Dr. Steve Michael Kuriyama MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
122 Escondido Ave Suite 101 Vista CA, 92084About
Dr. Steve Kuriyama is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Vista, CA. Dr. Kuriyama 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 Ca, San Diego, Sch of Med, La Jolla Ca 1980
University of California 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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