Family Medicine Doctors in Ansted, WV Accepting Medicare

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Scott A Keffer, DO
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 123 James River And Kanawha Turnpike, Ansted, WV 25812
Phone: 855-250-3054    Fax: 304-658-4690

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Family Medicine


Family Medicine: Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.


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