Jennifer White, MD
Emergency Physician
1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown PA, 18103About
Dr. Jennifer White practices Emergency Medicine in Allentown, PA. Dr. White 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. White examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
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Get to know Emergency Physician Dr. Jennifer White, who serves patients in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A prominent emergency physician, Dr. White is the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She also serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Back in 2003, she graduated with her medical degree from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. She then went on to complete her residency in emergency medicine at St. Luke’s Hospital.
An expert in her field, the doctor is board-certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). The ABEM is one of 24 medical specialty certification boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Emergency medicine, also known as accident and emergency medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. An emergency physician works in an emergency department to care for acutely ill or injured patients on an unscheduled basis.
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