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Mrs. Rebecca H Shaffer MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

4/5(6)
8630 Fenton Street Suite700 Silver Spring MD, 20910
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Dr. Rebecca Shaffer is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Shaffer 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

Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 2000

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish 17 years of experience

Mrs. Rebecca H Shaffer MD's Practice location

Mrs. Rebecca Shaffer, MD

8630 Fenton Street Suite700 -
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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New patients: 301-588-2525
Fax: 301-588-3447

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Patient Experience with Dr. Shaffer


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Mrs. Rebecca H Shaffer MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 6 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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