CANTON, NY – Board Certified Physician Benjamin Collard, MD, CAQSM, has
joined the Canton-Potsdam Hospital Family Medicine team located in the EJ Noble
Professional Building, 80 East Main Street, Canton.
Dr. Collard is American Board of Family Medicine certified, and earned his
medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine,
Grenada, West Indies. He completed a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at
the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, where he received his Certificate
of Additional Qualifications in Sports Medicine (CAQSM). He finished his
residency through St. Elizabeth, Edgewood, KY.
Dr. Collard is no stranger to the North Country, as he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, stationed in Fort Drum; and acquired his undergraduate degree from Clarkson University.
“I look forward to my future opportunities with Canton-Potsdam
Hospital and St. Lawrence Health, along with the local universities and high
schools,” he continued. “Sports have always played a major part in my life. In
fact, a mentor of mine, CPH Hospitalist Dr. [Timothy] Atkinson introduced
himself with a forceful ‘hip-check’ during a pickup basketball game at
Clarkson. Little did I know that specific moment jump-started my journey into
medicine.”
As a Family Practitioner, Dr. Collard performs and/or requests diagnostic tests, makes diagnoses, prescribes treatments, performs biopsies and excisions of skin lesions, administers vaccinations, and performs follow-up examinations for pediatric and adult patients alike. He has also been highly trained in sports medicine, providing evaluations and treatments for individual athletes, and serving as a team physician for various men's and women's sports.
