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Dr. Barbara J Berger MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
16215 Highland Ave Suite 1f Jamaica NY, 11432About
Dr. Barbara Berger is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Jamaica, NY. Dr. Berger 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
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clostridium difficile infection following chemotherapy.
- Cryptococcus pneumonia presenting in an immunocompetent host with pulmonary asbestosis: a case report.
- The evolution of Clostridium difficile infection in cancer patients: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and guidelines for prevention and management.
- To Study the Clinical, Biochemical and Radiological Features of Acute Pancreatitis in HIV and AIDS.
- A prospective study on red blood cell transfusion related hyperkalemia in critically ill patients.
- Leiomyosarcoma of the Inferior Vena Cava in an HIV-Positive Adult Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
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Nearest Hospitals
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56-45 MAIN STREET FLUSHING NY 11355QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTERl
82-68 164TH STREET JAMAICA NY 11432