Emergency Medicine Doctors in West End, NC Accepting Medicare

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Todd B Brown, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 188 Thomas Pl, West End, NC 27376
Phone: 910-705-5213    

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Popular Specializations in West End, NC:

Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
Orthopaedic Surgery
General Practice
Psychiatry & Neurology
Otolaryngology
Family Medicine
Emergency Medicine


Emergency Medicine: An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.


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