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EDUCATION
Undergraduate__Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio
Medical School__New York Medical College, New York, NY
Internship__Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
Residency__Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
CLINICAL BACKGROUND
Dr. Platt has practiced internal medicine since 1972.
He began his career as an internist with Kaiser in Richmond, California, one of the U.S.’s first HMO’s (a health maintenance organization). The Kaiser philosophy of care, at that time, was preventive medicine.
Dr. Platt then moved to Los Angeles to join Ross-Loos, which was the U.S.’s first HMO - all patient procedures, lab fees, etc. were covered, and doctors spent one hour with each patient. When insurance companies took over the management of HMO’s, Dr. Platt left Ross-Loos and joined a traditional medical group as an internist.
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