Dr. Edward Michael Brooks MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
15400 LOS GATOS BLVD LOS GATOS CA, 95032About
Dr. Edward Brooks is an infectious disease specialist practicing in San Jose, CA. Dr. Brooks 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 Ca- Davis- Sch Of Med- Davis Ca 2000
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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