Dr. Kathryn H Brinsfield MD
Emergency Physician
1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl Dowling 1 South Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. Kathryn Brinsfield practices Emergency Medicine in Boston, MA. Dr. Brinsfield 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. Brinsfield examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1991
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prehospital refusal-of-transport policies: adequate legal protection?
- A laboratory comparison of emergency percutaneous and surgical cricothyrotomy by prehospital personnel.
- Building community-based surge capacity through a public health and academic collaboration: the role of community health centers.
- The Department of Homeland Security's role in enhancing and implementing the response to active shooter and intentional mass casualty events.
- Rotational behavior mediated by dopaminergic and nondopaminergic mechanisms after intranigral microinjection of specific mu, delta and kappa opioid agonists.
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