Dr. Douglas V. Sepkowitz MD, Infectious Disease Specialist
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Dr. Douglas V. Sepkowitz MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

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506 6TH ST BROOKLYN NY, 11215
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About

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

Provider Details

Male Spanish, French

Areas of expertise and specialization

AIDSTuberculosis

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

Dr. Douglas V. Sepkowitz MD's Practice location

Long Island College Hospital- Downstate

339 Hicks Street -
Brooklyn, New York 11201
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506 6TH ST -
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
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Practice At 349 Henry Street

349 Henry Street -
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Dr. Douglas V. Sepkowitz MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 5 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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