Dr. Adriana M Vasquez MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2303 Se Military Dr San Antonio TX, 78223About
Dr. Adriana Vasquez is an infectious disease specialist practicing in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Vasquez 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 Pontificia Bolivariana- Fac De Med- Medellin- Colombia 1987
Pontifical University Bolivariana / Faculty of Medicine 1987
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Facultad de Medicina 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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