Dr. Fariba M Donovan MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2 Columbia Dr Tampa FL, 33606About
Dr. Fariba Donovan is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Tampa, FL. Dr. Donovan 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.
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Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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