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Dr. Thomas W Shields M.D.

Emergency Physician

5/5(5)
320 Hospital Dr Emergency Dept. Martinsville VA, 24112
Rating

5/5

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Dr. Thomas Shields practices Emergency Medicine in Martinsville, VA. Dr. Shields 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. Shields examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.

Board Certification

Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 21 years of experience

Dr. Thomas W Shields M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 320 Hospital Dr Emergency Dept.

320 Hospital Dr Emergency Dept. -
Martinsville, VA 24112
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New patients: 276-666-7200
Fax: 276-666-7600

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Patient Experience with Dr. Shields


5.0

Based on 5 reviews

Dr. Thomas W Shields M.D. has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 5 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Emergency Physician in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Nearest Hospitals

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MARTINSVILLE & HENRY COUNTYl

320 HOSPITAL DRIVE MARTINSVILLE VA 24115

Head southeast 191 ft
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MOREHEAD MEMORIAL HOSPITALl

117 E KINGS HIGHWAY EDEN NC 27288

Head southeast 613 ft
Turn right onto Hospital Drive 1461 ft
Turn left onto Commonwealth Boulevard East (SR 457) 1275 ft
Continue onto Commonwealth Boulevard East (SR 457) 277 ft
Turn right onto Fairy Street 1510 ft
Turn right onto East Church Street (US 58 Business) 2039 ft
Turn left onto Starling Avenue (US 58 Business) 1.0 mi
Continue left onto Memorial Boulevard South (US 58 Business) 1.3 mi
Continue straight onto Greensboro Road (US 220 Business) 6.3 mi
Turn left onto Morehead Avenue (VA 87) 4.1 mi
Continue straight onto NC 14 5.8 mi
Turn left onto East Kings Highway 692 ft
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CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITALl

180 FLOYD AVENUE ROCKY MOUNT VA 24151

Head southeast 613 ft
Turn right onto Hospital Drive 1420 ft
Turn right onto Commonwealth Boulevard East (SR 457) 369 ft
Keep left at the fork onto Commonwealth Boulevard East (SR 457) 1.9 mi
Turn right onto Virginia Avenue (US 220 Business) 3.2 mi
Continue straight onto North Virginia Avenue (US 220 Business) 3845 ft
Take the ramp on the right onto US 220 Business 1298 ft
Merge left onto Virginia Avenue (US 220) 5.5 mi
Continue straight onto Virgil H Goode Highway (US 220) 12.4 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto US 220 Business 2.8 mi
Turn left onto Floyd Avenue 308 ft
Keep left at the fork onto Taliafarro Street 78 ft
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