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Dr. Jay R Kostman MD, Infectious Disease Specialist
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Dr. Jay R Kostman MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

1207 CHESTNUT ST FL 3 PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107

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Dr. Jay Kostman is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Kostman 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

Yale Univ Sch of Med, New Haven Ct 1984

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1987

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 2008

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Awards

  •  2012 Philadelphia Super Doctors 
  •  2005 Recognized annually in Philadelphia Magazine 's Top Docs issue from t 
  •  2005-2014 Recognized by Best Doctors in America2003-2004 

Treatments

  • Aids/hiv, Hepatitis C

Professional Memberships

  • Member American Society of Microbiology 
  • Member Infectious Diseases Society of America 
  • Member American College of Physicians 

Dr. Jay R Kostman MD's Practice location

Practice At 39th And Market St 2 Myrin

39th And Market St 2 Myrin -
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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1207 CHESTNUT ST FL 3 -
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107
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New patients: 267-725-0252
Fax: 215-732-1046

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