Dr. Joel D Trachtenberg M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1160 E 3900 South Suite 1200 Salt Lake City UT, 84124About
Dr. Joel Trachtenberg is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Trachtenberg 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
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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