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Dr. Shukdeo Sankar M.D.

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

5/5(4)
8601 16TH ST SILVER SPRING MD, 20910
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Dr. Shukdeo Sankar is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Sankar 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 West Indies- Fac Med Sci- Kingston- Jamaica 1986

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

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MaleEnglish

Dr. Shukdeo Sankar M.D.'s Practice location

Shukdeo Sankar

1900 Massachusetts Ave Se Bldg 8 -
Washington, DC 20003
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8601 16TH ST -
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
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New patients: 301-960-4682
Fax: 301-960-4683

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Dr. Shukdeo Sankar M.D. has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 4 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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