Dr. Todd W Schaffer MD
Family Practitioner
820 5th St N Carrington ND, 58421About
Dr. Todd Schaffer is a family practitioner practicing in Carrington, ND. Dr. Schaffer specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Schaffer possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Univ Of Nd Sch Of Med- Grand Forks Nd 2002
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Biohazard potential: recovery of infectious virus from the liquid nitrogen of a virus repository.
- Biohazard potential: recovery of infectious virus from the liquid nitrogen of a virus repository.
- Evaluation of netilmicin susceptibility discs using bacteria with known aminoglycoside resistance patterns: correlation of in vitro and in vivo test results.
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