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Dr. Wouter J Rietsema MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

5/5(1)
75 Beekman St Plattsburgh NY, 12901
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Dr. Wouter Rietsema is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Plattsburgh, NY. Dr. Rietsema 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 Ct Sch Of Med- Farmington Ct 1985

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

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Male Spanish

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Dr. Wouter J Rietsema MD's Practice location

Practice At 75 Beekman St

75 Beekman St -
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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New patients: 518-561-2000
Fax: 518-561-0881

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Dr. Wouter J Rietsema MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 1 patient. 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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