
Dr. Chung Eun Kim MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
234 E 149th St Bronx NY, 10451About
Dr. Chung Kim is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Bronx, NY. Dr. Kim 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
Seoul National University College of Medicine 1984
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- Dr. Jason Beste M.D.305 E 161st St Bronx NY 10451
- Dr. Karen Lynn Hennessey M.D.234 E 149th St Bronx NY 10451
- Mrs. Amandeep Kaur M.D.234 E 149th St Bronx NY 10451
- Dr. Minou Absy-jaghab M.D.250 GRAND CONCOURSE BRONX NY 10451
- Dr. Katrina Victoria MD234 E 149th St Bronx NY 10451
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LINCOLN MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTERl
234 EAST 149TH STREET BRONX NY 10451HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTERl
506 LENOX AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10037