Dr. Kara Beth Mascitti M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
3400 Spruce St 3 Silverstein, Suite Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Kara Mascitti is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Mascitti 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.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineFellowships
- University of Pennsylvania 2008
- University of Pennsylvania 2006
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