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We are open late evening and weekends. Walk-ins are welcome. We accept all major private insurances, medicare, medicaid, tricare etc. We charge two digits for cash patients.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
Pediatric Sports Medicine
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United States: Texas
Languages spoken
English, Hindi
Doctor Q&A
71 Answers
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A 62-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Pancreas : normal - The duct diameter is greatest at the head and neck region and is slightly narrower towards the body and tail. Its normal reported value range... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Allergy: yes allergic reation. take Benadryl (diphenhydramine) at night and if eyes are itchy-use otc allergy eye drops.
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A female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Candida: ciuld be yeast , try OTC yeast cream first
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Morning after pill : If you miss period for next month ,get pregnant test. Morning after pill does not work 100% . in some cases, 2-3 days if taking pill , breakthrough ... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Erectile : sustained erection is harmful and you may need to cut back dosage or stop it
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Anxiety: most likey anxiety but get ultrasound of heart to make sure it is not life threatening hypertrophic cardiomyopathy disease leads to sudden death.
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
During the first few months your body is adjusting to the contraceptive patch, you may have some vaginal bleeding in addition to the usual bleeding du... Read More
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Reviewed Jun 09, 2021
A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Brain : Frontal brain does reasoning and emotion. Brain stem is more a vital center for heart and respiration control.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Headache : Could be sinus or occipital headache but needs face to face exam
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A 60-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Board : Board certification is done after finishing residency or fellowship in that speciality.
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Sleep : This is normal sleep wake cycle and it is related to cortisone secreted inside body . In fact try to sleep before 11 Pm and wake up at 6 am is normal
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A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Vocal cord : At this young age - lymph node could be possibility . Or some panic anxiety issues of all others are ruled out.
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Gerd: coukd be reflux disease . Try Prilosec OTC 20 mg a day x7 day. If not better get checked in by your family doctor
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Nipple : If a symptomatic , it could be just a normal change during periods. If symptomatic then see your doctor
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Hypo kalmia : This is complex disorder and not easy to explain here . Recommend to talk to your doctor or talk to one of doctors here. It needs many lab and imaging... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Cycle: if you already have cycle ( not spotting) then obviously not pregnant but if that trend continues you must get gyn exam. Always check OTC preg test to... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Spotting: Spottings are common .Make sure not to miss it.
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A female asked:

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Pill: bleeding gets heavy after you stop pills and this could be nml.
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Family Medicine 33 years experience
Food poisoning : Not really but it could be . Hopefully you have seen physician
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A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Lactic acidosis: No, it washes ammonia from colon and helps constipation but do not take everyday for constipation
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Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Skin : Could be infection in skin . Seek help from your doctor
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Lifestyle and posture modifications
Manual therapy to diaphragm, thoracic cage and abdominal viscera
Core strengthening
Taping techniques
Self dia... Read More
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Reviewed Jun 09, 2021
A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
If you still have photosensitivity after using sunscreen on doxycycline, you could hold on for that period you are planning for a beach trip.
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Answered Jun 09, 2021
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Flonase: Do not use OTC for more than 5 days otherwise get over congested. Use flunisolide or flonase (cheaper) or other expensive also available. like Rhinaqu... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Oily skin: Stop using all cream and try castor oil for face cream replacement and see result in 1 month . eat healty veg fruits.
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A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Dependency : drug dependency . Anyway NSAIDs are short term fix as long term could induce GI bleeding.
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Periods : it is hormonal and sometimes does get influenced by stress. Hormonal imbalance is main reason for irregular menstrual periods if not pregnant.
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A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
It is not one of the side effects mentioned on the pharmacy website. It is better to get liver and kidney lab checked though.
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Reviewed Jun 11, 2021
A 25-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Eater: After boiling esteem any Protozoa get killed but if they are in cystic form, they could survive
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A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
UTI: probably urinary tract infraction get Urine analysis done
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A 20-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Cough : depends on reasons for cough - allergy, infection , smokers cough. , med related ? Check with ur doctor as X-ray chest is recommended also.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Shampoo: shampoo should be as natural as you could get as they do harm hairs. See more at www.eayurveda.org or many other herbalist ayurveda websites. Use ha... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Chest pain : It could be stress but as Doctor , we emphasize checking in by private provider or Doctor or go to emergency room for chest pain as they need to risk ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Right abdominal pain: Abdomen is magic box and it is hard to pinpoint pain unless seen , examined, or have video consult. Pl get Video consult.
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Relationship : Make sure relationship is not just body attraction but soul attraction too. Trust your parents and explain and discuss without fixation. Love is blind... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Trigger point : Seems trigger point . Therapy recommended for 2 weeks first and take OTC anvil or Tylenol (acetaminophen) as needed or and use heat pad
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A male asked:

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Family Medicine 33 years experience
Bruise : If it is painless and no wound outside , most likely a blood collection that is changing color.
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Family : Yes, because withdrawal is not 100% . Next time use barrier methods like condom.
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A 20-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Vision: not enough information but you must get at least optometrist exam to make sure retina is normal and you do not have glaucoma.
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Sex: bleeding after sex is not normal. Please get gynecological exam , needs PAP test.
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A member asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Stomachache : Should be okay but could ask with pharmacist at local store
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A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Lump: Lump in throat is vague symptoms and needs thorough exam and history.
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A 42-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Lab: Less water intake could be reason but needs more labs like serum osmolality and urine osmolality.. But range is within normal limits.
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A member asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Tumor : Quarantine is not necessary as long as you are not in infection contact . It does not make sense why utensils needed to be discarded,?
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Rash : rash with fever has variety of reasons and needs to get checked physically
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A 23-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Strep: Could be other than strep bacteria or viral. Black color is not normal though. If you have fever , needs to get checked again. Strep test is not 100% ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Vertigo : Try Claritin and Flonase nasal spray OTC also as sometimes allergies could give vertigo. Also you can try meclizine OTC
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Tonsillitis : If no strep , usually no need for antibiotics. He could have allergy induced problem so try Benadryl (diphenhydramine) at night . Talk to pharmacist f... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
GERD,: Could be esophageal narrowing consult family physician or internist
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered
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Vomiting : get checked as vomiting with neck pain is not I could suggest you here.
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Dr. Parihar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Parihar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! It could be anxiety. I do have chronic anxiety. Thanks for the insight! I will make an Appt with my PCP.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you doctor,I bought the vitamin supplement right away. Thank you for your advice
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This was very helpful. Thanks! It is called Alloderm RTM. This gives added height up along tooth root.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
S s med coll, a p singh univ
Graduated 1990MD
Residency
East Tennesse State University
Residency
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
2009,10, 11 patient choice award
Most Influential Doctor, Third Place, Dallas Region - Spring
2016
Top Family Physician, Third Place, Texas - Spring
2016
Affiliations
Medical City Dallas
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