Dr. Thomas C Rushton MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1249 15th St Suite 3000 Huntington WV, 25701About
Dr. Thomas Rushton is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Huntington, WV. Dr. Rushton 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
Univ of South Fl Coll of Med, Tampa Fl 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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