Ronald Primas, MD, FACP, FACPM Maintains Board Certification in Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine

Online, April 26, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Ronald Primas, MD, FACP, FACPM of 952 Fifth Avenue Suite 1D NYC, has successfully completed the requirements to maintain Board Certification in Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

ABIM works to enhance the quality of health care by certifying internists and subspecialists who demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for excellent patient care. Physicians must periodically complete requirements to maintain their certification, including passing an examination and completing a self-assessment of knowledge and practice.
Dr. Primas is a travel medicine expert and is doubly credentialed in Travel Medicine by the leading national and international organizations in Travel Health. He is certified in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and certified in Travel Medicine from the International Society of Travel Medicine. Dr. Primas is a board-certified and doubly re-certified internist, a preventive medicine specialist, and a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American College of Preventive Medicine.
Often likened to a modern day Marcus Welby, MD, Dr. Primas is the recipient of the prestigious American Academy of Home Care Physicians 2002 House Call Doctor of the Year Award and a recipient of the AMA Physician Recognition Award. He is also listed in the 2006 -2011 editions of the Guide to America's Top Physicians and as a 2010 New York Super Doctor in internal medicine.
Blending the best of Western and Eastern medical concepts, Dr. Primas utilizes both modalities in preventing and treating illness. His use of both traditional and complementary/integrative/holistic medical sciences such as acupuncture, qigong, therapeutic massage, exercise and nutrition focus on the whole patient and his/her relation to their environment and their specific individual needs.
Dr. Primas is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, an honor achieved by their peers for personal integrity, superior competence in internal medicine, professional accomplishment and demonstrated scholarship. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine and is dedicated to promoting health and reducing the risks of preventable disease, injury and disability. He is a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and an Attending Physician in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Center.
Dr. Primas is a contributing consultant to Natural Geographic Traveler, Self, Health, Manhattan Living and Forbes magazines as a travel medicine expert. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The International Herald Tribune, New York Resident, CNN, The Discovery Channel, ABC News, CBS, CBS World News, Extra TV, NY1, USA Today, Newsday and Fox News on traveler's health related issues and medically related news.
Dr. Primas has also had guest appearances on Making the Band I, II, and IV, Making the Cut, Band in a Bubble, Kimora:Life in the Fab Lane, the Food Network Channel, Discovery Health: Travel Emergencies, Discovery Health: Nightmare in New York.
Board Certification is the industry benchmark by which physician quality is measured and recognized. Physicians who successfully complete their recertification requirements demonstrate the currency of their knowledge - and their ability to use it - by passing a rigorous examination and by assessing their knowledge and performance in practice on an ongoing basis.