William V. Begg, III, MD

Dr. Begg is the Jo and John Luicci Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine at Danbury Hospital. He believes that all patients should be treated as if they were a family member, with the highest degree of respect and quality care. Dr. Begg is the longest tenured emergency medicine physician at Danbury Hospital and is the vice president of medical affairs at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.

Why should someone choose you to care for their health?
I provides excellent care, close to home.

What is the most important thing your patients should expect from their professional relationship with you? What do you expect from them?
Patients should expect to be treated with dignity and efficiency.

How do you spend your personal time when you're not caring for patients?
Spending time with family and taking care of personal health are the two main goals that I subscribe to.

Why did you choose your specialty and what is its greatest reward?
I chose emergency medicine because it's the greatest opportunity to help people who have acute medical needs.