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- Dr. Catherine Shanahan, MD
Dr. Catherine Shanahan, MD
Family Medicine•Female•Age 55
Family Medicine
Dr. Catherine Shanahan, MD is a Family Medicine Specialist in Newtown, CT and has over 29 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from UMDNJ-ROBT W JOHNSON MED SCH in 1994. She is affiliated with Danbury Hospital. Her office accepts new patients.

Western Connecticut Medical Group
170 Mount Pleasant Rd Newtown, CT 06470Accepting new patients
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Specialties
- Family Medicine
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What conditions does Dr. Catherine Shanahan, MD treat?
Dr. Shanahan frequently treats the following conditions: Acute Upper Respiratory Infection, Adhesive Capsulitis, and Allergic Rhinitis. See more on Healthgrades.
What is Dr. Catherine Shanahan, MD's office address?
Dr. Shanahan's office is located at 170 Mount Pleasant Rd, Newtown, CT 06470. You can find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.
Is Dr. Catherine Shanahan, MD affiliated with any hospitals?
Dr. Catherine Shanahan, MD is affiliated with Danbury Hospital.
How much experience does Dr. Catherine Shanahan, MD have?
Dr. Shanahan has over 28 years of healthcare experience.
Experience and Background Checks
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Dr. Shanahan's conditions and procedures:
- ACTH (Cosyntropin) Stimulation Test
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infection
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Alcohol Misuse Screening and Counseling
- Alcohol or Substance Misuse Screening and Counseling
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Anemia
- Anemia and Iron Deficiency Screening
- Anxiety
- Arrhythmia Screening
- Asthma
- Back Pain
- Bacteriuria Screening
- Blood Allergy Testing
- Bone Density Scan
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Cancer Screening
- Cardiovascular Stress Test
- Chest Pain Evaluation
- Chlamydia Infection Screening
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cold Sore
- Colitis
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Dementia Evaluation
- Dementia or Depression Screening
- Detoxification Evaluation
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes Type 2
- Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
- Diabetic Evaluation
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diarrhea
- Dipstick Urinalysis
- Disability Evaluation
- Drug Allergy Testing
- Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Scan
- Dynamic Endocrine Function Test
- Dyslexia Assessment
- Dyslipidemia
- Earwax Buildup
- Echocardiography
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Essential Tremor
- Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fetal Cardiac Screening
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Genetic Screening for Breast Cancer
- Geriatric Assessment
- Goiter
- Gonorrhea Screening
- Health Screening
- Heart Disease
- HeartAware Online Risk Screening
- Heartburn
- Hepatitis A Screening
- Hepatitis B Virus Screening
- Hepatitis C Virus Screening
- Hepatitis Screening
- Herpes Simplex Infection
- Herpes Simplex Screening
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Sprain
- HIV Screening
- Home Sleep Study
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Impairment Rating Evaluation
- Independent Educational Evaluation
- Infertility
- Joint Fluid Test
- Joint Pain
- Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
- Lipedema
- Lipid Disorders
- Low Back Pain
- Lyme Disease Evaluation
- Mammography
- McMurray's Test
- Melanoma Screening
- Memory Disorders
- Memory Evaluation
- Menopause Evaluation and Treatment
- Migraine
- Mole Evaluation
- Mood Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Obesity
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Screening
- Ovarian Cancer Screening
- Overweight
- Patch Testing
- Perimenopause
- Pollen Allergy
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Polyuria
- Pre-Operative Evaluation
- Pregnancy Test
- Prostate Cancer Screening
- Prostate Cancer Screening Exam (DRE)
- Proteinuria
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychiatric Evaluation - Child and Adolescent
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluations Prior to Bariatric Surgery
- Rapid Flu Test
- Sexually Transmitted Infections Screening
- Shortness of Breath
- Shoulder Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis
- Skin Screenings
- Skin Testing and Screening
- Spinal and Postural Screening
- STD Screening
- Strep Test
- Symptomatic Menopause
- Syphilis Screening
- Testosterone Deficiency
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodule Evaluation
- Thyroid Scan
- Thyroid Screening
- Trichomoniasis Screening
- Tuberculosis Screening
- Ultrasound, Thyroid
- Urine Pregnancy Test
- Vaccination
- Vaginosis Screening
- VAP Lipid Testing
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Water Deprivation Test
- Wellness Examination
- Wheelchair Evaluation
- Wheezing
- Worker's Compensation Evaluations
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Dr. Shanahan accepts the following insurance:
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Pathway X Ind PPO Direct Access CT
- Benesys
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
- BlueConnect HMO
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Preferred Blue PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- EmblemHealth
- Emblem Health
- First Health
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Health Net
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medico
- MultiPlan
- Mutual of Omaha
- Premera Blue Cross
- UnitedHealthCare
- United Healthcare
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Affiliated Hospitals
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Learn more about how Healthgrades measuresHospital Quality.71% Patients that would definitely recommend, 1% higher than the national average
2 Awards Received
Award Highlight: State Ranking Award - Gastrointestinal Surgery™ (2023)
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