Dr. John Conrad Schwab MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
6161 Kempsville Cir Suite 220 Norfolk VA, 23502About
Dr. John Schwab is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Norfolk, VA. Dr. Schwab 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
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences 1987
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Sugat K Patel M.D.620 John Paul Jones Cir Portsmouth VA 23708
- Dr. Patrick George Haggerty MD825 FAIRFAX AVE NORFOLK VA 23507
- Dr. James A Newton M.D.850 Kempsville Rd Norfolk VA 23502
- Dr. Edward Charles Oldfield MD825 Fairfax Ave Norfolk VA 23507
- Dr. Scott A Miller MD850 Kempsville Rd Norfolk VA 23502
- Dr. Nancy M. Khardori M.D.825 Fairfax Ave Norfolk VA 23507