Dr. Dr. Giuseppe De Caro, MD

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Get to know Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Giuseppe De Caro, who serves patients in Brooklyn, New York.

With over three decades of experience, Dr. De Caro is a specialist in infectious disease working at Ovington Medical Associates, PC in Brooklyn, New York.

Educated in Italy, he graduated with his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Palermo in 1991. He then relocated to the United States, performing his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious disease at Maimonides Medical Center in New York in 2001 and 2003, respectively. 

Licensed to practice medicine in New York, Dr. De Caro is affiliated with Maimonides Medical Center.

Infectious disease is a medical specialty dealing with prevention, the diagnosis, and treatment of infections. An infectious disease specialist’s practice also consists of managing nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections.

On a more personal note, Dr. De Caro speaks English, Spanish, and Russian.

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