
Dr. Judith Olabisi Sobowale, MD, MPH
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
800 Carter St Rochester NY, 14621About
Dr. Judith Sobowale is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Sobowale 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
St George',s University Medicine
St. George's University School of Medicine 1983
Mechanical Engineering 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Treatments
- Obesity
- Hepatitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hives
- Hepatitis C
- Pain
- Opiate Dependence
- Tonsillitis
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- American Medical Association
- American College of Physicians
- Infectious Disease Society of America
Fellowships
- Harlem Hospital Center 1990
Internships
- Harlem Hospital Center
Fellowships
- Harlem Hospital Center
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and the Infectious Disease Society of America
Dr. Judith Olabisi Sobowale, MD, MPH's Practice location
Practice At 800 Carter St
800 Carter St -Rochester, NY 14621Get Direction
AHF Healthcare Centers
1425 Portland Ave Bldg 1 -Rochester, NY 14621Get Direction
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Get to know Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Judith Olabisi Sobowale, who serves patients throughout the State of New York.
A determined infectious disease specialist, Dr. Sobowale is the Medical Director of the Bronx and Columbus Circle offices of AHF Healthcare Centers. She chose to work at AHF because they concentrate mostly on HIV cases, which is her passion. She has been seeing HIV patients for almost 30 years. Her special interest is in general infectious disease treatment in all gender and travel medicine.
The AHF Health Centers Bronx & Columbus Circle offices are filled with great employees that strive to deliver their mission everyday: providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy regardless of ability to pay. These clinics are an accepting place to patients from all backgrounds where anybody can feel welcome. They strive to meet the needs of their patients so they can live happy and productive lives.
Academically, Dr. Sobowale earned her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine. She then went on to complete her internship, residency in internal medicine, and fellowship in infectious disease at Harlem Hospital Center.
As a testament of her continued education, the doctor is board-certified in infectious disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
In good standing with a number of professional organizations, Dr. Sobowale is an active member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and the Infectious Disease Society of America.
Infectious disease is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, the diagnosis, and the treatment of all infections. An infectious disease specialist’s practice also consists of managing nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections.
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