Dr. Wilfredo A Curioso M.D.

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Get to know Emergency Medicine Physician and Internist Dr. Wilfredo A. Curioso, who serves the population of Rhode Island. Dr. Wilfredo A. Curioso is a highly respected and experienced physician, having been in practice for over three decades. His career in medicine began in 1980 when he graduated with his Medical Degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Colombia. After medical school, Dr. Curioso completed his internship and residency with the Providence Hospital and George Washington Hospital, Washington, D.C. Driven to further his expertise and knowledge, he undertook his fellowship at Brown University, Rhode Island. Dr. Curioso is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and has dedicated his life to delivering compassionate care. He is determined to enhance his patients’ quality of life, providing high quality, individualized care in order to ensure the most optimal results. With a passion for his work, Dr. Curioso is noted for his expertise in Hospitalists Internal Medicine. Dr. Curioso keeps current with the newest developments, guidelines, and procedures in his field by remaining a distinguished member of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He currently practices with Kent Hospital, and is affiliated with Providence VA Medical Center Emergency Medicine is the branch of medicine concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. As first-line providers, emergency physicians manage patients of all ages with undifferentiated ailments of all types. They are primarily responsible for initiating resuscitation and stabilization and beginning investigations and interventions to diagnose and treat illnesses in the acute phase. Emergency physicians generally practice in hospital emergency departments, pre-hospital settings via emergency medical services, and intensive care units, but may also work in primary care settings such as urgent care clinics. Emergency physicians may subspecialize in disaster medicine, medical toxicology, ultrasonography, critical care medicine, hyperbaric medicine, sports medicine, palliative care, or aerospace medicine.

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