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Primary Care Services, Diabetes & Cardiovascular, and Disease Management

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Welcome to Southwest Internal Medicine Group (SWIMG)

The Practice of Roberto Ruiz, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Roberto Ruiz, MD is a Board Certified Physician with over 30 years of professional experience specializing in Internal Medicine and Diabetes Management. He received his Doctor of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico in 1978 and completed his Internship and Residency at Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn, affiliated with Cornell Medical School in 1984. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

In 1984, Dr. Ruiz opened his own practice, Southwest Internal Medicine Group in Phoenix, Arizona serving the general adult population with the primary focus on diabetes and heart/stoke disease management. He is the Executive Director of the Arizona Diabetes Foundation, an educational website focused in adult pre-diabetes and diabetes management. In addition to being a physician he serves an Assistant Clinical Professor and part of the board committee with various Universities in the State of Arizona.

Dr. Roberto Ruiz, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Dr. Roberto Ruiz, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Memberships

  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Creighton University, School of Medicine, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (2012 – Present)
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, LCE Phoenix Campus Program (2010 - Present)
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Clinical Division, Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (2006-Present)
  • Advisory Board of the College of Nursing, Grand Canyon University (2005 - Present)

Accreditations and Recognitions

Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)

Echocardiography Laboratory was accredited for 3 years (beginning July 2015) by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).

National Committee for Quality Assurance by their Diabetes Physician Recognition Program

Roberto Ruiz, MD, FACP of Southwest Internal Medicine Group was recognized under the National Committee for Quality Assurance by their Diabetes Physician Recognition Program (DPRP) from 2016-2019.

National Committee for Quality Assurance by their Heart/Stroke Recognition Program (HSRP)

Roberto Ruiz, MD, FACP of Southwest Internal Medicine Group was recognized under the National Committee for Quality Assurance by their Heart/Stroke Recognition Program (HSRP) from 2016-2019.

This voluntary program is designed to recognize clinicians who have met standards demonstrating delivery of high-quality care to patients with cardiovascular disease and/or stroke and who have met standards demonstrating delivery of high-quality care to patients with diabetes.