Dr. Nikole M. Scalera M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
75 ARCH ST AKRON OH, 44304Rating
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About
Dr. Nikole Scalera is an infectious disease specialist practicing in AKRON, OH. Dr. Scalera 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
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine 2005
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEMl
525 EAST MARKET STREET AKRON OH 44309CRYSTAL CLINIC ORTHOPAEDIC CENTERl
444 NORTH MAIN STREET AKRON OH 44310AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITALl
1 PERKINS SQUARE AKRON OH 44308