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Insurance
  • Amerihealth (1292)
  • MVP Health Care (958)
  • Oxford Health Plans (540)
  • First Health (335)
  • Oscar Health (327)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (312)
  • MagnaCare (297)
  • Cigna (277)
  • Curative (240)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (240)
  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (211)
  • Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP) (187)
  • Aetna (155)
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (154)
  • UnitedHealthCare (151)
  • Connecticare (131)
  • Humana (125)
  • EmblemHealth (109)
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (107)
  • Independence Blue Cross (106)
  • QualCare (93)
  • Capital Blue Cross (86)
  • Fidelis Care (79)
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (75)
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (66)
  • MultiPlan (58)
  • Healthfirst (49)
  • Anthem (33)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (31)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (21)
  • Anthem Blue Cross (1)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company (1)
  • Blue Care Network of Michigan (1)
  • Blue Care Network of Michigan (BCN) (1)
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (1)
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of South Carolina (1)
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  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Florida Blue (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (1)
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas (1)
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming (1)
  • Blue Cross of Idaho (1)
  • Blue Medicare Advantage (1)
  • Blue Shield of California (1)
  • Blue Shield of Northeastern New York (1)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (1)
  • Canopy Health (1)
  • CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. (1)
  • CBA Blue (1)
  • ChoiceCare Network (1)
  • Cigna-HealthSpring (1)
  • Delta Dental (1)
  • Delta Dental of New York (1)
  • Delta Dental of Washington (1)
  • Florida Blue (1)
  • Health Net (1)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York (1)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia (1)
  • Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York (1)
  • Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois (1)
  • Humana Employers Health Plan of Georgia (1)
  • Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana (1)
  • Humana Health Plan of Ohio (1)
  • Humana Health Plan of Texas (1)
  • Humana/CompBenefits (1)
  • HumanaOne (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States (1)
  • Medicaid (1)
  • Medicaid of Arkansas (1)
  • Medicaid of California (1)
  • Medicaid of Florida (1)
  • Medicaid of Idaho (1)
  • Medicaid of Illinois (1)
  • Medicaid of Indiana (1)
  • Medicaid of Kentucky (1)
  • Medicaid of Maryland (1)
  • Medicaid of Missouri (1)
  • Medicaid of Oregon (1)
  • Medicaid of Tennessee (1)
  • Medicaid of Utah (1)
  • Premera Blue Cross (1)
  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah (1)
  • Regence Blue Shield of Washington (1)
  • Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon (1)
  • Regence BlueShield (1)
  • United Concordia (1)
  • United Concordia Dental (1)
  • UnitedHealth Group (1)
  • UnitedHealthcare Benefits of Texas (1)
  • UnitedHealthcare of California (1)
  • UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley (1)
  • UnitedHealthOne (1)
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield (1)
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Gender

Gender
  • Female (665)
  • Male (1065)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (103)
  • Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) (33)
  • Critical Care Medicine (17)
  • Internal Medicine (17)
  • Medical Toxicology (16)
  • Family Medicine (10)
  • Pediatrics (10)
  • Addiction Medicine (8)
  • Physician Assistant (PA) (8)
  • Occupational Medicine (6)
  • Sports Medicine (6)
  • Urgent Care Medicine (5)
  • Clinical Informatics (3)
  • General Surgery (3)
  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine (3)
  • Trauma Surgery (3)
  • Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) (2)
  • Cosmetic Medicine (2)
  • Genetics (2)
  • Dermatology (2)
  • Emergency Sports Medicine (2)
  • Orthopedic Surgery (2)
  • Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (2)
  • Pain Medicine (2)
  • Personal Emergency Response Attendance (2)
  • Surgical Assistance (2)
  • Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine (2)
  • Acupuncture (1)
  • Addiction Psychiatry (1)
  • Pediatric Medicine (1)
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Age

Age
  • Under 40 (354)
  • 41-50 (307)
  • 51-60 (530)
  • 61-70 (178)
  • Over 70 (181)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (21)
  • Tomorrow (14)
  • Schedules online (6)
  • Accepts new patients (239)
  • Telehealth (117)

