Dr. Carla Keirns is a palliative care doctor in Stony Brook. She provides specialized medical care for those living with serious illness, focusing on relief from symptoms.
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Yes, Dr. Carla C. Keirns is accepting new patients at this office.
100 Nicholls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
Dr. Keirns has one office in New York where she specializes in Palliative Care and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Keirns works with forty-eight doctors including Dr. Kyung Kim and Dr. Chun Chen.
Palliative care physicians provide specialized medical care for people living with serious illness. Doctors who specialize in palliative care focus on providing relief from symptoms and stress, offering care that is focused on improving quality of life for both the patient and the family. Palliative care is appropriate at any age, and at any stage in a serious illness, and can be provided along with curative treatment.
The specialty of internal medicine is an area of primary care for adults. Dr. Keirns specializes in diagnosing and treating cross-system illnesses that may affect multiple organ systems. When necessary, Dr. Keirns can also refer patients to specialists when medically needed. As an example, patients with severe allergies could be referred to an allergist for added diagnostic tests or treatment options.
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Keirns, but only those who participate in Medicare.