Dr. Shirley M Fung MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1015 Chestnut St Suite 1300 Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Shirley Fung is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Fung 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 South Fl Coll of Med, Tampa Fl 1999
University of Central Florida College of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Sinusitis
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Immunodeficiency
- Hives (urticaria)
- Conjunctivitis
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