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Dr. Kara Chew M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
10833 Le Conte Ave 37-121 Chs Los Angeles CA, 90095About
Dr. Kara Chew is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Chew 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.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 2011
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2008
Provider Details
Treatments
- General Care, Aids/hiv
Fellowships
- Infectious Disease, UCLA School of Medicine 2009
Dr. Kara Chew M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 10833 Le Conte Ave 37-121 Chs
10833 Le Conte Ave 37-121 Chs -Los Angeles, CA 90095Get Direction
Practice At 1701 Divisadero St Suite 500
1701 Divisadero St Suite 500 -San Francisco, CA 94115Get Direction
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Jordan Elizabeth Lake M.D.10833 Le Conte Ave Los Angeles CA 90095
- Dr. Christopher Tymchuk MDUcla Infectious Diseases 37 121 Chs Los Angeles CA 90095
- Dr. Milan Fiala MD100 Ucla Medical Plz Los Angeles CA 90095
- Dr. Matteo Dinolfo MD200 Medical Plaza Los Angeles CA 90095
- Dr. Otto Orlean Yang MD200 Medical Plaza Los Angeles CA 90095
- Dr. Judith S. Currier MD200 Medical Plaza Los Angeles CA 90095
Nearest Hospitals
SANTA MONICA - UCLA MED CTR & ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITALl
1250 16TH STREET SANTA MONICA CA 90404RONALD REAGAN U C L A MEDICAL CENTERl
757 WESTWOOD PLAZA LOS ANGELES CA 90095PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTERl
2121 SANTA MONICA BLVD SANTA MONICA CA 90404CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CTR-PACIFIC CAMPUS HOSPl
2333 BUCHANAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94115KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCOl
2425 GEARY BLVD SAN FRANCISCO CA 94115ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTERl
450 STANYAN ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94117