Dr. Viking A. Hedberg M.D., M.P.H.
Adolescent Specialist | Adolescent Medicine
71 Highland St Plymouth NH, 03264About
Dr. Viking Hedberg is an adolescent specialist practicing in Plymouth, NH. Dr. Hedberg works with patients who are in the adolescent age, or generally between the ages of 11 and 19 years old. As an adolescent-specialist, Dr. Hedberg treats many common health issues that pre-teens and teenagers face, from mental, to behavioral, to physical conditions. Some of these issues may include growth and hormone problems, sports injuries, eating disorders, substance abuse and more. Adolescent specialists perform medical exams, histories and diagnostic tests, and develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1987
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Adolescent Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Developing quality measures for adolescent care: validity of adolescents' self-reported receipt of preventive services.
- Improving adolescent preventive care in community health centers.
- The healthy teen project: tools to enhance adolescent health counseling.
- Use of inexpensive technology to enhance adolescent health screening and counseling.
- The role of community health centers in providing preventive care to adolescents.
- Preventive health care for teenagers and young adults.
- Health counseling in adolescent preventive visits: effectiveness, current practices, and quality measurement.
- Computer-assisted health counselor visits: a low-cost model for comprehensive adolescent preventive services.
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