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Finding and Seeing a Doctor
Pittsburgh / Pennsylvania Resources
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Pennsylvania Professional Licensing Boards & Commissions Related to Health
This site allows you to verify that a health professional is currently licensed to practice in the state and whether there are any disciplinary actions against him. In addition, you can view details of disciplinary actions against individuals by state health licensing boards. -
Pennsylvania Medical Society: Find a Physician
The Society is the state's only advocate for both doctors and patients. Their "You & Your Physician" web page provides useful guidelines on getting the most from your doctor visit and a means to Find-A-Physician by searching their online member directory by name, location, specialty, or hospital affiliation. -
Pittsburgh Magazine: Health and Wellness
Their annual lists of top doctors and dentists is prepared by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. which contacts thousands of health professionals in the region and asks them to name the doctors to whom they would entrust a family member when faced with a specific medical problem. -
Be Well Pittsburgh!
This website compiles information about health resources in the Pittsburgh area in order to improve uninsured Pittsburghers' awareness of and access to health care resources. -
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: Salud Para Niños
A bilingual (Spanish) pediatric clinic at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Return to the topWeb Sites
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AMA DoctorFinder
Sponsored by the American Medical Association, this site provides you with basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician, more than 690,000 doctors, in the United States. Physicians do not have to be AMA members to be included in the database. -
Family Doctor
The American Academy of Family Physicians has put together a comprehensive website that includes links to Choosing a Family Doctor and Tips for Talking to Your Doctor. -
Medline Plus: Choosing a Doctor or Health Care Service
This health care topic presents the things to consider when choosing a choosing a doctor or healthcare provider. -
Medline Plus: Directories
MedlinePlus provides links to directories to help you find libraries, health professionals, services and facilities.
Selected Books
Conlon, Patrick
The Essential Hospital Handbook: How to Be an Effective Partner in a Loved One's Care
RA965.6.C66 2009
Conlon tells you when you should go to the Emergency Room.
The Essential Hospital Handbook: How to Be an Effective Partner in a Loved One's Care
RA965.6.C66 2009
Conlon tells you when you should go to the Emergency Room.
Cohen, Elizabeth
The Empowered Patient: How to Get the Right Diagnosis, Buy the Cheapest Drugs, Beat Your Insurance Company, and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time
R727.4.C64 2010
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen shows you how to become your own advocate and navigate the minefield of today's health-care system. Discover how to find a doctor who listens to you, ask the right questions for the best treatment and make the most out of a short office visit.
The Empowered Patient: How to Get the Right Diagnosis, Buy the Cheapest Drugs, Beat Your Insurance Company, and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time
R727.4.C64 2010
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen shows you how to become your own advocate and navigate the minefield of today's health-care system. Discover how to find a doctor who listens to you, ask the right questions for the best treatment and make the most out of a short office visit.
Connolly, John J. and Jean Morgan
America's Top Doctors
This annual Castle Connolly Guide identifies the nation's top doctors. The contents cover over 60 specialties and subspecialties.
America's Top Doctors
This annual Castle Connolly Guide identifies the nation's top doctors. The contents cover over 60 specialties and subspecialties.
Kussin, Steven Z.
Doctor, Your Patient Will See You Now: Gaining the Upper Hand in Your Medical Care
R727.3.K88 2011
Offering an insider's perspective, Kussin's book teaches readers how to be better patients in order to get better care, offers access to industrial-strength resources, and promotes an attitude that will prevent alienation and manipulation.
Doctor, Your Patient Will See You Now: Gaining the Upper Hand in Your Medical Care
R727.3.K88 2011
Offering an insider's perspective, Kussin's book teaches readers how to be better patients in order to get better care, offers access to industrial-strength resources, and promotes an attitude that will prevent alienation and manipulation.
Gruman, Jesse
AfterShock : What to do When the Doctor Gives You--Or Someone You Love--A Devastating Diagnosis
R727.4 .G74 2007x
Presented as an accessible guide on how to handle news of poor health diagnosis.
AfterShock : What to do When the Doctor Gives You--Or Someone You Love--A Devastating Diagnosis
R727.4 .G74 2007x
Presented as an accessible guide on how to handle news of poor health diagnosis.
Roize, Michael F.
You the Smart Patient
R727.3 R65 2006
Presenting clear and easy steps that will enable you to take control when facing a situation that involves a medical decision.
You the Smart Patient
R727.3 R65 2006
Presenting clear and easy steps that will enable you to take control when facing a situation that involves a medical decision.
Russell, Thomas R.
I Need an Operation... Now What? : A Patient's Guide to a Safe and Successful Outcome
RD31.3.R87 2008x
Includes chapters on choosing the surgeon and what to ask the surgeon at the first meeting.
I Need an Operation... Now What? : A Patient's Guide to a Safe and Successful Outcome
RD31.3.R87 2008x
Includes chapters on choosing the surgeon and what to ask the surgeon at the first meeting.
