Specialty Care - Dignity Health Medical Group - Redwood City, CA

At Specialty Care – Dignity Health Medical Group in Redwood City, our family medicine providers offer compassionate and expert care to help keep your whole family healthy as you grow and change. We support patients of every age in navigating their health care journey, helping to make transitions between care stages simple and seamless.. We are committed to promoting your family’s lifelong health and well-being, delivering trusted care in your community.

Family medicine is a type of primary care. Primary care includes several specialties, such as family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. Family medicine doctors and advanced practice providers (APPs) care for patients of all ages, while other primary care doctors may focus on adults or children specifically.

An advanced practice provider (APP) has higher education and clinical training. They offer a broader scope of practice and perform tasks physicians traditionally carry out. APPs include nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), certified nurse midwives (CNMs) and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs).

APPs play a crucial role in providing health care services, including diagnosing and treating medical conditions, prescribing medications and offering preventive care. They are essential members of health care teams, contributing to the delivery of accessible, comprehensive patient care.

Our primary care team at Dignity Health Medical Group in Redwood City includes family medicine physicians and nurse practitioners. We’re focused on building long-term relationships with you and your family. We treat acute illnesses, help manage chronic conditions and focus on prevention and education to support your overall health.

At Dignity Health Medical Group in Redwood City, our family medicine physicians and primary care providers diagnose and treat a range of acute and chronic conditions, including:

• Allergies
• Asthma
• Back pain
• Diabetes
• Ear infections
• Eczema
• Flu (influenza)
• Heart disease
• Joint pain
• Mental health problems
• Osteoarthritis
• Sprains and strains
• Strep throat
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Our family medicine specialists provide comprehensive services, including:

• Annual wellness checkups
• Flu shots and immunizations
• Follow-ups after an inpatient hospital visit or outpatient surgery
• Physical exams
• Preoperative evaluations
• Mental health counseling
• Preventive care
• Sick visits
• Weight management
• Well-child care
• Well-woman care

A urologist provides care for the urinary tract. They treat various conditions and diseases, including bladder dysfunction, prostate conditions and urologic cancer. Through evaluations and tests, they look for signs of disease, like:

• A frequent or urgent need to urinate
• Pain in your lower back, pelvis, or sides
• Burning during urination
• Blood in the urine
• Weak urine flow

Our urology team includes physician assistants, nurse practitioners and surgeons who specialize in treating urologic conditions. They perform a range of procedures, including minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.

Our urology care team treats a range of conditions and diseases affecting the urinary tract, such as:

• Bladder stones
• Bladder disease
• Cancers throughout the urinary tract (kidney, bladder, prostate, and testicular cancers)
• Enlarged prostate
• Erectile dysfunction
• Interstitial cystitis
• Kidney stones
• Male infertility
• Pelvic floor dysfunction
• Prostatitis
• Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)
• Urinary incontinence

Our infectious disease physicians see patients who have an infection that is severe, long-lasting or not responding to standard treatment. We also care for patients who have a weakened immune system or are recovering from a serious infection. Our specialists work closely with your care team to identify the cause of infection and guide appropriate treatment.

Learn more about infectious disease care

An infectious disease specialist diagnoses and treats infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. This may include:

• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Bone/joint infections
• Chickenpox
• Chronic lung or pulmonary infections
• Common cold 
• Flu
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Immunodeficiency diseases
• Infections in transplant and immunocompromised patients
• Infections of prosthetic devices (artificial devices, pacemakers, etc.)
• Malaria
• Mycobacterial infections
• Persistent fever of unknown cause in an immunocompromised patient
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like gonorrhea or syphilis
• Tuberculosis
• West Nile virus