Dr. Jose Fernando Chavez MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1220 12th St. Se Suite 120 Washington DC, 20003About
Dr. Jose Chavez is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Chavez 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 Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado 1987
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Diabetes
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hives
- Hepatitis C
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Tonsillitis
- Rash
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