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Dr. Peter R Sheckman MD, Infectious Disease Specialist
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Dr. Peter R Sheckman MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

5/5(12)
496 Lynnfield St Lynn MA, 01904
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Dr. Peter Sheckman is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Lynn, MA. Dr. Sheckman specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.

Education and Training

New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1971

New York University School of Medicine 1971

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 47 years of experience

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Dr. Peter R Sheckman MD's Practice location

Practice At 496 Lynnfield St

496 Lynnfield St -
Lynn, MA 01904
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New patients: 781-593-3400
Fax: 781-477-1195

North Shore Medical Group/North Shore Medical Center

496 Lynnfield Street Suite 102 -
Lynn, MA 01904
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New patients: 781-593-3400
Fax: 781-477-1195

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Dr. Peter R Sheckman MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 12 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTERl

81 HIGHLAND AVENUE SALEM MA 1970

Head southeast on Lynnfield Street (MA 129) 1.7 mi
Continue straight onto Broadway (MA 129) 2223 ft
Continue straight onto Chestnut Street (MA 129A) 2138 ft
Turn left onto Western Avenue (MA 107) 1.2 mi
Continue straight onto Highland Avenue (MA 107) 2.2 mi
Turn right 425 ft
Keep right at the fork 390 ft
Turn left 67 ft
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HALLMARK HEALTH SYSTEMl

585 LEBANON STREET MELROSE MA 2176

Head northwest on Lynnfield Street (MA 129) 5220 ft
Enter Condon Circle and take the 3rd exit onto Salem Street (MA 129) 4506 ft
Take the ramp on the left onto MA 129 1032 ft
Merge left onto Newburyport Turnpike (US 1) 1661 ft
Continue straight onto Newburyport Turnpike (US 1) 1.9 mi
Take the ramp on the right towards Lynn Fells Parkway 448 ft
Continue straight onto Lynn Fells Parkway 2.5 mi
Turn left onto Green Street 735 ft
Turn left onto Main Street 395 ft
Make a slight left onto Lebanon Street 579 ft
Turn left 199 ft
Turn left 248 ft
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BEVERLY HOSPITAL CORPORATIONl

85 HERRICK STREET BEVERLY MA 1915

Head northwest on Lynnfield Street (MA 129) 5220 ft
Enter Condon Circle and take the 2nd exit 1796 ft
Make a slight right 2192 ft
Merge left onto Yankee Division Highway (I 95) 1307 ft
Keep left at the fork towards MA 128 North: Gloucester 7.1 mi
Take the ramp on the right towards Sohler Road 678 ft
Continue slightly right onto Sohier Road 4029 ft
Make a sharp left onto Herrick Street 622 ft
Turn right 630 ft
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