Dr. Pamela J. Smith
Emergency Physician
198 Littleton Rd Westford MA, 01886About
Dr. Pamela Smith practices Emergency Medicine in Newburyport, MA. Dr. Smith 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. Smith examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Mt Sinai Sch of Med of The City Univ of Ny, New York Ny 1996
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
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Get to know Emergency Physician Dr. Pamela J. Smith, who serves patients throughout the State of Massachusetts.
Dr. Smith is a board-certified emergency physician affiliated with Circle Health Urgent Care Center. She is also an attending physician within the Emergency Department at Lowell General Hospital.
Circle Health brings together providers and organizations across the continuum of care with a shared vision for providing convenient and affordable access to high-quality preventive, primary and specialty care in the community. The Circle Health Urgent Care Center provides emergency services for patients in Westford, North Billerica, Dracut, and Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
The Emergency Department at Lowell General Hospital has emergency medicine and surgical specialists available around-the-clock to care for patients experiencing serious acute illness and traumatic injuries. It is staffed by the region’s leading experts in emergency medicine, Merrimack Valley Emergency Associates.
Graduating with her medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Smith completed her residency in emergency medicine at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
As a testament to her success, she is board-certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). The ABEM is one of 24 medical specialty certification boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Emergency medicine, also known as accident and emergency medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. An emergency physician works in an emergency department to care for acutely ill or injured patients on an unscheduled basis.
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