Dr. David A Hirschwerk MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
300 Community Dr Manhasset NY, 11030About
Dr. David Hirschwerk is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Manhasset, NY. Dr. Hirschwerk 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
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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