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Thomas Atwood, MD

4.8 out of 5 (33 Ratings)

Specialties:

Hospitalist

About Thomas Atwood

Thomas M. Atwood earned his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 2017. He then completed his internship and family medicine residency at the Brown University Family Medicine Program in Pawtucket, RI. During his residency, he completed clinical work and research on diabetes management.

Dr. Atwood’s clinical interests include Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, chronic disease management, and complex care coordination. He was motivated to become a doctor through the exceptional medical professionals who cared for him when he was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of twelve. In this way, his clinical work is inspired by his own personal experience.

Dr. Atwood’s personal philosophy of care is to walk with each of his patients on their unique journey through sickness and health. He chose to practice family medicine as it allows him to provide family-centered care for patients of all ages and from all walks of life.

Outside of work, Dr. Atwood enjoys playing board and card games, and spending time with his wife and children. He also actively volunteers in his local church community. 

Locations

Practicing at the following locations:

  1. St. Luke's Hospital

    101 Page Street
    New Bedford, MA 02740

    P: 508-997-1515

    Get Directions 41.62643509999999 -70.93823429999998

Insurances Accepted

Southcoast accepts most major insurance plans. Call the Southcoast patient registration department at 844-297-2952 or your health plan with any questions regarding coverage.

Provider Ratings

Rating Willingness to recommend provider’s office Overall Provider Experience Courtesy and Respect of Staff
4.8
4.8
4.9
5

Patient Comments (10)

At Southcoast Health, we strive to deliver exceptional patient care along with an exceptional patient experience. We appreciate all of your feedback and share your comments to recognize the wonderful care our teams provide to you as well as identify areas for improvement.

  • Dr. Atwood is the best physician I have ever had and I shall miss him dearly.The staff continues to be friendly, helpful and kind.I can't think of anything that might improve my experience as I am just so grateful for all you are and all you do.

  • He explained everything so thoroughly!

  • The whole staff is so wonderful especialy my dr doctor is so wonderful hes awsome

  • very caring and empathetic staff. I'm always treated with the utmost respect and dignity

  • The experience with Dr. Atwood has always been wonderful. Yesterday, I called because I had a cat bite, they called me back within 5 minutes, and he saw me almost immediately as soon as I could get to the office. He was wonderful, no problems, and I felt a whole lot better ... and it's always been that way. So, thank you.

  • Kind and informative.

  • Dr Atwood listens to my concerns and explains so I can understand even tho I have a medical background. He will be an asset to his upcoming teaching position. I wish him well. I'm going to miss him. Now on to finding another provider!!!!!

  • The doctor was excellent, fully knowledgeable. He is no longer going to be my PCP because he's leaving, but he's probably the best one I've ever had. Thank you.

  • Very patient, courteous & helpful

  • Campassionate, knowledgeable, listened to what I had to say

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Why does Southcoast publish survey ratings online?
Southcoast is dedicated to providing patients and consumers with helpful information about the quality of our patients’ experiences. Star ratings published on our physician biography pages are based on actual responses from patients of that particular physician to patient satisfaction surveys that are distributed and processed by a national patient satisfaction survey vendor.

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How is the Patient Satisfaction Star Rating Calculated?
Star ratings are calculated using an average of all survey responses to each of three questions: Courtesy and Respect of Staff, Provider Overall Rating, and  Willingness to Recommend Provider’s Office.  The star rating displayed on our physicians’ main biography page represents the average of the three measures for that particular physician.