Dr. Gary E Ruoff M.D.
Family Practitioner
6565 W Main St Kalamazoo MI, 49009Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Gary Ruoff is a family practitioner practicing in Kalamazoo, MI. Dr. Ruoff specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Ruoff possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1965
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1965
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Challenges of managing chronic pain in the elderly.
- Efficacy and tolerability of 5-day, once-daily telithromycin compared with 10-day, twice-daily clarithromycin for the treatment of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal tonsillitis/pharyngitis: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group s
- Tramadol/acetaminophen combination tablets for the treatment of chronic lower
- Loracarbef (LY163892) versus cefaclor in the treatment of acute bacterial bronchitis.
- Loracarbef (LY163892) versus cefaclor in the treatment of bacterial skin and skin-structure infections in an adult population.
- Introduction: The ABCs of Musculoskeletal Pain.
- Assessing pain as the fifth vital sign.
- Short- and long-term management of heartburn and other acid-related disorders: development of an algorithm for primary care providers.
- Reducing fat intake with fat substitutes.
- What do I need to know about gout?
- Ibuprofen in osteoarthritis.
- Ibuprofen in osteoarthritis.
- Aetiology of acute pharyngitis and clinical response to empirical therapy with
- Low-dose captopril in mild to moderate geriatric hypertension.
- Peptic ulcer disease. The role of the primary care physician in therapeutic intervention.
Treatments
- Moles
- Fibromyalgia
- Birthmark
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Ear Wax
- Migraine
- Vascular Disease
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