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Dr. William W Dexter MD
Sports Medicine Specialist | Sports Medicine
272 Congress St Portland ME, 04102About
Dr. William Dexter is a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner in Portland, ME. As a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner, Dr. Dexter is trained to assess, diagnose, prevent, and treat sports injuries in patients of all ages, and refer those patients to further services if needed. Sports Medicine Family Practitioners must complete specialized training in order to help each patient maximize function and improve quality of life.
Education and Training
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1986
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM- Sports Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Concussion management by primary care providers.
- Inguinal hernias: value of preparticipation examination, activity restriction decisions, and timing of surgery.
- Bacterial dermatoses in sports.
- Cutaneous fungal and viral infections in athletes.
- Misrepresentation of research citations by applicants to a primary care sports medicine fellowship program in the United States.
- Acne and active patients: improving more than superficial appearances.
- Fungal infections and parasitic infestations in sports: expedient identification and treatment.
- Cold, Wind, and Sun Exposure: Managing-and Preventing-Skin Damage.
- Cholinergic urticaria in a jogger: ruling out exercise-induced anaphylaxis.
- Injury trends and prevention in rugby union football.
- Hypothermia. Safe and efficient methods of rewarming the patient.
- Web alerts.
- Osteoarthritis--a silent problem that needs our attention!
- Unverifiable Academic Work by Applicants to Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs in the United States.
- Cold injuries. Protecting your patients from the dangers of hypothermia and frostbite.
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