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Ms. Nancy Elwood, MD
Family Practitioner
503 ROOSEVELT BLVD. ELEANOR WV, 25070About
Dr. Nancy Elwood is a family practitioner practicing in Charleston, WV. Dr. Elwood specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Elwood possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Marshall Univ Sch of Med, Huntington Wv 2000
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine 2000
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Treatments
- Angina
- Heart Disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Endocarditis
- Pain
Ms. Nancy Elwood, MD's Practice location
FamilyCare Health Centers
4315 Maccorkle Ave Se -Charleston, WV 25304Get Direction
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Recognized as a caring and compassionate family physician, Dr. Elwood is in practice at FamilyCare Health Centers in Eleanor, West Virginia. She specializes in adult health care, including physicals, vaccinations, and health screenings.
FamilyCare Health Centers remain steadfastly committed to providing comprehensive care leading to healthy communities where their patients live, work, or go to school. That is why their team of qualified providers offers medical, dental, and behavioral health services for everyone. Applying their core values of dignity, honesty, caring, genuine, dependable, and family, when patients walk through the doors of any FamilyCare location, they can trust that they will receive unmatched, compassionate care.
Educated in the United States, Dr. Elwood earned her medical degree from the Marshall University School of Medicine in 2000. She completed her residency in family medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville in 2003.
In pursuit of clinical excellence, the doctor is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). The ABFM is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties.
Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.
Among her most notable achievements, Dr. Elwood has been the recipient of the Compassionate Doctor Recognition in 2015.
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