Family Medicine

Family medicine cares for people of all ages. Phillip Mendoza MD, LLC has offices in Brighton, Colorado, and Anchorage, Alaska, offering thorough, comprehensive, whole-person care. Dr. Mendoza has been practicing since 2007, so he has a breadth of experience treating acute and chronic conditions across the lifespan. His philosophy is to build relationships and promote health one patient at a time. Call Dr. Mendoza’s Brighton or Anchorage office for more information, or book a family medicine consultation online today.

What is family medicine?

Family medicine is your health care front line. Family medicine experts like Dr. Mendoza provide all primary care needs for every family member, from infants to older adults.

The only time you wouldn’t contact your family medicine provider first is in a life-threatening emergency when you should call 911 or get to your nearest hospital emergency room immediately.

What services does family medicine offer?

Family medicine services Dr. Mendoza offers include:

Acute care management

You can visit Dr. Mendoza for all acute health problems, including colds, flu, headaches, allergy symptoms, diarrhea, and urinary tract infections.

Sexual health

Dr. Mendoza offers sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening, testing, and treatment. Patients can also benefit from birth control advice and subdermal (under the skin), injectable, oral, and topical forms of contraception.

Skin care

Dr. Mendoza excels at diagnosing and treating numerous skin conditions, including rashes, eczema, acne, allergies, infections, abscesses, and wounds like diabetic ulcers. He performs in-office biopsies for lab testing, delivers effective care, and helps prevent your skin problems from recurring.

Substance use disorder treatment

Dr. Mendoza evaluates patients struggling with addiction and offers Suboxone® treatment for opioid use disorder.

Gastrointestinal care

Dr. Mendoza diagnoses new GI symptoms and treats various conditions, including constipation, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Chronic disease management

Ongoing care is essential for patients with chronic conditions like diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, kidney disease, arthritis, thyroid conditions, anxiety, depression, and memory problems. Chronic disease management reduces the effects of long-term illnesses. Dr. Mendoza also evaluates new symptoms or concerns.

Musculoskeletal care

Dr. Mendoza helps patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, including joint pain, shoulder and knee problems, and trigger finger. He performs joint injections to ease pain and inflammation.

Do family medicine services stop me from getting sick?

Family medicine’s preventive care stops you from getting sick and ensures you receive treatment early when you have a health problem. Services include health checkups and screenings, well-woman exams, sports physicals, and well-child checks.*

Dr. Mendoza is a registered civil surgeon offering immigration physicals to complete USCIS form I-693. He is also an FMCSA-certified medical examiner performing commercial motor vehicle exams (Department Of Transportation physicals).

Call Phillip Mendoza MD, LLC for more information, or take advantage of high-quality family medicine services by booking an appointment online today.

*Vaccinations aren’t available yet. Dr. Mendoza is currently working on a self-collect Pap smear screening option for women aged 30+ years.