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  • Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
  • Accepting new patients
  • 27 years of experience
  • Candlewood Valley Pediatrics Pc 120 Park Lane Rd Ste A101, New Milford, CT 06776
  • (860) 355-8190

Brief Intro

Dr. Matthew Abel joined Candlewood Valley Pediatrics in 2001. Originally from Yorktown Heights, NY, he is a 1993 Alumnus of George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, where he earned a BS in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Dr. Abel also received his MA in Biomedical Educational from Touro College in Dix Hills, NY, in 1994. He completed his medical degree in 1998 from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Medicine, in Haifa, Israel. Upon returning to the United States, Dr. Abel finished his pediatric residency in 2001 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, NJ. He is board certified in Pediatrics and is on staff at New Milford Hospital and at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford. He is also certified in pediatric advanced life support and neonatal resuscitation. Dr. Abel lives in New Milford with his wife and two children. When not seeing patients in the office, he can be found playing left center field for his softball team, studying Tang Soo Do martial arts, or slicing a drive on any golf course.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

Jersey Shore Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Ruth And Bruce Rappaport Fac Of Med Technion Israel Inst Of Technology - 1998

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Location & Hours

  • Candlewood Valley Pediatrics
  • 120 Park Lane Rd Ste A101, New Milford, CT 06776
  • Mon:8:30 am - 6:00 pm
    Tue:8:30 am - 6:00 pm
    Wed:8:30 am - 6:00 pm
    Thu:8:30 am - 6:00 pm
    Fri:8:30 am - 6:00 pm
    Sat:9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Pediatrics

Conditions Addressed

  • Hemolytic Anemia
  • Undescended and Retractile Testicle
  • Epilepsy
  • Acute Pharyngitis
  • Acute Bronchitis
  • Constipation
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Chronic Sinusitis
  • Ventral Hernia
  • Dehydration
  • Deviated Nasal Septum
  • Bronchial Asthma
  • Gingival and Periodontal Diseases
  • Lyme Disease
  • Burns
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Anxiety Phobic Disorders
  • Skin and Subcutaneous Infections
  • Acute Conjunctivitis
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Eczema
  • Otitis Media
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Medical Mutual
  • Meritain Health
  • UnitedHealthcare Oxford
  • Cigna
  • Aetna
  • ConnectiCare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EmblemHealth
  • Assurant Health
  • HealthFirst (NY)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Capital Blue Cross
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