Dr. Philip Arthur Finlay MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
4700-K Sheridan Street Suite C Hollywood FL, 33021About
Dr. Philip Finlay is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Hollywood, FL. Dr. Finlay 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
St George',s University MD
St. George's University School of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Syed Abbas Ali MD3501 Johnson Street Hollywood FL 33021
- Dr. Nelson Robert Zide MD4700 K Sheridan St Hollywood FL 33021
- Dr. Carolyn Denney M.D.4430 Sheridan St Ste A Hollywood FL 33021
- Ms. Nancy Leonor Garcia M.D.5201 HOLLYWOOD BLVD HOLLYWOOD FL 33021
- Dr. Roger Daniel Spitzer M.D.4700-K Sheridan Street Hollywood FL 33021