Dr. Alane Beth Torf MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1180 Hope St Bristol RI, 02809Rating
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Dr. Alane Torf is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Bristol, RI. Dr. Torf 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
University of Maryland At Baltimore / Professional Schools 1988
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