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HVMG Internal Medicine Specialists

Ashwini Gandhe, MD

Mitchell Pfeiffer, MD

Tiffany Belculfine, PA-C

Lara Trushel, PA-C

The practice of Internal Medicine Specialists has been serving the tri-state area for 20 years. We are located 15 minutes from the Pittsburgh International Airport off of Route 376 and are close to the West Virginia and Ohio borders. We provide care to our patients in our primary care office setting as well as a few personal care and nursing facilities in the area. We welcome new patients and accept most insurance plans.

We are primary care specialists trained to diagnosis, treat, and prevent all illnesses that affect adults.  We care for patients in the office and nursing home settings.  Our physicians are board-certified in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine respectively and involved in continuing medical education each year to keep updated with the latest in medical treatments.

Our Mission is:  “to take a personal interest in each and every one of our patients and take pride in dedicating ourselves to provide you with the most up to date comprehensive medical care available.”

About Us

Dr. Gandhe is a Board Certified Internal Medicine Specialist. She sees adults 18 and older. Dr. Pfeiffer is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician who sees patients ages 5 and older. Dr. Gehrlein is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician and sees patients 18 and older. Lara Trushel, PA-C is certified in Family Medicine and can treat patients 5 years and older. We currently offer evening hours by appointment. Two of our physicians are DOT certified.

Our Services

Our office is equipped to provide a wide range of comprehensive services to our patients.  These include:

  • Annual Routine Physical Exams
  • Urgent Care Visits
  • In-office lab draws
  • Insulin Pumps
  • Diabetic Education
  • Joint Injections
  • Osteoporosis Treatment
  • EKG
  • Flu Shots
  • Immunizations
  • Comprehensive Drug Testing
  • DOT Examinations
  • Minor Surgery
  • Wound Care

Our office accepts Medicare, Medicaid and all of all the major insurances.

We ask that all new patients bring their insurance cards with them and all of their medications.  You will need to fill out new patient forms before seeing the physician.  Also if you have any co-payments these are due at the time of your visit.  Our office accepts cash, check and credit cards.

If you are unable to keep your appointment, please call our office at 724-770-7171 at least 24 hours prior to the appointment time.  This way we are able to offer this appointment to someone else who needs to be seen.

Tiffany Belculfine, PA-C is a board certified physician assistant. She attended Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA for her undergraduate degree and then completed the PA program at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA. She is a native of Rochester, PA and still resides in Beaver County with her family. She pursues a lot of creative interests outside of medicine in her spare time. She is passionate about celebrating every healthy choice patients make to improve their overall wellbeing. She values treating every patient as a whole, unique person with unique needs and loves showing them how healthy behaviors improve overall wellness.
Lara Trushel, PA-C

Insurances Accepted

We accept most insurance including Aetna, Cigna, Highmark, Medicare, PA Medicaid, United Healthcare and UPMC Health Plan. Please call for more information.

Education

Patient Education Resources

Appointments are made by availability with each provider. In the event of an acute illness, the patient will receive an appointment with the first available provider. Co-pays are due at the time of service. Prescription refills are to be requested at your appointment or you can leave a request on the automated system. It may take up to 72 hours to refill a phone request.

No messages will be taken for prescription refills or appointment requests and cancellations after office hours.  Please call during regular business hours for these services.

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