Dr. Lee Steckowych, MD

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Get to know Emergency Physician Dr. Lee Steckowych, who serves patients in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Specializing in emergency medicine, Dr. Steckowych assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. He can be found on staff at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, New Hampshire. 

Catholic Medical Center, a member of GraniteOne Health, is one of New Hampshire’s largest health systems and a nonprofit acute-care hospital licensed for 330-beds. With an affiliated medical staff of over 400 providers and more than 3,000 employees, it serves more than 180,000 patients each year, offering a wide variety of healthcare services in a highly technical and mission-oriented environment.

A 1989 graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. Steckowych went on to perform his residency in emergency medicine at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University.

Before long, he attained board certification in emergency medicine through the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). The ABEM certifies emergency physicians who meet its educational, professional, and examination standards.

With over three decades of experience, Dr. Steckowych is currently affiliated with Catholic Medical Center (Department of Emergency Medicine). He is also a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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 is a physician who works at an emergency department to care for acutely ill or injured patients. They care for unscheduled and undifferentiated patients of all ages.

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