Selecting a Doctor (cont.)

Medical Author:

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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Author: Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Previous contributing author and editors:

Author: Stephen G Seifert, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital; Medical Director, Sterling County Emergency Medical Services.

Editors: Joseph A Salomone III, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James S Cohen, MD, Consulting Staff, James Cohen, PC.

REFERENCES:

American Board of Medical Specialties. ABMS/Locating a Qualified Physician or Status of a Physician. Accessed June 16, 2004.

American Medical Association. The Doctor Finder Site. Available at http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm. Accessed June 16, 2004.

Hayer N. States Board of Medical Examiners. Available at http://www.docboard.org. Accessed June 16, 2004.