Dr. Matthew William Short MD
Family Practitioner
9040 A Reid St Tacoma WA, 98431About
Dr. Matthew Short is a family practitioner practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Short specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Short possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- CD-ROM use by rural physicians.
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy by a family physician: a case series demonstrating health care savings.
- Localized rash after skin exposure to cold temperature.
- Cervical spine anomaly.
- Diplopia and ptosis. Diagnosis: Diabetic third nerve palsy.
- Patient satisfaction with family physician colonoscopists.
- Colonoscopy by a family physician: detecting proximal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults.
- Using a simulated surgical skills station to assess laceration management by
- Results from a transitional-year program director survey: identifying crucial issues and concerns.
- Planning macroscopic aspects of manual control: end-state comfort and point-of-change effects.
- Precision hypothesis and the end-state comfort effect.
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