Dr. Hugh H. West MD
Emergency Physician
505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Hugh West, MD treats patients in San francisco, California and specializes in emergency medicine and general practice. Dr. West received his medical degree from Washington University School Of Medicine ...
Education and Training
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1970
Washington University In St Louis School of Medicine,St Louis, Mo, United States 1970
Washington University of Health and Sciences 1970
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Treatment of spasmodic torticollis with amantadine: a double-blind study.
- Treatment of spasmodic torticollis with amantadine: a double-blind study.
- The sphiningolipidoses: an overview.
- The sphiningolipidoses: an overview.
- Normal cerebral arteriography in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Normal cerebral arteriography in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Topical anesthesia for nasogastric tube placement.
- Pneumatoscopy.
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