[Noticias] Health care referral list

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HEALTH CARE REFERRAL LIST

These practitioners have been recommended to me, but I am not guaranteeing satisfaction.  Email MHLynah@gmail.com to give feedback, suggestions for inclusions or deletions.

BOQUETE CLINICS

Dr. Chen, Boquete, 6676-7132. General practice.  Will make house calls and has off hours bell to his residence.  Office across the street from Melo. 

Dra. Sue King Loo and Dr. Alfonso Mou, 720-2434, Boquete, General practice. Clinica Alta, next to Mandarin on the main street. 8:30 – 12 and 1 – 5:30.

 Clinica Valle Boquete, no phone. General practice.  Across from police station, behind fire station.  7 AM – 7 PM or maybe 9 PM.  Several doctors here at various times, some of whom speak English. 

 

PRIVATE HOSPITALS

Hospital Chiriqui, David   774-0128

Centro Medico Mae Lewis, David   775-4616, small hospital, 10 rooms.

PUBLIC HOSPITALS:  (for Panamanians or auto accidents if they don't know where to take you)

Regional Hospital (also called the Social Security Hospital)  adults:   775-2162

Hospital Jose Domingo de Obaldia, for women and children:  775-4222

PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY:  Dr. Moises E Alvarez Amador, Hospital Chiriqui, 774-0128 X3134, cell 6480-5253.

CARDIOLOGY:  Dr. Alexander Adames, Chiriqui Hospital, 777-8016.  Also has privileges at Punta Pacifica Hospital in Panama City.

CARDIOLOGY (cont)

Dr. Domingo Correa, Hospital Chiriqui, 774-0128 X 2024

Dr. Franklin Anquizola Santos, Mae Lewis, 774-2453

 

CARDIOVASCULAR, ENDOVASCULAR, AND THORACIC  SURGERY,

Dr. Chi Shing Man Wan, Hospital Chiriqui, 774-0128 X 2245 or 777-8072

DENTISTS:

Dra. Monica Sanjur, Boquete, 720-1152, cell 6748-0006

Dr. Guillermo Arosema, David, 775-1301, implants, root canals, crowns

Dra. Joyce Sanchez, David, 777-4887, on the Shell Road across from Revilla Farmacia  about 100 yards past Rodelag.

Dr. Franklin Halphen, David, 775-3344, cell 6673-3563, root canals, periodontics, crowns, etc.

Dr Alfredo Spiegel, David, 775-2683, cell 6614-9087, near Organic Life. 

Dr Karina Granada, David,  6675-9025, near Tambu Restaurant

 

DERMATOLOGY:  Dr. Homero Penago, David, 774-0032, Clinica de la Piel, Calle B Sur, across from Palacio Muru next to Edificio Lecar.

Dra  Lleila Rodriguez, Chiriqui Hospital, 774-0124.  Can freeze age spots.

Dra Keyla Arias, Chiriqui Hospital, 774-0124 X2035.  Does not freeze age spots.

ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE:  Dr. Alvaro Panchon Burgos, Mae Lewis, 775-4176, cell 6615-2440.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND GENERAL PRACTICE:  Dr de Garcia, 775-6666

INTERNAL MEDICINE: 

Dr. Alcibiades Arosemena, Internal Medicine and Respiratory Disease. Hospital Chiriqui, 2^nd floor, Consultorio #4, 774-0128 X3126, cell 6124-2035

Dr. Llerana, Mae Lewis Hospital, 775-4616.

R. Lucas G De Leon, Hospital Chiriqui, 777-8076

Dr. Cesar de Gracia, Hospital Chiriqui 774-0128, and at Hospital Cooperativo, 774-9163.

Dr. Julio Osorio, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Intensive Care, Chiriqui Hospital, 774-0128 X2245 cell 6693-4642

Dr. Marion Giron, Internal Medicine and Renal Medicine, 774-0128

Dr. Ligia Gonzales Tobon, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Mae Lewis Hospital, 775-4616 X315, cell 774-5515

GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS:  Dra Rubis Perez, Hospital Chiriqui, 777-8076, cell 6614-8332, laparoscopy

Dr Tomas Arias, Hospital Chiriqui, 777-8024

NEUROLOGY:  Dr. Eimir Perez, Hospital Chiriqui, 774-0128, cell 6619-4223.

OPTHAMOLOGY:  Dr. Mitzi Arias, Hospital Chiriqui, 774-0128. 

Dr. Edith Lopez, Hospital Punta Pacifica,  Panama City, Retinal Specialist, 204-8434, cell 6612-2453.  She speaks English, staff not so much.

ORTHOPEDICS and Trauma:  Dr. Heraclio Barria, Hospital Chiriqui, office across the side street from Chiriqui, 774-0218 X2110, cell 6671-4444. Also practices at Paitilla Hospital  in Panama City 269-5222,

PLASTIC ESTHETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: Dr. Roberto Tribaldos, Paitilla Hospital in Panama City, phone 206-2594, cell 6613-4410.  Also practices in David at Chiriqui by special arrangement.

PSYCHIATRY:  Dr. Vejarano, Hospital Chiriqui, 774-0218.

PULMONOLOGY (LUNG)  Dr Anguizola, 774-2453

Dr. Rafael Rodriguez, Chiriqui, 774-0128, respiratory and internal medicine.

RADIOLOGY:  Dr. Jamie Bravo, Sonogram and X ray.

SURGERY:  Dr Samuel Cattan, surgery and internal medicine, 775-4619, Mae Lewis Hospital.

Dr. Erick Miranda Rivera, 775-4616 X257, surgery and coloproctology

UROLOGY: Dr. Arias, Hospital Chiriqui, 774-0128 X2035

Dr. Marta Sanchez, 777-2588.

 Dr. Guiseppe Corcione, Consultorios Medicos, Paitilla Hospital, 269-1073. 

HELPFUL PEOPLE

INTERPRETER:  Lola Braxton, David, $5 per hour, good medical translation skills, 6607-9423

CHIRIQUI HOSPITAL:  Maribel Malbonado, Administration Finance, 774-0128 or 6679-0059

MAE LEWIS HOSPITAL:  Elsa Herrera, Patient Assistant, 775-4616.  Whitney in her office speaks English