Dr. Jorg Ruhe MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
10 Union Sq E New York NY, 10003About
Dr. Jorg Ruhe is an infectious disease specialist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Ruhe 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
Medizinische Fakultaet MD
Friedrich-Alexander-University / Medical College 1994
Friedrich-Alexander-University / Medical College
Friedrich-Schiller-Universit‰t Jena Medizinische Fakult‰t 1994
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 2002
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