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Dr. John R Folger MD

Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine

4/5(3)
215 River Ridge Rd Brevard NC, 28712
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Dr. John Folger practices Geriatric Medicine in Brevard, NC. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Folger works as part of a team with other healthcare providers, to address the natural aging that goes on within the body and to manage multiple medical problems and ensure social support.

Education and Training

Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 1953

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Dr. John R Folger MD's Practice location

John Folger

215 River Ridge Rd -
Brevard, NC 28712
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New patients: 828-884-2150
Fax: 828-891-4069

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4.0

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Dr. John R Folger MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 3 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Geriatrician in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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TRANSYLVANIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INCl

90 HOSPITAL DRIVE PO BOX 1116 BREVARD NC 28712

Head south on River Ridge Road 831 ft
Turn right onto Poplar Gap Road 135 ft
Turn right onto Greenville Highway (US 276) 4885 ft
Continue slightly right onto West Main Street (US 276) 2687 ft
Turn right onto North Broad Street (US 64) 4503 ft
Continue straight onto Asheville Highway (US 64) 2601 ft
Continue straight onto North Broad Street (US 64) 800 ft
Continue straight onto Asheville Highway (US 64) 457 ft
Make a slight right onto North Broad Street (US 64) 1857 ft
Turn right onto Hospital Drive 1173 ft
Continue left onto Medical Park Drive 534 ft
Turn right 399 ft
Turn left 300 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

4.0 miSee direction

MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITALl

800 N JUSTICE ST HENDERSONVILLE NC 28791

Head south on River Ridge Road 831 ft
Turn right onto Poplar Gap Road 135 ft
Turn right onto Greenville Highway (US 276) 4885 ft
Continue slightly right onto West Main Street (US 276) 2687 ft
Turn right onto North Broad Street (US 64) 4503 ft
Continue straight onto Asheville Highway (US 64) 2601 ft
Continue straight onto North Broad Street (US 64) 800 ft
Continue straight onto Asheville Highway (US 64) 457 ft
Make a slight right onto North Broad Street (US 64) 1.8 mi
Continue slightly right onto US 64 16.5 mi
Turn left onto North Justice Street 731 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

21.6 miSee direction

PARK RIDGE HEALTHl

100 HOSPITAL DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792

Head south on River Ridge Road 831 ft
Turn right onto Poplar Gap Road 135 ft
Turn right onto Greenville Highway (US 276) 4885 ft
Continue slightly right onto West Main Street (US 276) 2687 ft
Turn right onto North Broad Street (US 64) 4503 ft
Continue straight onto Asheville Highway (US 64) 2601 ft
Continue straight onto North Broad Street (US 64) 800 ft
Continue straight onto Asheville Highway (US 64) 457 ft
Make a slight right onto North Broad Street (US 64) 1.8 mi
Continue straight onto Boylston Highway (NC 280) 367 ft
Merge left onto Asheville Highway (NC 280) 4.9 mi
Continue straight onto Boylston Highway (NC 280) 8.2 mi
Turn right onto Butler Bridge Road 2.6 mi
Turn right onto Asheville Highway (US 25) 3431 ft
Continue right onto Asheville Highway (US 25 Business) 2895 ft
Turn left onto South Naples Road 1219 ft
Turn right onto Naples Road 4296 ft
Turn right onto Hospital Drive 314 ft
Continue right onto Hospital Drive 243 ft
Turn left 245 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the left

23.2 miSee direction