Dr. Kevin Bruce O'dell MD
Emergency Physician
201 E Grover St Shelby NC, 28150About
Dr. Kevin O'dell practices Emergency Medicine in Shelby, NC. Dr. O'dell 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. O'dell examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Permanent internal pacemaker safety in air medical transport.
- Ruptured splenic abscess secondary to infectious mononucleosis.
- Acute jejunogastric intussusception: a rare cause of abdominal pain.
- Gastrostomy tube transmigration: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction.
- Dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm in a 22-year-old man.
- Intracavernous carotid aneurysm--an unusual cause of isolated abducens nerve palsy.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Pain
- Schizophrenia
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