Dr. Rebeca M Plank MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
15 Francis St Brigham And Women's Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Rebeca Plank is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Plank 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 Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 2001
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Acceptability of infant male circumcision as part of HIV prevention and male reproductive health efforts in Gaborone, Botswana, and surrounding areas.
- Vitamin K deficiency bleeding and early infant male circumcision in Africa.
- Author's reply: A randomized trial of Mogen clamp versus Plastibell for neonatal male circumcision in Botswana.
- Triggering the decision to undergo medical male circumcision: a qualitative study of adult men in Botswana.
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