Dr. Patricia Cristofaro MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
4 Kimberly Ann Dr Greenville RI, 02828About
Dr. Patricia Cristofaro is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Greenville, RI. Dr. Cristofaro 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
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1980
Boston University School of Medicine 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
Provider Details
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Pneumonia
- Pain
- Cellulitis
- Vascular Disease
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