Dr. Wendy Hawks Gerstein M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1501 San Pedro Drive Ne Nmvahcs - Department Albuquerque NM, 87108About
Dr. Wendy Gerstein is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Gerstein 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 Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1997
University of Vermont College of Medicine 1997
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bacteroides fragilis vertebral osteomyelitis: case report and a review of the literature.
- Recurrent herpes simplex virus type 2 meningitis in elderly persons.
- Should more patients continue aspirin therapy perioperatively?: clinical impact of aspirin withdrawal syndrome.
- The thrombotic and arrhythmogenic risks of perioperative NSAIDs.
- Antifibrinolytic Agents in Cardiac and Noncardiac Surgery: A Comprehensive Overview and Update.
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