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Dr. Paul David Baum MD, PHD, Infectious Disease Specialist
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Dr. Paul David Baum MD, PHD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

4/5(3)
1001 Potrero Ave Ward 86 San Francisco CA, 94110
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4/5

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Dr. Paul Baum is an infectious disease specialist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Baum 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

Harvard Medical School 1994

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 18 years of experience

Dr. Paul David Baum MD, PHD's Practice location

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1001 Potrero Ave Ward 86 -
San Francisco, CA 94110
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Dr. Paul David Baum MD, PHD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 3 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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