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Dr. Barbara Edwards MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
Div. Of Infectious Diseases 270-05 76th Avenue New Hyde Park NY, 11040About
Dr. Barbara Edwards is an infectious disease specialist practicing in New Hyde Park, NY. Dr. Edwards 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
New York Med Coll- Valhalla Ny 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Irene H. Grant M.D.200 S BROADWAY STE 205 TARRYTOWN NY 10591
- Dr. Pan S. Ko M.D.400 SYLVAN AVE ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632
- Dr. Steven J. Sperber M.D.20 Prospect Ave Hackensack NJ 07601
- Dr. Kenneth D Croen M.D.550 MAMARONECK AVE HARRISON NY 10528
- Dr. Foluke Onaolapo Salu M.D259 N Middletown Rd Nanuet NY 10954
- Dr. Deborah E Rudin M.D.141 Dayton St Ridgewood NJ 07450
Nearest Hospitals
WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTERl
100 WOODS RD VALHALLA NY 10595PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSNl
701 NORTH BROADWAY SLEEPY HOLLOW NY 10591NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
300 COMMUNITY DRIVE MANHASSET NY 11030ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL, ROSLYNl
100 PORT WASHINGTON BOULEVARD ROSLYN NY 11576