Dr. Lance T Hirano MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2880 Atlantic Ave Suite 170 Long Beach CA, 90806About
Dr. Lance Hirano is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Long Beach, CA. Dr. Hirano 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 Southern Ca Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1991
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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