Dr. Peter Shelton Trent MD
Orthopedist
6144 Oxon Hill Rd Oxon Hill MD, 20745About
Dr. Peter Trent is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Oxon Hill, MD. Dr. Trent specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Trent tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
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Suny At Stony Brook Hlth Sci Ctr, Stony Brook Ny 1982
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