Dr. Sally B. Slome MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
280 W Macarthur Blvd Oakland CA, 94611About
Dr. Sally Slome is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Oakland, CA. Dr. Slome 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
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1983
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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