Dr. Teresa S Briggs M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
4 Palisades Dr Suite 200 Albany NY, 12205Rating
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Dr. Teresa Briggs is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Albany, NY. Dr. Briggs 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
Albany Medical College - Union University 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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