Dr. Maria Ferling Curfman MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
11109 Parkview Plaza Dr. Fort Wayne IN, 46845About
Dr. Maria Curfman is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Fort Wayne, IN. Dr. Curfman 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
In Univ Sch of Med, Indianapolis In 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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