Dr. Cornelius Van Dam, MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
101 Manning Dr Rm 1107g W Wing Chapel Hill NC, 27514About
Dr. Cornelius Van Dam is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Van Dam 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
Med College Of Wisconsin 2001
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HIV/AIDS: Candidiasis of esophagus?
Re the HIV test the 4th Generation test is highly sensitive for recent infections 2 weeks in. It is highly unusual for Candida to infect lungs in a person without immune compromised. I would recommend that she see infections disease consultant to go over her case closely READ MORE
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