Dr. Dr. Sharagim Kemp

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Sharagim Kemp, who serves patients in Rhinebeck, New York.

Recognized as a top family physician, Dr. Kemp specializes in comprehensive health care for patients of all ages. In addition to her affiliation with Northern Dutchess Hospital, she practices at Health Quest Medical Practice, P.C. Rhinebeck Primary Care in Rhinebeck, New York. 

A part of Nuvance Health, Health Quest Medical Practice is a multi-specialty medical group dedicated to serving communities in the Mid-Hudson Valley and northwestern Connecticut. With more than 27 specialties and services, including primary care and gynecological and obstetrical services, patients have access to hundreds of top providers and specialists.

Back in 2002, Dr. Kemp earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, Missouri. She then went on to complete her residencies in family medicine at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey in 2003 and 2005. 

Following her education, Dr. Kemp became board-certified in family medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice, an organization that provides board certification to qualified osteopathic physicians who specialize in delivering comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages, genders, and addressing all parts of the body.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility. 

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