Family Medicine

Overview

Family medicine physicians at Mayo Clinic provide ongoing primary care and comprehensive medical evaluations for patients of all ages who live in Florida, Minnesota and Arizona. Diagnostic and surgical procedures performed in the Family Medicine specialty include:

• Acute care for short-term illness
• Annual health evaluations
• Biopsy and excision of skin lesions
• Flu shots, allergy injections and immunizations
• Incision and drainage of abscesses
• Intrauterine device (IUD) placement and removal
• Joint injections
• Lab services
• Newborn and well-child care
• Norplant placement and removal
• Obstetrics, including prenatal care, delivery and postpartum care
• Ongoing care of chronic problems
• Palliative care
• Physical exams for sports, school and summer camp
• Preventive care, health screening and physical exams for individuals of all ages
• Routine care for women, including Pap smears, pelvic and breast exams
• Special procedures such as flexible sigmoidoscopy, colposcopy, minor surgery (including vasectomy and circumcision), and exercise treadmill testing
• Treatment of complex and long-term medical conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure
• Treatment of minor injuries such as lacerations, as well as casting and splinting sprains and broken bones
• X-ray, Mammography, Bone Densitometry