Dr. Bruce A. Tucker M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
832 Princeton Ave Sw Birmingham AL, 35211Rating
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About
Dr. Bruce Tucker is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Tucker 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 Miami Sch of Med, Miami Fl 1974
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 1974
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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