Dr. Eric S. Berke M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1121 Overcash Dr Dunedin FL, 34698About
Dr. Eric Berke is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Dunedin, FL. Dr. Berke 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 Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1976
University of Mi Med Sch 1976
University of Michigan Medical School 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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