Dr. Kenneth Roistacher M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
327 Beach 19th St Far Rockaway NY, 11691About
Dr. Kenneth Roistacher is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Far Rockaway, NY. Dr. Roistacher 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
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1979
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine 1979
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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