Jeffrey Feden, MD

Emergency Medicine Doctor

Dr. Jeffrey Feden is an Emergency Medicine Doctor in Providence, RI with special training and skill in addressing urgent illnesses and injuries in patients of all ages. As an Emergency Medicine Doctor, Jeffrey Feden, MD performs in trauma centers, intensive care units, and emergency rooms. Emergency Medicine is the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Emergency Medicine Doctors include severe injuries, trauma, sepsis, burns, acute coronary syndrome, poisoning, heart attack, and stroke. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Medicine Doctors include CPR, ECG, projection radiography, CT scan, x-ray, blood testing, suturing, inserting chest tubs, setting bones, and admitting patients into hospitals.

An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor

Dr. Jeffrey Feden is a Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor in Providence, RI with special training and skill in Sports Medicine and certified in Emergency Medicine. As a Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor, Jeffrey Feden, MD performs emergency medical treatment of sports-related injuries. Emergency Sports Medicine is the prevention and treatment of injuries in athletes that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors include heat illness, concussions, fractures, heart attacks, and ACL tears. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors include resuscitations, imaging tests, intravenous fluid deliveries, and bone settings.

An emergency physician with special knowledge in sports medicine is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention and management of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician has knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle. Knowledge of exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation and epidemiology is essential to the practice of sports medicine.