David M. Balot, MD, a Family Physician with Catholic Health Services of Long Island

Get to know Family Physician Dr. David M. Balot, who serves patients in Lindenhurst, New York.

Dr. Balot is a family physician who is currently serving patients at Catholic Health Services of Long Island (CHS) in Lindenhurst, New York. CHS is an integrated health care delivery system with some of the region’s finest health and human services agencies. It includes six hospitals, three skilled nursing facilities, a regional home nursing service, hospice, and a multiservice, community-based agency for persons with special needs. Under the sponsorship of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, CHS serves hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders each year, providing care that extends from the beginning of life to helping people live their final years in comfort, grace, and dignity.

Dr. Balot is also affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center and Mercy Medical Center. Dr. Balot earned his medical degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, New York. He then went on to complete his internship and residency at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center.

Dr. Balot is a member of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The AOA represents more than 137,000 osteopathic physicians and medical students, promotes public health, and serves as the primary certifying body for DOs.

Family medicine, formerly family practice, is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages; the specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician, like Dr. Balot, is often the first person whom a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

Learn More about Dr. David M. Balot:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1881293-David-Balot-Family-Practitioner or through Catholic Health Services of Long Island, https://www.chsli.org/doctors/david-balot-do

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