Mr. Joseph H Kent MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
13755 S. Cicero Ave Midlothian IL, 60445About
Dr. Joseph Kent is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Midlothian, IL. Dr. Kent 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
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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