Dr. Emilio V Perez-jorge MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2728 Sunset Blvd Suite 103 West Columbia SC, 29169About
Dr. Emilio Perez-jorge is an infectious disease specialist practicing in West Columbia, SC. Dr. Perez-jorge 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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Universidad De Valencia MD
University of Valencia / Faculty of Medicine 1993
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