Scott Myers is a neurodevelopmental pediatrician and associate professor of pediatrics at the Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute at Geisinger in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Scott Myers
Associate professor
Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute at Geisinger
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