Dr. Franklin Kelton MD
Emergency Physician
701 East Marshal Street West Chester PA, 19381About
Dr. Franklin Kelton practices Emergency Medicine in West Chester, PA. Dr. Kelton assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Kelton examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
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Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College MD
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1945
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