Dr. Steven Edward Gardner M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
7910 Frost St Suite 320 San Diego CA, 92123About
Dr. Steven Gardner is an infectious disease specialist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Gardner 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 Ok Coll of Med, Oklahoma City Ok 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Treatments
- Aids/hiv
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