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Joshua Fischer, MD, is a graduate of Brown University Medical School and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals. He joined Coastal Medical in August, 2013.
Dr. Fischer practices full-scope primary care for adults. His special interests are nutrition, weight loss, and disease prevention. He also writes a health and wellness blog, White Coat Wisdom, filled with practical thoughts on eating well, staying healthy, and how patients can thrive in our complicated medical system.
Dr. Fischer is board certified in Internal Medicine. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School, and serves on Coastal Medical's board of directors.
Locations
Primary
Coastal Medical - East Providence Internal Medicine
450 Veterans Memorial Parkway
Building 6
East Providence, RI 02914
Education
- Medical School: Brown University, Alpert School of Medicine
- Residency: Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
Specialties
- Internal Medicine