Dr. Samuel M Peik M.D.
Preventative Medicine Specialist | Occupational Medicine
Madigan Army Medical Ctr Tacoma WA, 98431About
Samuel Peik is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Tacoma, WA. Peik specializes in the health of individuals, communities, and particular populations, focusing on how to protect and maintain health as well as prevent disease and dangers. As a preventative health specialist, Peik participates in the planning and evaluation of health services, researches diseases in specific populations and helps manage health care organizations. Preventative medicine specialists can specialize further in aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, or public health and general preventive medicine.
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