Dr. Kwan is an emergency physician with Emergency Medical Management Associates and associate medical director at Garfield Medical Center in Monterey Park, California.
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ACEP Now: Vol 36 – No 03 – March 2017
Mr. Williams is a fourth-year medical student at Western University School of Medicine in Pomona, California.
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March 9, 2023
Daniel MeressaGood diagnosis with good investigation will end up with good treatment and follow-up