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Dr. Kenneth P Platt MD

Emergency Physician (Pediatric) | Pediatric Emergency Medicine

4/5(2)
759 Chestnut Street Springfield MA, 01199
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4/5

About

Dr. Kenneth Platt is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Springfield, MA. Dr. Platt specializes in providing care for critically ill and injured children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians possess a vast amount of knowledge in areas such as neonatology, critical care and forensic pediatrics. Children involved in automobile accidents, child abuse or near-drowning episodes are frequent cases treated by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.

Education and Training

Duke University School of Medicine 1987

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 30 years of experience

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Treatments

  • Headaches
  • Asthma
  • Fever
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)

Dr. Kenneth P Platt MD's Practice location

Practice At 759 Chestnut Street

759 Chestnut Street -
Springfield, MA 01199
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New patients: 573-882-4438, 413-794-3233
Fax: 573-884-5226

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Patient Experience with Dr. Platt


4.0

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Dr. Kenneth P Platt MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 2 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Emergency Physician (Pediatric) 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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