Donald Opila, MD
Internal Medicine
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About Donald Opila, MD
My goal as your personal doctor is to partner with you to discuss your current health concerns and create a comprehensive, personalized plan that can help you pursue prevention and wellness. I can also advocate for you in the complex healthcare environment that I believe exists today. I feel it is my responsibility to listen to your needs and help educate you about the options that may be available. I want you to feel that I am caring and compassionate about you as an individual person. I will be your advocate.
I am board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine for 30 years. I am passionate about complex multisystem diseases, including memory loss, diabetes, pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic pain and gait abnormality. I can support your outpatient care, such as physical/occupational/speech therapy, home health services, assisted living and palliative/hospice care, if necessary. I am affiliated with HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center; should you be hospitalized there, I can advocate for your care.
Waterbury, CY
Internal Medicine 1980-1982
Chief Resident
Waterbury, CY
1979-1980
St. Louis, MO
Doctorate of Medicine 1979
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering 1975
Magna Cum Laude
Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Member, Internal Medicine Committee 2002-present
- Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine 2008-present
- Member, Executive Committee 2008-present
Member, Quality Committee, Innovation Care Partners 2015-present
Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, University of Arizona 1998-2003
Member, Medical Services Committee, American Society of Internal Medicine 1997-1998
Opila, D. A., Gallstones and Cholecystitis. In Rakel, RE (ed): Saunders Manual of Medical Practice. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1996, pp. 376-378.
Opila, D. A. "Internal Medicine -Can the Luster be Restored," New Outlooks, The Internist: Health Policy in Practice, January 1993.
Bertram, D. A., Opila, D. A., Brown, J. L., Gallagher, S. J., Schifeling, R. W., Snow, I. S., and Hershey, C. 0."Measuring Physician Mental Workload: Reliability and Validity Assessment of a Brief Instrument", Medical Care, February 1992, Vol. 30, No. 2, 95-104.
Pristach, C. A., Donoghue, G. D., Sarkin, R., Wargula, C., Doerr, R., Opila, DA, Stern, M., and Single, G. "A Multidisciplinary Program to Improve the Teaching Skills of Incoming Housestaff," Academic Medicine, March 1991, Vol. 66 (3), 172-174.
American Geriatric Society
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The office of Donald Opila, MD
| Mon | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Tue | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Wed | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Thu | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Fri | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | Closed |
Reviews from the web
My husband and both parents are/were also his patients, along with many of our friends. You won't find a better doctor, in my opinion. He knows his stuff and is knowledgeable in all areas of medicine. If he can't help you, he will direct you to a specialist who can.
Also, his staff are wonderful and caring! They are helpful and work hard for the patients.
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