Beth Hirschfield MD
Preventative Medicine Specialist | Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
3916 Sw Nevada Ct Portland OR, 97219About
Beth Hirschfield is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Portland, OR. Hirschfield 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, Hirschfield 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
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1976
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