General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  We ask that all HMO patients be responsible for obtaining their Primary Care Physician (PCP) referral forms prior to scheduling an appointment. We make every effort to honor all time commitments and request that you extend the same courtesy to us. On occasion, emergencies can cause problems, and whenever possible, you will be fully informed if there will be any delays because of this.
• Emergency Care
  It is always best to call your regular physician before going to the Emergency Room, since many hospital visits can be avoided. If you are unsure of whether you have an emergency please call your regular physician to help you determine this. If you are unable to reach your regular physician during a cardiac emergency, you may reach us or our covering physician by calling the office. If your situation does not allow time for a return phone call from the physician please go to the nearest hospital Emergency Room where a 24 hour-a-day Emergency Room Physician can evaluate you quickly and determine the stability of your situation.
• Electrocardiogram
  You will walk on a treadmill. At regular intervals, the difficulty of the exercise will increase until you achieve the target heart rate. Then, a second dose of radioactive tracer will be injected into the IV. Your heart rate, EKG and blood pressure will be monitored throughout the test. If you are unable to achieve your target heart rate or walk on a treadmill, a medication will be given to simulate exercise.
• Pneumonia

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. Graf was born in Henrietta,Texas. He is a graduate of Midwestern State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He received his medical degree from Texas Tech University, Lubbock. Texas in 1976, Dr. Graf completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. He completed his fellowship in Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

Psychiatrists

• Stress Management
• Anxiety

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  Transthoracic echocardiogram is a standard, noninvasive echocardiogram. A technician (sonographer) spreads gel on your chest and then presses a device known as a transducer firmly against your skin, aiming an ultrasound beam through your chest to your heart. The transducer records the sound wave echoes your heart produces. A computer converts the echoes into moving images on a monitor. Doppler echocardiogram is when sound waves bounce off blood cells moving through your heart and blood vessels, they change pitch. These changes (Doppler signals) can help your doctor measure the speed and direction of the blood flow in your heart. Doppler techniques are used in most transthoracic echocardiograms, and can check blood flow problems and blood pressures in the arteries.
• MRI
  In some cases, this procedure may be used to get more detailed information after something abnormal has been detected by an MRI or CT scan of the head.
• Radiology
  This test may also be done in preparation for medical treatment (interventional radiology procedures) by way of certain blood vessels.
• X-Rays
• Nuclear Medicine
  A nuclear medicine technologist will place an IV into a vein in your arm or hand and inject a small amount of radioactive tracer. The tracer is not a dye or contrast. After the tracer is injected, you will wait approximately 1 hour before the first set of “resting” images are taken.
• Computed Tomography
  Although coronary arteriography remains the gold standard for diagnosing coronary artery disease, cardiac computed tomography (CT) is a noninvasive test that offers much the same information, according to researchers.
• Interventional Radiology