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Dr. Andrea Schaffner MD

Internist

4/5(24)
147 Westbrook Rd Essex CT, 06426
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4/5

About

Dr. Schaffner is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in the ABIM subspecialty of Geriatric Medicine. A graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, she ...

Education and Training

Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1978

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1978

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish

Treatments

  • Diabetes
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • High Cholesterol
  • Osteoporosis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Dementia
  • Ear Wax
  • Abnormal Gait
  • Vascular Disease

Fellowships

  • Yale-New Haven Hospital  

Dr. Andrea Schaffner MD's Practice location

Practice At 147 Westbrook Rd

147 Westbrook Rd -
Essex, CT 06426
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Patient Experience with Dr. Schaffner


4.0

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LAWRENCE & MEMORIAL HOSPITALl

365 MONTAUK AVE NEW LONDON CT 6320

Head northeast on Westbrook Road (CT 153) 1327 ft
Go straight onto Plains Road (CT 153) 4453 ft
Take the ramp on the right towards CT 9 South 1402 ft
Merge left onto Chester Bowles Highway (CT 9) 3.0 mi
Keep left at the fork towards I 95 North 3349 ft
Merge left onto Connecticut Turnpike (I 95) 9.5 mi
Take the ramp on the right 860 ft
Keep left at the fork 131 ft
Turn right onto Boston Post Road (US 1) 4.2 mi
Keep left at the fork onto Boston Post Road (US 1) 2706 ft
Turn right onto Willetts Avenue 3512 ft
Turn right onto Ocean Avenue (CT 213) 2404 ft
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MIDDLESEX HOSPITALl

28 CRESCENT ST MIDDLETOWN CT 6457

Head northeast on Westbrook Road (CT 153) 1327 ft
Continue left onto Westbrook Road 4298 ft
Turn right onto Main Street 411 ft
Make a sharp left onto Deep River Road (CT 154) 1289 ft
Continue straight onto Middlesex Turnpike (CT 154) 4256 ft
Take the ramp on the left towards CT 9 North 1570 ft
Merge left onto Chester Bowles Highway (CT 9) 16.6 mi
Take the ramp on the right towards Bow Lane 1084 ft
Turn left onto Bow Lane 1022 ft
Go straight onto Saybrook Road 1765 ft
Continue straight onto Main Street 3656 ft
Turn left onto Pleasant Street 452 ft
Continue straight onto South Main Street 414 ft
Turn left onto Crescent Street 338 ft
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201 MANOR PLACE GREENPORT NY 11944

Head southwest on Westbrook Road (CT 153) 1.1 mi
Continue straight onto Essex Road (CT 153) 2.5 mi
Take the ramp on the right towards I 95 South 1094 ft
Merge left onto Connecticut Turnpike (I 95) 22.7 mi
Take the ramp on the right towards US 1: Frontage Road 996 ft
Go straight onto Frontage Road (US 1) 2135 ft
Continue straight onto Forbes Avenue (US 1) 1.5 mi
Continue straight onto Water Street (US 1) 3308 ft
Turn right onto Olive Street 963 ft
Turn left onto Chapel Street 1.4 mi
Make a slight left onto Derby Avenue 1.5 mi
Continue straight onto Derby Turnpike (CT 34) 3.4 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1118 ft
Merge left onto Wilbur Cross Parkway (CT 15) 4.4 mi
Keep left at the fork onto Wilbur Cross Parkway (CT 15) 4433 ft
Continue straight onto Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge (CT 15) 1904 ft
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Continue straight onto Hoyt Street (CT 106) 2.8 mi
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Continue straight onto New England Thruway (I 95) 15.0 mi
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Keep left at the fork towards I 695 South to I 295 South: Throgs Neck Bridge 1.5 mi
Continue straight onto Throgs Neck Expressway (I 295) 3597 ft
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Continue straight onto Clearview Expressway (I 295) 2.9 mi
Take the ramp on the right towards I 495: Long Island Expressway 860 ft
Make a slight left 1248 ft
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Go straight onto Old Country Road (CR 58) 3.6 mi
Continue straight onto Main Road (NY 25) 7.7 mi
Make a slight left onto Love Lane 1006 ft
Turn right onto County Road 48 (CR 48) 1.0 mi
Continue straight onto Middle Road (CR 48) 1996 ft
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Turn right onto Main Street (NY 25) 1817 ft
Turn left onto Manor Place 733 ft
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