Dr. Diane Franchi M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1101 Sam Perry Blvd Suite 307 Fredericksburg VA, 22401About
Dr. Diane Franchi is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Fredericksburg, VA. Dr. Franchi 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
University of Connecticut School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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