Dr. McGovern is an emergency medicine resident at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey.
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ACEP Now: Vol 34 – No 12 – December 2015
Dr. Justin McNamee is an attending physician at Emergency Medicine Professionals in Ormond Beach, Florida.
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