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Dr. Ruth Petersen MD

Preventative Medicine Specialist | Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

319 N Graham Hopedale Rd Burlington NC, 27217
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Ruth Petersen is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Burlington, NC. Petersen 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, Petersen 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.

Board Certification

Preventative MedicineAmerican Board of Preventative MedicineABPM

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish 28 years of experience

Dr. Ruth Petersen MD's Practice location

Practice At 319 N Graham Hopedale Rd

319 N Graham Hopedale Rd -
Burlington, NC 27217
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New patients: 919-942-8596, 336-227-0101, 336-513-4200
Fax: 919-929-0210

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ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERl

1240 HUFFMAN MILL RD BURLINGTON NC 27216

Head south on North Graham Hopedale Road 1.2 mi
Turn right onto North Church Street (US 70) 1.0 mi
Continue straight onto North Fisher Street (US 70) 1.5 mi
Go straight onto South Church Street (US 70) 1.3 mi
Turn left onto Alamance Road (NC 62) 1.2 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1178 ft
Merge left onto I 40 1.2 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1108 ft
Turn left onto Huffman Mill Road 2221 ft
Turn left 947 ft
Turn right 297 ft
Turn right 142 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

8.5 miSee direction

MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THEl

1200 N ELM ST GREENSBORO NC 27401

Head south on North Graham Hopedale Road 1.2 mi
Turn right onto North Church Street (US 70) 1.0 mi
Continue straight onto North Fisher Street (US 70) 1.5 mi
Go straight onto South Church Street (US 70) 1.3 mi
Turn left onto Alamance Road (NC 62) 1.2 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1178 ft
Merge left onto I 40 11.3 mi
Keep right at the fork onto I 40 2195 ft
Take the ramp on the right 3394 ft
Merge left onto I-840 Future 2.0 mi
Keep right at the fork 547 ft
Go straight onto Burlington Road (US 70) 1.4 mi
Continue straight onto East Wendover Avenue (US 70) 3.7 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto Magnolia Street 667 ft
Turn right 421 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

26.2 miSee direction

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl

101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514

Head south on North Graham Hopedale Road 1.2 mi
Turn left onto North Church Street (US 70) 1.4 mi
Continue straight onto Haw River Bypass (US 70) 1.6 mi
Continue straight onto East Main Street (US 70) 3.3 mi
Continue straight onto West Center Street (US 70) 4.2 mi
Turn right onto Buckhorn Road 2973 ft
Take the ramp on the left 1298 ft
Merge left onto I 40 5.1 mi
Keep right at the fork onto I 40 7.6 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1479 ft
Keep right at the fork 181 ft
Go straight onto NC 86 4.2 mi
Turn right onto West Cameron Avenue (NC 86) 371 ft
Turn left onto Pittsboro Street (NC 86) 1956 ft
Make a slight left onto Manning Drive 2061 ft
Turn left onto Emergency Room Drive 609 ft
Turn left 343 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

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