Dr. Matthew Wayne Lawrence M.D.
Emergency Physician
620 John Paul Jones Cir Naval Medical Center Portsmouth VA, 23708About
Dr. Matthew Lawrence practices Emergency Medicine in Portsmouth, VA. Dr. Lawrence 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. Lawrence examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 2002
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