Dr. James W Brooks MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
7605 Forest Ave Suite 410 Henrico VA, 23229About
Dr. James Brooks is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Henrico, VA. Dr. Brooks 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
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1946
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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