Dr. Douglas V. Sepkowitz MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
339 Hicks Street Brooklyn New York, 11201About
Dr. Douglas Sepkowitz is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Sepkowitz 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 Oklahoma
Univ of Ok Coll of Med, Oklahoma City Ok 1979
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine- Infectious Diseases
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor, Downstate University -
Fellowships
- Long Island College Hospital
Professional Society Memberships
- Infectious Diseases Society of New York
Articles and Publications
- Various Articles in peer reviewed journals and a chapter in a book on tuberculosis
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work, Curiosity
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