IMA was founded on the specialty of internal medicine, but through the years has provided sub-specialties such as gastroenterology, cardiology, oncology, pulmonology, infectious disease, nephrology, allergy and immunology and behavioral medicine. Many physicians and even specialties found their start at IMA, including the area’s first internist (Dr. Himmelwright), cardiologist, oncologist and pulmonologist. Most recently, IMA initiated the area’s first hospitalist service in 2006 and became the sole provider of hospitalist services to East Alabama Medical Center in 2008. Today, our physicians and mid-level providers offer care to IMA patients in the areas of internal medicine, gastroenterology, pulmonology, oncology, diabetic counseling and footcare, behavioral medicine and hospitalist medicine.