Dr. Jeffrey L Stephens MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
707 Pine Street Macon GA, 31201About
Dr. Jeffrey Stephens is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Macon, GA. Dr. Stephens 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
Mercer Univ Sch of Med, Macon Ga 1987
Mercer Univ Sch Of Med 1987
Mercer University School of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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