Dr. Brian C Yu M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
4440 W 95th St Oak Lawn IL, 60453About
Dr. Brian Yu is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Oak Lawn, IL. Dr. Yu 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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Rush Medical
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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