Dr. Dwarka P. Sankar MD
Neurologist | Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
710 Lawrence Expy Santa Clara CA, 95051About
I am originally from Guyana, South America and came to the San Francisco Bay Area for college. I attended the University of California at Berkeley where I completed a Bachelor's Degree in Physics. I attended ...
Education and Training
Albany Medical College - Union University 1993
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