DR. PETER H SIMKIN M.D. NPI 1669410478

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DR. Peter H Simkin, M.D. is a nuclear medicine in Worcester, MA. The provider is a nuclear medicine specialist employs the properties of radioactive atoms and molecules in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and in research. Radiation detection and imaging instrument systems are used to detect disease as it changes the function and metabolism of normal cells, tissues and organs. A wide variety of diseases can be found in this way, usually before the structure of the organ involved by the disease can be seen to be abnormal by any other techniques. Early detection of coronary artery disease (including acute heart attack), early cancer detection and evaluation of the effect of tumor treatment, diagnosis of infection and inflammation anywhere in the body and early detection of blood clot in the lungs are all possible with these techniques. Unique forms of radioactive molecules can attack and kill cancer cells (e.g., lymphoma, thyroid cancer) or can relieve the severe pain of cancer that has spread to bone DR. Peter H Simkin, M.D. NPI is 1669410478. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

The provider's business location address is:

55 LAKE AVE N
DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
WORCESTER, MA
ZIP 01655-002
Phone: (508) 856-4253

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/3/2006 and was last updated on 7/8/2007.

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