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Dr. Josephine Lontok M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
9501 Roosevelt Blvd Suite 208 Philadelphia PA, 19114About
Dr. Josephine Lontok is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Lontok 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
University of Medicine And Dentistry of New Jersey / Robert Wood Joh 2006
University of Medicine And Dentistry of New Jersey / Robert Wood Johnson Med 2006
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Practice At 9501 Roosevelt Blvd Suite 208
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1400 LOCUST STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15219MAGEE WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC HEALTH SYSTEMl
300 HALKET STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15213UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDEl
200 LOTHROP STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15213NAZARETH HOSPITALl
2601 HOLME AVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19152ARIA HEALTHl
10800 KNIGHTS ROAD PHILADELPHIA PA 19114