Dr. Philip C. Lackey MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
4539 Hedgemore Dr Suite 100 Charlotte NC, 28209About
Dr. Philip Lackey is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Lackey 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 Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1990
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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