
Dr. David P Drennan MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
45 Castro St Suite 324 San Francisco CA, 94114About
Dr. David Drennan is an infectious disease specialist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Drennan 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
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1970
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Practice At 45 Castro St Suite 324
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- Dr. Martin Myron Mass M.D.580 VALENCIA ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
- Dr. John Robert Nienow MD558 Clayton St San Francisco CA 94117
- Dr. Kara Chew M.D.1701 Divisadero St San Francisco CA 94115
- Dr. Joseph Barouk Marzouk M.D.4096 PIEDMONT AVE OAKLAND CA 94611
- Dr. Milton Estes M.D.798 Brannon Street San Francisco CA 94103
Nearest Hospitals
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCOl
2425 GEARY BLVD SAN FRANCISCO CA 94115UCSF MEDICAL CENTERl
505 PARNASSUS AVE, BOX 0296 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94143ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTERl
450 STANYAN ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94117