
Fred Zar
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1740 W Taylor St Chicago IL, 60612About
Dr. Fred Zar is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Zar 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.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Gail Reid M.D.840 South Wood Street Chicago IL 60612
- Dr. Oluwatoyin M Adeyemi MD1900 W Polk St Chicago IL 60612
- Maximo O. Brito Other1740 W Taylor St Chicago IL 60612
- Dr. Kamaljit Sandhu Singh M.D.600 S Paulina St Chicago IL 60612
- Dr. Mahesh C. Patel M.D.808 S Wood St Rm 888 Chicago IL 60612
- Dr. Susan Casey Bleasdale M.D1801 W TAYLOR ST CHICAGO IL 60612
Nearest Hospitals
JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITALl
1901 W HARRISON ST CHICAGO IL 60612