Dr. Benedict Cortez Villanueva M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
5601 Norris Canyon Rd Suite 210 San Ramon CA, 94583About
Dr. Benedict Villanueva is an infectious disease specialist practicing in San Ramon, CA. Dr. Villanueva 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 Michigan Medical School
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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