Dr. Jorge L Garib M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
E12 Calle Malaga Carolina PR, 00983About
Dr. Jorge Garib is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Carolina, PR. Dr. Garib 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
Universidad Central Del Caribe School Of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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