Dr. Deborah J Cotton M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
725 Albany St Shapiro 9, Suite B Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. Deborah Cotton is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Cotton 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
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1976
Boston University School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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