Language

Language
  • Arabic (2)
  • Armenian (1)
  • Chinese (2)
  • Chinese, Cantonese (3)
  • Chinese, Mandarin (2)
  • Chinese, Min Nan (2)
  • Farsi (1)
  • French (6)
  • German (3)
  • Greek (2)
  • Gujarati (5)
  • Hebrew (4)
  • Hindi (7)
  • Hungarian (1)
  • Italian (6)
  • Japanese (1)
  • Korean (1)
  • Portuguese (2)
  • Punjabi (1)
  • Romanian (1)
  • Russian (2)
  • Spanish (27)
  • Tagalog (1)
  • Ukrainian (1)
  • Urdu (2)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (288)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (386)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (541)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (607)
  • 1 Star And Higher (750)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • Cooper University Hospital (76)
  • Morristown Medical Center (63)
  • St. Joseph's University Medical Center (60)
  • Hackensack University Medical Center (52)
  • Inspira Medical Center Elmer (48)
  • Overlook Medical Center (47)
  • Inspira Medical Center Vineland (45)
  • AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City Campus (45)
  • Jefferson Stratford Hospital (45)
  • Jersey Shore University Medical Center (43)
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (43)
  • University Hospital (39)
  • Jersey City Medical Center (37)
  • Community Medical Center (37)
  • Ocean University Medical Center (36)
  • Bayshore Medical Center (35)
  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (31)
  • Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell (31)
  • JFK University Medical Center (28)
  • Englewood Hospital (28)
  • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (27)
  • Capital Health Regional Medical Center (27)
  • Valley Hospital (25)
  • Virtua Voorhees Hospital (25)
  • Riverview Medical Center (24)
  • Palisades Medical Center (23)
  • Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (22)
  • Chilton Medical Center (21)
  • Raritan Bay Medical Center (20)
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (20)
  • Virtua Mount Holly Hospital (20)
  • Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center (19)
  • Hunterdon Medical Center (19)
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway (19)
  • Monmouth Medical Center (19)
  • Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (19)
  • Clara Maass Medical Center (18)
  • Cape Regional Medical Center (18)
  • Saint Clare's Denville Hospital (18)
  • Hackettstown Medical Center (17)
  • Holy Name Medical Center (16)
  • Newton Medical Center (16)
  • Inspira Medical Center-Mannington (16)
  • Saint Peter's University Hospital (16)
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (15)
  • Bayonne Medical Center (15)
  • CareWell Health Medical Center (14)
  • Hudson Regional Hospital (13)
  • Southern Ocean Medical Center (13)
  • Centrastate Medical Center (13)
  • Shore Medical Center (12)
  • Trinitas Regional Medical Center (11)
  • Hoboken University Medical Center (10)
  • St. Luke's Hospital-Warren Campus (9)
  • Christ Hospital (9)
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital (8)
  • Saint Michael's Medical Center (8)
  • Virtua Willingboro Hospital (8)
  • White Plains Hospital (7)
  • Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical (7)
  • Capital Health-East Trenton (6)
  • St. Mary's General Hospital (6)
  • Nyack Hospital (5)
  • Bergen New Bridge Medical Center (5)
  • Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (5)
  • St. Mary Medical Center (4)
  • Grand View Health (4)
  • Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (4)
  • St. Luke's Hospital-Bethlehem Campus (4)
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (4)
  • Lower Bucks Hospital (4)
  • Crozer-Chester Medical Center (3)
  • Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall (3)
  • Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital (3)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem (3)
  • St. Luke's Hospital-Easton Campus (3)
  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center (3)
  • Saint Vincent Hospital (3)
  • Lenox Hill Hospital (3)
  • Milton S Hershey Medical Center (3)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health (3)
  • Putnam Hospital Center (3)
  • Lankenau Medical Center (3)
  • The Brooklyn Hospital Center (3)
  • Mount Sinai Hospital (3)
  • Saint Luke's Hospital Anderson (3)
  • Vassar Brothers Medical Center (3)
  • Christiana Hospital (3)
  • Montefiore Medical Center (2)
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest (2)
  • Rome Health Hospital (2)
  • Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus (2)
  • NYU Langone Hospitals (2)
  • Phelps Hospital (2)
  • Saint Mary's Hospital (2)
  • Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center-West Burlington (2)
  • Wayne Memorial Hospital (2)
  • Northern Westchester Hospital (2)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln (2)
  • Children's National Hospital (2)
  • Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital (2)
  • Samaritan Hospital (2)
  • Sisters of Charity Hospital (2)
  • J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital (2)
  • North Shore University Hospital (2)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital (2)
  • University Hospital at Downstate (2)
  • Ellis Hospital (2)
  • Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (2)
  • St Luke's Hospital-Upper Bucks Campus (2)
  • Newyork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital (2)
  • Temple University Hospital (2)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst (2)
  • Kenmore Mercy Hospital (2)
  • Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital (2)
  • West Kendall Baptist Hospital (2)
  • St Peter's Hospital (2)
  • Griffin Hospital (2)
  • Riverside Medical Center (2)
  • Newyork-Presbyterian Queens (2)
  • Long Island Community Hospital (2)
  • Delaware County Memorial Hospital (2)
  • St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center (2)
  • Good Samaritan Hospital (2)
  • HCA Florida Saint Lucie Hospital (2)
  • Westchester Medical Center (2)
  • MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (2)
  • MidHudson Regional Hospital (2)
  • Southern Maine Health Care (2)
  • Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (1)
  • HCA Florida Englewood Hospital (1)
  • University of MD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center (1)
  • HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital (1)
  • Mercy Hospital South (1)
  • CHI Health St. Francis (1)
  • SKY Lakes Medical Center (1)
  • Trinity Medical (1)
  • Albany Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Advocate Condell Medical Center (1)
  • Hahnemann University Hospital (1)
  • Abrazo West Campus (1)
  • Atrium Health Pineville (1)
  • Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center (1)
  • Halifax Health /Uf Health Medical Center of Delton (1)
  • Adena Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center (1)
  • Oswego Hospital (1)
  • St. Luke's Lehighton Campus (1)
  • Good Samaritan Medical Center (1)
  • Uniontown Hospital (1)
  • MedStar St. Mary's Hospital (1)
  • University Hospital S University N Y Health Science Center (1)
  • Mercy Hospital Downtown-Bakersfield (1)
  • HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital (1)
  • Guthrie Corning Hospital (1)
  • Phoenixville Hospital (1)
  • Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center (1)
  • Greenwich Hospital (1)
  • HCA Florida Largo Hospital (1)
  • Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital (1)
  • Reading Hospital (1)
  • Los Robles Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (1)
  • Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital (1)
  • Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (1)
  • McLeod Loris Hospital (1)
  • Berkshire Medical Center (1)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (1)
  • Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center (1)
  • Doylestown Hospital (1)
  • Memorial Satilla Health (1)
  • Pottstown Hospital (1)
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (1)
  • PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center (1)
  • Riverside Walter Reed Hospital (1)
  • Franciscan Health Munster (1)
  • Northern Dutchess Hospital (1)
  • Northern Light Inland Hospital (1)
  • St Luke's Hospital-Monroe Campus (1)
  • St Luke's Hospital-Carbon Campus (1)
  • Mount St. Mary's Hospital (1)
  • Wellstar Spalding Medical Center (1)
  • UnityPoint Health-Trinity Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (1)
  • Connally Memorial Medical Center (1)
  • HCA Florida Palms West Hospital (1)
  • Pine Ridge IHS Hospital (1)
  • Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Children's Hospital of San Antonio (1)
  • Enloe Medical Center (1)
  • Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (1)
  • Mount Auburn Hospital (1)
  • Mercy Medical Center Merced (1)
  • Humboldt County Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Columbia Memorial Hospital (1)
  • HCA Florida JFK Hospital (1)
  • Baptist Health Floyd (1)
  • Jefferson Washington Township Hospital (1)
  • Mayers Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital West La (1)
  • HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital (1)
  • UC San Diego Health Hillcrest Hillcrest Medical Center (1)
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital (1)
  • Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital (1)
  • IU Health West Hospital (1)
  • St Rose Hospital (1)
  • Newyork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (1)
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street (1)
  • Mount Sinai Morningside (1)
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street (1)
  • MedStar Harbor Hospital (1)
  • North Houston Surgical Hospital (1)
  • Macneal Hospital (1)
  • Sentara Obici Hospital (1)
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton (1)
  • Emanuel Medical Center (1)
  • Carney Hospital (1)
  • Stamford Hospital (1)
  • Lawton Indian Hospital (1)
  • Davis Medical Center (1)
  • Wilkes-Barre General Hospital (1)
  • MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (1)
  • Riverview Hospital (1)
  • Suburban Hospital (1)
  • Mercy Medical Center (1)
  • Tyler County Hospital (1)
  • Richmond University Medical Center (1)
  • Rapides Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Flushing Hospital Medical Center (1)
  • Anderson County Hospital (1)
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (1)
  • CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System (1)
  • Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (1)
  • Geneva General Hospital (1)
  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General Campus (1)
  • HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital (1)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan (1)
  • Beebe Medical Center (1)
  • Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue (1)
  • Inspira Medical Center Woodbury (1)
  • Oroville Hospital (1)
  • BronxCare Hospital Center (1)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County (1)
  • Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital (1)
  • CHRISTUS Saint Frances Cabrini Hospital (1)
  • Garnet Health Medical Center (1)
  • Stoughton Hospital (1)
  • Frederick Health Hospital (1)
  • Broward Health Imperial Point (1)
  • Riverside Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (1)
  • Adirondack Medical Center Saranac Lake (1)
  • Nacogdoches Medical Center (1)
  • Las Palmas Medical Center (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center (1)
  • Winchester Medical Center (1)
  • Southeastern Regional Medical Center (1)
  • West Boca Medical Center (1)
  • St. Clare Hospital (1)
  • NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island (1)
  • South Texas Health System Edinburg (1)
  • UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights (1)
  • Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (1)
  • Huntington Hospital (1)
  • Jefferson Methodist Hospital (1)
  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (1)
  • BRYN Mawr Hospital (1)
  • St. Luke's Hospital-Miners Campus (1)
  • Schneck Medical Center (1)
  • Guthrie Troy Community Hospital (1)
  • Stony Brook University Hospital (1)
  • Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center (1)
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1)
  • Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (1)
  • MountainView Hospital (1)
  • Beloit Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Nazareth Hospital (1)
  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1)
  • Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (1)
  • Charlton Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center (1)
  • Allen County Regional Hospital (1)
  • Christ Hospital (1)
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (1)
  • Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca (1)
  • Grant Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center (1)
  • Wellstar Paulding Medical Center (1)
  • CHI Health Midlands (1)
  • Baptist Hospital of Miami (1)
  • University of Maryland Medical Center (1)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi (1)
  • Up Health System Marquette (1)
  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (1)
  • Resolute Health Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center (1)
  • Sentara Leigh Hospital (1)
  • Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center (1)
  • MedStar Montgomery Medical Center (1)
  • Kent County Memorial Hospital (1)
  • HCA HealthONE SKY Ridge (1)
  • Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center (1)
  • Central Carolina Hospital (1)
  • Cha Cambridge Hospital (1)
  • NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn (1)
  • Chester County Hospital (1)
  • St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton (1)
  • Eskenazi Health (1)
  • Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware (1)
  • CHI Saint Lukes Health Memorial Livingston (1)
  • Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center (1)
  • Riverview Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital (1)
  • UAB Hospital (1)
  • Swedish American Hospital (1)
  • Union Hospital of Cecil County (1)
  • Beverly Hospital (1)
  • Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (1)
  • SSM Health St. Clare Hospital-Fenton (1)
  • HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital (1)
  • University of MD Capital Region Medical Center (1)
  • El Camino Hospital (1)
  • Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center (1)
  • Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital (1)
  • UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center (1)
  • Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (1)
  • St John's Riverside Hospital (1)
  • Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (1)
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Frequently Asked Questions About Emergency Medicine Specialists in New Jersey

