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Chad Shaffer, MD

Medical Writer and Reviewer Member of the SingleCare Medical Board
Chad Shaffer, MD, earned his medical doctorate from Penn State University and completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics. He has provided full-service primary care to all ages for over 15 years, building a practice from start up to over 3,000 patients. His passion is educating patients on their health and treatment, so they can make well-informed decisions.
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Someone holding their temples in pain: Right temple headache
Health Education

Right temple headache: Most likely causes and treatment

A pill bottle with an exclamation mark on the label: Testosterone side effects
Drug Info

Testosterone side effects and how to avoid them

A mortar and pestle with leaves inside: Dandelion root benefits
Wellness

7 potential benefits of dandelion root

Someone looking at an MRI of a hip: How much does an MRI cost?
Health Education

MRI costs: What you’ll pay with and without insurance

A man scratching his head: Why does my scalp hurt?
Health Education

Why does my scalp hurt? Related conditions and treatments

coffee mug with a heart design - coffee and cholesterol
Health Education

The coffee-cholesterol link

The back of the head of a person with long hair, with pain signals coming from the head: Headache locations and meanings
Health Education

Headache locations and meanings

A man rubbing his eyes under his glasses, resting his elbows on his desk: What causes temple headaches?
Health Education

What causes temple headaches? Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Three Rx pill bottles: Zolpidem interactions
Drug Info

Zolpidem interactions to avoid

Rx pill bottle and Rx prescription pad: Phentermine interactions
Drug Info

Phentermine interactions to avoid

Person holding the back of the head | headache in back of head
Health Education

8 headache causes

Woman with her hands on her neck touching her thyroid gland: Nmedies for hypothyroidism
Health Education

How to increase thyroid hormone naturally

Rx injection: What is a rooster comb injection?
Health Education

What is a rooster comb injection?

A prescription pad and pill bottle: How to increase testosterone during puberty
Health Education

How to increase testosterone during puberty

A women pulling her arm across her chest: Right shoulder blade pain causes
Health Education

What causes right shoulder blade pain? Related conditions and tr...

Rx prescription pad and Rx pill bottle: Metformin interactions
Drug Info

Metformin interactions to avoid

feet in tennis shoes - numbness in toes
Health Education

Why are my toes numb?

Rx pill bottle with eye illustration: What is blepharitis?
Health Education

What is blepharitis?

Box of tissues and nasal spray for allergies
Drug Info

Best allergy nasal sprays

Smiling mouth - antibiotics for tooth infection
Drug Info

Best Rx for tooth infections

Free weight, grapefruit | What is Type 3 Diabetes
Health Education

What is Type 3 diabetes?

Three Rx pill bottles: Imodium interactions
Health Education

Imodium interactions to avoid

Three Rx pill bottles: Amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate interactions to avoid
Drug Info

Amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate interactions to avoid

Tea, honey, and pills - 10 dry cough remedies
Health Education

10 dry cough remedies

Rx pill bottle with prescription pad: Cephalexin interactions
Drug Info

Cephalexin interactions to avoid

Hand holding a cup of coffee - Does coffee dehydrate you?
Wellness

Does coffee dehydrate you?

Rx pill bottle and prescription pad: Hydroxyzine-interactions
Drug Info

Hydroxyzine interactions to avoid

Cough syrup pouring into medication measuring cup: decongestant for high blood pressure
Drug Info

Safe cold medicine for high blood pressure

Rx prescription pad and Rx pill bottle: Crestor generic
Drug Info

Crestor generic availability, cost, and dosage

Rx vial and hypodermic needle: Lidocaine (Xylocaine) alternatives:
Drug Info

Lidocaine (Xylocaine) alternatives: What can I take instead of l...

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