Dr. Franklin Kevin Murphy M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
75 Pringle Way Suite 705 Reno NV, 89502About
Dr. Franklin Murphy is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Reno, NV. Dr. Murphy 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 California 1970
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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