Dr. Glenn Wortmann M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Ave, Nw Washington DC, 20307About
Dr. Glenn Wortmann is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Wortmann 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
Virginia Commonwealth University / Medical College of Virginia School of Medic 1988
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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