Dr. Daniel Alfred Scott M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
63 Ridgecrest Dr Ridgefield CT, 06877About
Dr. Daniel Scott is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Ridgefield, CT. Dr. Scott 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
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1982
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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