Dr. Irwin Ingwer M.D
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
789 Old Country Rd Plainview NY, 11803About
Irwin Ingwer, M.D., FACP , graduated Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1970. He completed an Internal Medical residency at Long Island Jewish Medical ...
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1970
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1970
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 1978
Provider Details
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Aspiration
- Pneumonia
- Lyme Disease
- Stomach Flu
- Osteomyelitis
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- Indiana University Hospitals
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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