Connect Now John Binford, MD Emergency Medicine Biography Contact Info: Office:  828-894-3311 Facility/Office: St. Luke's Hospital Emergency Department 101 Hospital Drive Columbus, NC 28722 Education: Yale University School of Medicine Internship: Yale University School of Medicine Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital Certification: Board Certified – Emergency Medicine More/Other Information: Dr. John Binford is an Emergency Medicine Doctor at St. Luke’s Hospital, with special training and skill in addressing urgent illnesses and injuries in patients of all ages. Board certified in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Binford, MD has performed in trauma centers, intensive care units, and emergency rooms. Emergency Medicine is the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Emergency Medicine Doctors include severe injuries, trauma, sepsis, burns, acute coronary syndrome, poisoning, heart attack, and stroke. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Medicine Doctors include CPR, ECG, projection radiography, CT scan, x-ray, blood testing, suturing, inserting chest tubs, setting bones, and admitting patients into hospitals.