Dr. Hector F. Bonilla M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
20283 SANTA MARIA AVE UNIT 20309 CASTRO VALLEY CA, 94546About
Dr. Hector Bonilla is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Akron, OH. Dr. Bonilla 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
Universidad Del Valle, Cali MD
University of the Valley. Division of Health Sciences, Colombia 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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