Dr. Joshua J. Fenton M.D., M.P.H.
Family Practitioner
4860 Y St Acc 1600 Sacramento CA, 95817Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Joshua Fenton is a family practitioner practicing in Sacramento, CA. Dr. Fenton 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. Fenton 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
University of California 1996
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Screening for coronary calcification.
- Screening computed tomography: will it result in overdiagnosis of renal carcinoma?
- Bringing geriatricians to the front lines: evaluation of a quality improvement intervention in primary care.
- Frequency and priority of pain patients' health care use.
- Interventions to support diabetes self-management: the key role of the patient in diabetes care.
- Determinants of racial/ethnic colorectal cancer screening disparities.
- Trends in colorectal cancer testing among Medicare subpopulations.
- Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in up-to-date colorectal cancer testing in medicare enrollees.
- Internal validation of procedure codes on Medicare claims for digital mammograms and computer-aided detection.
- Diffusion of computer-aided mammography after mandated Medicare coverage.
- A decision aid to enhance informed decision making about bowel cancer screening improved knowledge but reduced screening uptake.
- Geographic variation of racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer testing among medicare enrollees.
- The intuitive appeal of case series thinking: a challenge for evidence-based teaching and practice.
- Patient-provider sex and race/ethnicity concordance: a national study of healthcare and outcomes.
- Primary care attributes and mortality: a national person-level study.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Back Pain
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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