Welcome to the site of Dr Stephen Kerr.
Dr Kerr has been looking after the medical needs of Anglophones here in Florence since 1998.
He is a general physician, while trained in London, has built a practice for ex-pats, tourists and study-abroad students here in Florence.
For kids under 16 years, best to see a paediatrcian
Paxlovid - Dr Kerr can't prescribe Paxlovid. It may be available through the public hospital system.
There is no walk-in clinic to see Dr Kerr. It is important to make an appointment before you arrive.
Making an appointment:
to contact the doc during office hours (9am-5pm Mon-Fri):
send an email to kerr@iol.it or
phone the cell +39 335 8361682 (also WhatsApp meesages to this number)
The doc doesn’t use SMS or iMessage.
If the office is closed, please send an email to kerr@iol.it
The doc will reply the next working day. Check for a reply in the morning (inc your spam folder).
Appointment slots are from 10am to 12.20pm and 2pm to 4.20pm Monday to Friday.
Saturday and Sunday, the office is closed
The office is located right in the historic centre of Florence just a few minutes walk north of the Ponte Vecchio and just south of Piazza Repubblica.
The official address is Piazza Mercato Nuovo 1 [studio medico del cinghiale].
The locals refer to this piazza as La Loggia del Porcellino. It has a small leather market and on the South side is the famous statue of the bronze boar. The office is on the East side of the square (there is also the ice-cream / chocolate shop Venchi with it's chocolate waterfall a few feet to the south of the entrance.
The map below shows the exact position on the piazza (east side of the square).
For routine phone calls, please phone between 9am and 5pm.
If possible, it is helpful if first-time patients arrive 10 minutes prior to their appt. time to complete some paperwork.
Upcoming Holidays:
Christmas Holidays from 25th Dec to 7th Jan
