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Physicians Regional Healthcare System is excited to welcome Dr. Lloyd Hughes to their medical staff. Dr. Lloyd Hughes, is Board Certified in Family Medicine and specializes in all aspects of primary care for adolescents and adults. His preventative care services include physical exams, pro-operative assessments, and Medicare wellness visits. He holds a Diplomate status of American Board of Family Medicine by maintaining CME and passing the board exams since 1989 in good standing.
Family Medicine is a medical field of primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for families. A Primary Care physician provides care across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. Dr. Hughes says “It is a privilege to help people and allows me to meet and enjoy caring for a wide spectrum of people and do the best I can to meet their health needs.”
A doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.), such as Dr. Hughes, has graduated from a U.S. osteopathic medical school. A doctor of medicine (M.D.) has attended and graduated from a conventional medical school, are allopathic doctors. Both are fully trained, licensed doctors and complete residency training in their chosen specialties. They both must also pass the same licensing exam before treating people and prescribing medications. D.O.s tend to focus more on holistic health and prevention and provide manual medicine therapies as part of their treatment. In holistic health, all parts of the patient are considered during treatment, including their mind, body, and emotions.
Dr. Hughes has always had a love for people, science and healthy living. His aspirations for medicine grew in his early college years as a volunteer in hospitals and with private physicians in rotations. He says “Family Medicine seemed a natural choice for me because it allows one to spend time with patients and manage the family and community in which you serve to help in gaining and maintaining a healthy lifestyle and practice preventative care.”
Before moving to Florida, Dr. Hughes practiced in Wisconsin for 33 years. During that time his emphasis has always been to listen to the patients first and try to solve any problems with them, not dictate to them. His focus is health and prevention with emphasis on disease prevention.
Dr. Hughes specializes in all aspects of primary care for adolescents to adults. He provides treatment for sports injuries, diabetes, hypertension, arthritic disorders, asthma, COPD, lipid disorders, cryosurgery of pre-cancer skin lesions and warts, various infections, anxiety/depression and simple wound management. Dr. Hughes prefers to sit down with patients and speak to their needs and try to address concerns or he will call with labs results and address them then.
Typically, one should visit their Primary Care Physician for routine health visits annually. Or every 3-6 months if health concerns are more demanding. Many common questions that can be answered by your Primary Care Physician are weight loss, prevention of diabetes, hypertension and cancer prevention.
Dr. Hughes assures his patients he will always be there to answer their questions and concerns. By having a one on one conversation and listening intently, he learns the concerns of the patient and can make well thought out solutions for all their health care needs. With no other distractions or computer between him and the patient, Dr. Hughes is able to make a personal connection with each of his patients.
Physicians Regional Medical Group
2 Convenient Locations
8340 Collier Blvd, Ste. 200, Naples, FL 34114
1839 San Marco Rd, Marco Island, FL 34145
Call 239-348-4221 to make an appointment, or visit PhysiciansRegionalMedicalGroup.com