You can find top-rated group practices in New Jersey using our group practice search feature (link to group practice state page). Simply select your city, and we'll provide you with a list of highly-rated group practices in your area.

Many emergency medicine specialists within our network are open to new patients. To locate them, initiatate a search for emergency medicine specialists in New Jersey, and you'll see the available options. You can then use the filter option to specify emergency medicine specialists who are currently accepting new patients.

Certainly, to find emergency medicine specialists in New Jersey that accept Cigna, simply perform a search for emergency medicine specialists in New Jersey and use our filter options to refine your search by selecting 'Cigna' as your insurance provider. This will help you identify the emergency medicine specialists near you who are currently accepting Cigna insurance.

Female emergency medicine specialists in New Jersey, can be located by using our doctor search tool. After performing a search for emergency medicine specialists near you, select 'Female' under gender to narrow your results.

To make the most of your upcoming doctor's appointment, start by gathering your medical records and listing your current medications. Take note of your symptoms and any questions you have. Don't forget to bring your insurance card and identification, and try to arrive a bit early. If your doctor provided specific instructions, be sure to follow them. Consider taking a trusted friend or family member for support during the appointment, and remember to be open and honest with your doctor about any changes in your health or concerns you may have.

Seeking a second opinion is your right as a patient. To do so, begin by discussing your desire for a second opinion with your current doctor. They can often recommend another specialist. You can also research and contact a specialist directly using our doctor finder. Ensure that your medical records and test results are shared between both doctors for a comprehensive evaluation.

You may need to see a specialist if you have a specific medical condition or symptoms beyond the scope of your primary care doctor. To get a referral, start by discussing your concerns with your primary care physician. They can evaluate your condition and provide a referral if necessary. Many insurance plans require referrals for specialist visits, so be sure to check your coverage.

When selecting a healthcare provider, consider factors such as their qualifications, experience, location, and whether they accept your insurance. Additionally, ask for recommendations from friends, family, or your current doctor. It's important to choose someone you feel comfortable with and trust.

Some signs that warrant immediate medical attention include severe chest pain, difficulty breathing, sudden weakness or numbness, severe injuries, severe allergic reactions, loss of consciousness, and signs of stroke or heart attack. If you experience any of these symptoms, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.