Dr. Joel Villanueva Chua
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
200 Banning St Suite 260 Dover DE, 19904About
Dr. Joel Chua is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Dover, DE. Dr. Chua 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
University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine 2001
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Ramesh Vemulapalli MD200 Banning St Dover DE 19904
- Dr. William Patrick Mazur M.D.1201 College Park Dr Dover DE 19904
- Dr. Antonio L Zarraga MD219 S Walnut St Milford DE 19963
- Dr. Marci Lynn Drees M.D.100 Sunnyside Rd Smyrna DE 19977