Dr. Stephen P Ridge MD
Hospitalist
920 Church St N Northeast Inpatient Concord NC, 28025About
Dr. Stephen Ridge is a hospitalist practicing in Concord, NC. Dr. Ridge specializes in the comprehensive medical care of hospitalized patients. As a hospitalist, Dr. Ridge manages the clinical problems of hospitalized patients and the acutely ill, while working to improve the performance of the hospital. Dr. Ridge works in collaboration with all of the different doctors that are working with the patient. Hospitalists are involved in the diagnosis, treatment and medical procedures of patients.
Education and Training
Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 2004
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2007
Provider Details
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Pneumonia
- Pain
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