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Dr. Laurel Ashlin Thurston MD

Emergency Physician

5/5(1)
1585 3rd St Fort Polk LA, 71459
Rating

5/5

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Dr. Laurel Thurston practices Emergency Medicine in Fort Polk, LA. Dr. Thurston 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. Thurston examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.

Board Certification

Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM

Provider Details

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Dr. Laurel Ashlin Thurston MD's Practice location

Practice At 1585 3rd St

1585 3rd St -
Fort Polk, LA 71459
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New patients: 337-531-3922, 337-531-3368, 337-531-3344
Fax: 337-531-3760

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Dr. Laurel Ashlin Thurston MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 1 patient. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Emergency Physician 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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