Dr. Frederick S Alexander MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1051 Essington Rd Suite 210 Joliet IL, 60435About
Dr. Frederick Alexander is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Joliet, IL. Dr. Alexander 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 Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1982
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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