Dr. John Stern MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
301 South 8th Street Duncan Bldg Ste 1b Philadelphia PA, 19106About
Dr. John Stern is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Stern 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 Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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