Dr. James J. Kambol, M.D.

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Get to know Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. James J. Kambol, who serves patients throughout the State of Wisconsin.

Dr. Kambol is an emergency medicine and wound care/hyperbaric medicine physician currently serving patients at Froedtert Kenosha Hospital & Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital.

Froedtert Kenosha Hospital is an acute care hospital that provides 24/7 Emergency Department services. It is located on the east side of Kenosha County. It also offers services such as cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, diabetic education, digestive disease, endocrinology, family practice, internal medicine, orthopedics, physical therapy, pulmonary disease, rheumatology and sleep medicine.

Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital is an acute care hospital that provides 24/7 Emergency Department Services. It also provides family practice, internal medicine, immediate care, cardiac services, digestive disease, infectious disease, surgical services, nephrology, neurology, OB/GYN, and pulmonology services. The Cancer Center and Kidney Center are located within Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital and have direct access to their services for patient convenience.

Before embarking on his professional journey, Dr. Kambol graduated with his medical degree from Indiana University, and completed his internship and residency in emergency medicine at the Methodist Hospital of Indiana.

Distinguished as a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine, the doctor is board-certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). The ABEM is one of 24 medical specialty certification boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Emergency medicine, also known as accident and emergency medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. An emergency physician works in an emergency department to care for acutely ill or injured patients on an unscheduled basis.

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