Dr. Edmund H Ernst M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
157 Kilsyth Rd Brighton MA, 02135About
Dr. Edmund Ernst is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Brighton, MA. Dr. Ernst 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 Nm Sch of Med, Albuquerque Nm 1968
University of New Mexico / Main Campus 1968
University of New Mexico School of Medicine 1968
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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