Urgent Care of Connecticut Appoints Michael Finkelstein, M.D. to Staff Physician

December , 2011 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Urgent Care of Connecticut has appointed Michael Finkelstein, M.D. to staff physician and member of Urgent Care Medical Associates, LLC. Dr. Finkelstein will treat patients primarily in the Ridgefield, CT location at 10 South St., Suite 101.
“We enthusiastically welcome Dr. Michael Finkelstein to our team of Urgent Care Physicians,” said Chief Medical Officer, Jeannie Kenkare, D.O., “Dr. Finkelstein is well-respected by his patients and colleagues. He is experienced, talented, and a great fit for us as an Urgent Care Physician.”
Dr. Finkelstein is board certified in Internal Medicine and currently holds the rank of major in the New York State Guard. For his undergraduate studies, he earned a B.S. degree from Long Island University where he studied to be a Physician Assistant. He earned an M.D. from Ross University School of Medicine. Before his residency, he was a Physician Assistant at Beth Abraham Hospital in the Bronx. His Internal Medicine residency was at The Brooklyn Hospital, where he was appointed Chief Medical Resident from 1987-1988.
He was Assistant Medical Director for Beth Abraham Hospital and The Family Health Center of The White Plains Hospital. While at White Plains Hospital, he served as Medical Director of Occupational Health and was an Emergency Room attending physician. He then practiced Wound Care at Mount Vernon Hospital and was appointed to Director of Wound Care and Hyperbarics. He had private practices in Internal Medicine in Mount Vernon and Cold Spring, NY

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