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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. George Hom identified specializing in Pediatric MedicinePediatric Medicine
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social, and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Pediatric Medicine.

Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Hom is affiliated with 1 hospital:

South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Rd
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA

Education

Dr. Hom attended medical school at New York University School of Medicine and graduated in 1983 having 29 years experience. Additional Pediatric Medicine training was conducted at Boston City Hospital.

While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. George Hom as:

• G Hom

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