Dr. Jay Purdy MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
180 Harvester Dr Suite 110 Willowbrook IL, 60527About
Dr. Jay Purdy is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Willowbrook, IL. Dr. Purdy 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
Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1997
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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