
Dr. Christopher Mark O'brien MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
4647 Zion Ave San Diego CA, 92120About
Dr. Christopher O'brien is an infectious disease specialist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. O'brien 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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- Dr. George Sakoulas MD7910 Frost St San Diego CA 92123
- Dr. Amanda S Carlson M.DUCSD Medical Center Dept Of Medicine San Diego CA 92103
- Dr. Theodoros Fotiou Katsivas MD200 W Arbor Dr San Diego CA 92103
- Saima Aslam M.D.9350 Campus Point Drive La Jolla CA 92037
- Maile Ann Young MD4168 Front Street San Diego CA 92103
- Dr. Hai Shao M.D., PH.D.3525 DEL MAR HEIGHTS RD # 806 SAN DIEGO CA 92130
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