Services

As a family medicine clinic, we see people of all ages--infants, children, and adults.  We manage pediatric, women's health, general adult, and geriatric health issues.  We treat acute and chronic problems.  We can manage most urgent care as well as chronic and routine medical care issues.  (The specialty of family medicine used to be called family practice.)

See more about the specialty of family medicine

We also do housecalls; see more information here.  In addition to our normal office hours, the on-call physician is available after-hours by phone for urgent issues.   

Below is a partial list of the services we provide and conditions we treat (there are more things than listed below):

Acute illness/injury

• Injuries (sprains, cuts, fractures, etc.)
  • Splints and casting for broken bones
  • Sutures, glue, or staples for lacerations
• Acute illness (colds, flu, pneumonia, skin and other kinds of infections)
• Intestinal illnesses (vomiting, diarrhea)
  • IV fluids for dehydration

Head/neurologic problems

• Acute and chronic headaches (like migraines)
• Concussions
• Evaluation of new headaches or neurologic problems
• Dementia (like Alzheimer)
• Neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson

Lung/Respiratory problems

• COPD
• Asthma (children and adults)
  • Nebulizer treatments in our clinic if needed
• Acute respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia

Cardiovascular problems

• Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure (congestion heart failure)
• Treatment of atrial fibrillation
• Evaluation of chest pain
• Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)

Gastrointestinal problems

• Acid reflux (GERD), stomach ulcers, H. pylori
• Evaluation of abdominal pain
• Common liver conditions
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Hemorrhoids, including thrombosed hemorrhoids

Genitourinary issues

• Kidney stones
• Prostate and testicular problems
• Evaluation and management of female genital/fertility issues
• STD testing and treatment

Muscle/bone issues

• Acute injuries (sprains, fractures)
• Evaluation and treatment of different types of joint problems and arthritis
• Back pain
• Chronic pain issues

Foot problems

• Ingrown toenails
• Plantar fasciitis
• Foot pain/foot injuries
• Toenail fungus (onychomycosis)

Skin issues

• Acne
• Eczema, psoriasis
• Treatment/removal of moles, skin tags, pre-cancer and cancerous lesions

Endocrine/hormone problems

• Diabetes (Types I and II and so-called 1.5)
• Thyroid disorders (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism)
• Hormone issues in men and women (estradiol, progesterone, testosterone)

Mental health problems

• Depression
• Anxiety 
• Bipolar disorder

Allergy issues

• Food allergies
• Environmental allergies ("hay fever," allergic rhinitis, etc.)
• Skin and blood allergy testing and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT)

Women's health issues

• Birth control
  • Implantable birth control (Nexplanon)
  • Oral, vaginal, topical contraceptives
  • Injectable birth control ("Depo shot")
  • We do not place IUDs but can evaluate and remove them if needed
• Pap smears, breast exams
• Menstrual and hormone issues
• Menopausal symtpoms
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
• Prenatal care and evaluation and management of miscarriage
• Infertility issues
• Pelvic pain
• STD testing and treatment

Preventive Care

• Adult Wellness
  • including Pap smears, breast exam
  • including prostate exams
• Child Wellness (Well-Child Check)
• Sports, School or Camp Physicals
• Employment and other Administrative Physicals
• Prenatal care
• Travel Medicine (consultations and vaccines)
• Weight loss treatment

Procedures

• Most common skin procedures (biopsies, stitches, removal of moles, lumps, skin tags, skin cancer, etc.)
• Treatment of warts, pre-cancer skin spots, and more with cryotherapy (freezing) or chemical cautery
• Joint and trigger-point injections
• Toenail removals (complete or partial) for ingrown nails
• Tongue frenotomies

Labs, Tests, and Shots

• Allergy testing--skin allergy test and blood allergy tests
• Audiograms--for children 4 y/o and up and for adults
• Several in-office lab tests (other labs are done at outside labs)
• In-office blood draws and discounts on labs
• Drug testing
• STD screening
• TB testing with either TB skin test (PPD) or blood test (Quantiferon TB Gold test)
• Colon cancer screening
• Injectable medications
• Vaccines--we stock most child and adult vaccines (see our prices)                         

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time so we can get you  checked in and ready to see the doctor on time (at our appointment time).

If you require treatment or testing that we cannot provide, we can help to coordinate your care.

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• We do not perform DOT physicals
• We do not manage patients in the hospital
• We do prenatal care, but we do not deliver babies

To make an appointment, go to our online scheduling page:

https://www.stfhealth.com/online-scheduling/

or call: 281-259-7400

If you are a new patient and have not previously registered with our clinic, please go to New Patient Registration first to register.  We will then call you to schedule your appointment.