Emnet Wassie, MD

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Get to know Hospitalist and Internist Dr. Emnet Wassie, who serves patients in Fairfield, California.

Fluent in both English and Amharic, Dr. Wassie is a qualified hospitalist and internist who is affiliated with NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield, California.

As part of the nonprofit, community-based NorthBay Healthcare system, NorthBay Medical Center continues to build on its more than 60-year history of service to residents of Solano County. It is a 154-bed acute-care hospital offering medical services ranging from primary care, urgent care, joint replacement, heart care, women’s health, neurosurgery, cancer treatment, and more.

A 2008 graduate of the Addis Ababa University School of Medicine in Ethiopia, Dr. Wassie stayed on at the school to complete her internship. Upon relocating to the United States, she continued her training with a research fellowship at Mayo Clinic and a residency in internal medicine at Marshall University. 

Aided by her expertise, the doctor is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Hospital medicine is a medical specialty that exists in some countries as a branch of internal or family medicine, dealing with the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Physicians whose primary professional focus is caring for hospitalized patients only while they are in the hospital are called hospitalists.

Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They manage and prevent common and complex diseases by providing comprehensive care and promoting overall well-being.

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