Dr. Andrea Amelia Pennington MD
Preventative Medicine Specialist | Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
1216 Ballard St Silver Spring MD, 20910About
Andrea Pennington is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Silver Spring, MD. Pennington specializes in the health of individuals, communities, and particular populations, focusing on how to protect and maintain health as well as prevent disease and dangers. As a preventative health specialist, Pennington participates in the planning and evaluation of health services, researches diseases in specific populations and helps manage health care organizations. Preventative medicine specialists can specialize further in aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, or public health and general preventive medicine.
Education and Training
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1998
Washington Center / School of Medicine 1998
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine 1998
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