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Elizabeth Truelove, M.D.
DownEast Orthopedics
Orthopedics
Bangor, ME
Most recent review: 3 days ago
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4.9
528 Ratings
237 Comments
Dr. Elizabeth Truelove completed her orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh, where she was awarded a nomination to the American Orthopaedic Association, an honor bestowed on the top one to two residents in each orthopaedic surgery program in the country. As a chief resident, she received the Orthopedic Surgery Resident Research Day Prize based on outstanding research and presentation and then continued her training by specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery through a fellowship at the University of Chicago.
4.9
528 Ratings
237 Comments
Dr. Elizabeth Truelove completed her orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh, where she was awarded a nomination to the American Orthopaedic Association, an honor bestowed on the top one to two residents in each orthopaedic surgery program in the country. As a chief resident, she received the Orthopedic Surgery Resident Research Day Prize based on outstanding research and presentation and then continued her training by specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery through a fellowship at the University of Chicago.
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Dr. Elizabeth Truelove was born and raised in Massachusetts and attended high school in New Hampshire. After graduation, she pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors in Mathematics. She worked for two years in government contracting outside Washington, DC before attending medical school at Georgetown University. She then completed her orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh, where she was awarded a nomination to the American Orthopaedic Association, an honor bestowed on the top one to two residents in each orthopaedic surgery program in the country. As a chief resident, she received the Orthopedic Surgery Resident Research Day Prize based on outstanding research and presentation and then continued her training by specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery through a fellowship at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Truelove is married with a son and a daughter. She is thrilled to be back in a place where she can ski, hike, and spend time with her family in Massachusetts and Blue Hill, ME. She looks forward to taking care of patients and growing her practice here in Maine.
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Professional, extremely thorough & outstanding bedside manner.
She did a great job, was thorough and quick. However, she spoke really, really fast, sometimes making it difficult to understand her. That’s the only reason I gave her four stars instead of five.
Very nice to work with. Happy with my results so far.
Knowledgeable, attentive, and a sense of humor.
Very friendly and knowledgeable.
A pleasure as always
DR Truelove was very nice. She listened to me and seemed to care about me as a patient not just a number. Worked with me to get best outcome for my condition
Superb patient care!
She was a true delight to meet with today. Elizabeth took the time to really explain and be sure I understood what was happening with my hand. Feeling much better about how to treat this and not be so worried about it. Thank you for taking the time with me!
I much enjoyed my visit with Elizabeth Truelove. She took the time to discuss today’s course of action and we discussed a possible out patient surgery at a future date to deal with four trigger fingers. She made sure I was comfortable after today’s procedure and understood options for future treatment. At no time did I feel that my visit was being rushed. The best hand doctor that I have visited over the years.