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Dr. Michael Stephen Somero MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
36923 Cook St Suite 103 Palm Desert CA, 92211About
Dr. Michael Somero is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Palm Desert, CA. Dr. Somero 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
Wayne State Univ Sch of Med, Detroit Mi 1987
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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- Dr. Bachir Younes M.D. , M.P.H.36923 Cook St Palm Desert CA 92211
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