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Primary Care

Your primary care provider offers personalized medical care and oversees your care team to ensure your best health possible. Fernando Porter, MD, of Capital City Primary and Immediate Care in Silver Spring, Maryland, offers quality primary care and focused attention that ensures wellness for the whole family. For expert primary care, call the office or schedule an appointment online today.

Primary Care Q & A

Primary care is a medical specialty that focuses on preventing and treating acute and chronic illnesses and overseeing all members of your health care team. Dr. Porter is your primary care provider specializing in family medicine, meaning he can offer primary care to every family member, both children and adults.

A primary care provider ensures that your physicians, specialists, therapists, community resources, and any other participants of your medical team work together to ensure your best health. This is essential, especially when you need inpatient care, specialist referrals, or other health services they can’t provide themselves.

As part of Privia Health, Dr. Porter works with a network of excellent providers, specialists, and facilities who have extensive experience providing high-quality collaborative care for patients of all ages.

Your primary care team at Capital City Primary and Immediate Care offers fully personalized prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. They provide preventive care tailored for your health risks, lifestyle, health history, and family history, which ensures the best health outcomes possible.

Dr. Porter and his team provide management for diabetes, asthma, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease, thyroid disorders, and other chronic diseases.

He also treats acute conditions, such as:

  • COVID-19
  • Minor cuts and burns
  • Strep throat or flu
  • Colds or respiratory infections
  • Digestive problems
  • High blood pressure or high cholesterol
  • Skin problems
  • Sleeping disorders
  • Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

The practice offers quality primary care to children and adults in the office, as well as via telemedicine during or after office hours. As your primary care provider, Dr. Porter knows you better than anyone on your health care team and is uniquely equipped to determine which health services can serve you best.

Capital City Primary and Immediate Care offers a wide range of primary care services to support your and your family’s health, including:

  • Pediatrics
  • Behavioral health support
  • Physical exams
  • School and sports physicals
  • Immunizations
  • Annual wellness exams
  • Urgent care
  • Telemedicine
  • Women’s health On-site lab testing and screening

Dr. Porter and his team take their responsibility for ensuring your wellness seriously and work tirelessly to get what you and your family need to be healthy and well.

For quality primary care, call the office or schedule an appointment online with Capital City Primary and Immediate Care today.