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Dr. Joshua D Handbury M.D.
Emergency Physician
620 John Paul Jones Cir Nmcp - Emergency Med Portsmouth VA, 23708About
Dr. Joshua Handbury practices Emergency Medicine in Portsmouth, VA. Dr. Handbury assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Handbury examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
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Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science 2007
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