Dr. Joshua Benjamin Skaggs MD
Emergency Physician
5 Richland Medical Park Suite 350 Department Columbia SC, 29203About
Dr. Joshua Skaggs practices Emergency Medicine in Columbia, SC. Dr. Skaggs 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. Skaggs examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
University of South Carolina At Columbia 2010
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
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