Dr. Keith B Shelman MD
Adolescent Specialist | Adolescent Medicine
7901 E 22nd St Tucson AZ, 85710About
Dr. Keith Shelman is an adolescent specialist practicing in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Shelman 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. Shelman 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
Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College MD
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1983
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Sinusitis
- Asthma
- High Cholesterol
- Ear Infection
- Neck Pain
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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