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Dr. Douglas Kwon M.D., PH.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
15 Francis St Pbb A4 Brigham & Women's Ho Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Douglas Kwon is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Kwon 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.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Ann E. Woolley M.D.75 Francis St Boston MA 02115
- Dr. Francisco Marty MD75 Francis St Boston MA 02115
- Dr. Eric Christian Johannsen MD75 Francis Street Boston MA 02115
- Dr. Michael R Wessels MD300 Longwood Ave Boston MA 02115
- Dr. Stephen Carpenter MD75 Francis St, Pbb-A 4th Floor Boston MA 02115
- Dr. Eugene Richardson MD75 FRANCIS ST BOSTON MA 02115
Nearest Hospitals
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITALl
75 FRANCIS STREET BOSTON MA 2115BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITALl
300 LONGWOOD AVENUE BOSTON MA 2115