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Dr. Michael N Braffman MD, Infectious Disease Specialist
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Dr. Michael N Braffman MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

5/5(6)
301 S. 8th Street Suite 1b, Duncan Bld Philadelphia PA, 19106
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Dr. Michael Braffman is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Braffman 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 Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1980

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 1990

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Awards

  •  2012 Philadelphia Super Doctors 
  •  2005-2014 Recognized by Best Doctors in America2003-2004 
  •  2002, 2002 Recognized in Philadelphia Magazine 's Top Docs issue 

Treatments

  • Travel Medicine, Aids/hiv, Immunizations

Professional Memberships

  • Member Infectious Diseases Society of America , 

Dr. Michael N Braffman MD's Practice location

Practice At 301 S. 8th Street Suite 1b, Duncan Bldg.

301 S. 8th Street Suite 1b, Duncan Bld -
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Dr. Michael N Braffman MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 6 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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