Dr. Cheryl Smith MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
114 Woodland St Hartford CT, 06105About
Dr. Cheryl Smith is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Hartford, CT. Dr. Smith 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 Ct Sch Of Med- Farmington Ct 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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