Dr. Vivian Negar Shirvani M.D., M.P.H.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
8631 W 3rd St Suite 815e Los Angeles CA, 90048About
Dr. Vivian Shirvani is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Shirvani 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
Teheran Univ, Fac of Med, Teheran, Iran 1987
Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Aspiration
- Fever
- Hives
- Cellulitis
- Meningitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Leg Ulcer
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