Dr. James V Mcdonald MD
Preventative Medicine Specialist | Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
320 Pomfret St Putnam CT, 06260About
James Mcdonald is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Putnam, CT. Mcdonald specializes in the health of individuals, communities, and particular populations, focusing on how to protect and maintain health as well as prevent disease and dangers. As a preventative health specialist, Mcdonald participates in the planning and evaluation of health services, researches diseases in specific populations and helps manage health care organizations. Preventative medicine specialists can specialize further in aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, or public health and general preventive medicine.
Education and Training
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1990
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Using the Rhode Island Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMP).
- Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline: Illustration of the disciplinary process as it pertains to cases involving opioid prescribing.
- Ten Years and Growing: Medical Marijuana in Rhode Island - Where Are We Now?
- Can Emergency Department, Hospital Discharge, and Death Data Be Used to Monitor Burden of Drug Overdose in Rhode Island?
- Practical Considerations for Prescribing Benzodiazepines and Opioids.
- The Aging Physician.
Treatments
- Anemia
- Tonsillitis
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