Dr. Cheryl K Mcdonald M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1125 College Ave Fort Worth TX, 76104About
Dr. Cheryl Mcdonald is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Mcdonald 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
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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