Dr. Alexander A Stemer MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
761 45th Ave Suite 103 Munster IN, 46321About
Dr. Alexander Stemer is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Munster, IN. Dr. Stemer specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1973
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine 1973
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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