Dr. John R. Hedberg, MD

Geriatric Medicine Doctor
Internal Medicine Doctor

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Dr. Hedberg practices Geriatric Medicine and Internal Medicine in Lakewood, Colorado.

Physician Profile for Dr. John R. Hedberg, MD

Address:: 165 South Union Boulevard; Lakewood, CO 80228

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 30; Practice Member Since: 1998.; Physician Website: http://www.nwphysicians.com
Awards and Honors:: 2007, Fellow of the American College of Physicians
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Appointments:: Colorado Medical Group; Health First Physicians, P.C.; New West Physicians, P.C.; Senior Citizen's Health Center, St. Luke's Hospital; University of Colorado Medical School, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: 1982, Board of Directors, Denver Medical Society; 1982, Fellow, American College of Physicians
Foreign Languages Spoken:: Swedish

Patient / Medical Philosophy: My goal is to help my patients be as well as they can be, with a focus on prevention and a broad-minded but scientific approach to alternative medicine.

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Geriatric Medicine; Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.; Internal Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. John R. Hedberg, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: University of Minnesota Medical School - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN 1979
Residency:: Presbyterian St Lukes Medical Center
Denver, CO 1982
Positions:: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Denver, CO
Undergraduate School:: Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 1973

Physician Recognition

Certification in:: Diabetes Care Link

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Sheild HMO, PPO, POS, HMO Colorado, Blue Advantage
Beechstreet (formerly CAPPCare) PPO
CIGNA HMO, PPO, POS, PPA
Colorado Access (CHP+ only)
First Health (formerly Affordable)/CCN PPO
Great West Life (formerly One Health Plan) HMO, PPO, POS
Mountain Medical Affiliates (MMA) PPO, PPONext, GEHA
Pacificare HOM, POS, PPO
PHCS PPO, Fortis
Rocky Mountain HMO, Senior HMO, PPO, EPO
Secure Horizons HMO
Sloans Lake PPO, HMO,
United Healthcare HMO, POS, PPO, Golden Rule

Participates in Clinical Trials:

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. John R. Hedberg, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. John R. Hedberg, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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