Dr. Henry Forrest Chambers iii MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1001 Potrero Avenue Bldg 30 4th Floor San Francisco CA, 94110About
Dr. Henry Chambers iii is an infectious disease specialist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Chambers iii 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
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1977
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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