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Derek Forster
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
Uk Division Of Infectious Diseases 740 S. Limestone, K5 Lexington KY, 40536About
Dr. Derek Forster is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Lexington, KY. Dr. Forster 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.
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- Charles Edward Rose Other1720 Nicholasville Rd Lexington KY 40503
- Dr. Alice Chaffin Thornton MD740 S Limestone Lexington KY 40536
- Dr. Andrea Banks MD1720 NICHOLASVILLE RD STE 602 LEXINGTON KY 40503
- Dr. Daniel C Rodrigue MD1720 Nicholasville Rd Lexington KY 40503
- Dr. Michael J Miedler MD1720 Nicholasville Rd Lexington KY 40503
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