamma imaging analysis, fusion/hybrid imaging (structural with CT/MR + functional SPECT/PET), multiple gated acquisition (MUGA), radionuclide angiography, ventriculography, or gated pool imaging.

A nuclear medicine physician who specializes in nuclear cardiology.

• AARP Medicare

• Aetna [Aetna Health Inc. (a GA corp.)]

• Ambetter from Peach State Health Plan [Peach State Health Plan]

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc.

• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company]

• Humana [Humana Employers Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.]

• Medicare

• UnitedHealthcare of Georgia, Inc.

• United of Omaha Life Insurance Company

Please call the office for a detailed list of insurance plans we accept.