Dr. Richard Preston Wendell M.D.
Emergency Physician
295 Midland Pkwy Summerville Medical Summerville SC, 29485About
Dr. Richard Wendell practices Emergency Medicine in Summerville, SC. Dr. Wendell assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Wendell examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
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Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine 2005
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