Dr. Peter D Binstock M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
365 Lennon Ln Suite 200 Walnut Creek CA, 94598About
Dr. Peter Binstock is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Binstock 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
Univ of Ok Coll of Med, Oklahoma City Ok 1980
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Awards
- 2012 San Francisco Super Doctors
Treatments
- General Care, Aids/hiv
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