Dr. Shannon Tapia MD, Geriatrician
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Dr. Shannon Tapia MD

Family Practitioner

5/5(1)
555 N Duke St Fam Med Lancaster PA, 17602
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About

Shannon Tapia, MD, is a leading Geriatrician currently serving patients as founder, owner, and physician at Direct Senior Care PLLC in Lubbock, Texas. Throughout her three years of practice, she has accrued extensive expertise in home visits, assisted living, nursing home care, and geriatrics. After earning her undergraduate degree in 2006 from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Tapia completed her Doctorate of Medicine in 2010 at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and her residency and geriatric medicine fellowship at Lancaster General Hospital. Additionally, in order to stay up to date on all medical advancements in her field, Dr. Tapia maintains a professional membership with the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Geriatrics Society, and the Texas Medical Association. Furthermore, she has a blog and an online journal.

Provider Details

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Fellowships

  • Lancaster General Hospital (Geriatric Medicine)

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Family Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Texas Medical Association

Articles and Publications

  • Has a Blog, (www.medicineontap.net)
  • Today's Geriatric Medicine, Online Journal Co-Authored With Her Dad

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Her father is a geriatrician. She used to go to work with him and be a companion to his patients and her husband is an anesthesiologist.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Anything Outdoors, Spendng Time With 7 Year Old Son, Spending Time in the Colorado Mountains

Favorite professional publications

  • UpToDate, Today's Geriatric Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine

Dr. Shannon Tapia MD's Practice location

5920 MCINTYRE ST -
GOLDEN, CO 80403
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New patients: 720-434-4876
Fax: 303-225-4246

Practice At 555 N Duke St Fam Med

555 N Duke St Fam Med -
Lancaster, PA 17602
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New patients: 717-544-7228
Fax: 717-544-4149

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