Dr. Bruce Frederick Israel MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
53 S French Broad Ave Suite 200 Asheville NC, 28801About
Dr. Bruce Israel is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Asheville, NC. Dr. Israel 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 Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1995
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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