Stefan Palkowski
General Practitioner
4610 50 St Bonnyville Alberta, T9N 1M3About
Stefan Palkowski, MD, is a leading general and family practitioner currently serving patients at Bonnyville Medical Clinic in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada. Throughout his five years of practice, he has accrued extensive expertise in primary care, sports medicine, minor orthopedics, hospital medicine, and pediatric mental health. After earning his medical degree in 2011 at Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Dr. Palkowski completed his residency at the University of KwaZulu-Natal - Pietermaritzburg Campus in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and received additional training upon his arrival in Alberta, Canada. Additionally, in order to stay up to date on all medical advancements in his field, he maintains a professional membership with the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine and the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.
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Internships
- Pietermaritzburg
Professional Society Memberships
- Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
Favorite professional publications
- Canadian Family Physician, Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Various Sports and Exercise Journals
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