Dr. Ralph Duane Heckard MD
General Practitioner
238 OAKWOOD DR POCATELLO ID, 83204About
Dr. Ralph Heckard is a general practitioner practicing in Blackfoot, ID. Dr. Heckard does not specialize in one area of medicine, however provides routine health care services. General practitioners typically have regular, even life-long patients who they provide health care services to. Dr. Heckard provides services including physical exams, immunizations, and diagnosing and treating multiple illnesses and injuries. General practitioners typically work in private offices and clinics and have staffs of nurses and administators.
Education and Training
Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch of Med, Portland Or 1980
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine 1981
Georgetown University in Washington DC 1980
Provider Details
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Warts
- Sleep Disorders
- Actinic Keratosis
- Pinched Nerve
- Tendonitis
- Adjustment Disorder
- Vascular Disease
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