Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
75 Francis Street Brigham And Womens H Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Miriam Barshak is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Barshak 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
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1997
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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