Dr. Susan J. Jacobson MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
39400 Paseo Padre Pkwy Fremont CA, 94538About
Dr. Susan Jacobson is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Fremont, CA. Dr. Jacobson 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
Stanford Univ Sch Of Med- Stanford Ca 1983
Stanford University School of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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- General Care
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