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Lifespan Physician Profile:
Benjamin Walker, MD
 Benjamin
Walker, MD, is chairman of emergency medicine at Newport
Hospital. He has been with the hospital since 1994 and has been
department chairman since 1997. Walker attended medical school at
the College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University)
and completed a residency in emergency medicine at the
Joint Military Medical Centers in San Antonio, Texas.
Other Facts:
- Walker is residency trained and board certified in emergency
medicine
- He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency
Physicians.
- He is a past president of the Rhode Island Chapter of the
American College of Emergency Physicians.
Newport Hospital's emergency department, which includes
seven physicians and two physician assistants, treated more than
28,000 people last year. The department will move into the
hospital's new Alletta Morris Building in September.
"The staff is tremendously excited about the move,"
says Walker. "The new space and equipment will enable us to
increase efficiency, enhance patient comfort, and improve the
quality of care."
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Emergency
Medicine