Dr. Geraldine C Taplin M.D
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
23845 Holman Hwy Monterey CA, 93940About
Dr. Geraldine Taplin is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Monterey, CA. Dr. Taplin 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- Irvine- Ca Coll Of Med- Irvine Ca 1972
University of California 1972
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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