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Pittsburgh Infectious Disease Specialist Doctors for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)Type of Physician: Infectious Disease Specialist What is a Infectious Disease Specialist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine. Practitioners deal with infectious diseases of all types and in all organs. They also often diagnose and treat AIDS patients and patients with fevers of unknown origin. These practitioners are also experts in preventive medicine and medical conditions associated with travel. Specialty: Infectious Disease Common Name: Infectious Disease Specialist Doctors in Pittsburgh * Allegheny General Hospital  Allegheny General Hospital INF  Allegheny General Hospital INF  Allegheny General Hospital  University Pttsbrgh Infcts Dis  Pact Clinic  Pact Clinic  Pact Clinic  Pact Clinic  Pact Clinic  Pact Clinic  Pact Clinic  Falk Medical Infectious Disease  Pittsburgh AIDS Center Treatmnt  Childrens Hospital Pitts INF  Childrens Hospital Pitts INF  Childrens Hospital Pitts INF  Childrens Hospital Pitts INF  Childrens Hospital Pitts INF  Infectious Disease Associates  Infectious Disease Associates  Infectious Disease Associates  Infectious Disease Associates  Assocs Infectious Disease UPMC  Assocs Infectious Disease UPMC  Assocs Infectious Disease UPMC  Romano Pontzer & Associates  Romano Pontzer & Associates  Romano Pontzer & Associates  Romano Pontzer & Associates  Romano Pontzer & Associates  Romano Pontzer & Associates  Romano Pontzer & Associates  Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases  Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases  Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases  Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases  Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases  Douglas F Clough MD & Assocs  White Oak Medical Center LLC  Steel Valley Infectious Disease  Jennifer E Rudin MD  Tri County Medical Practice LLC  Washington Infectious Disease  Freeport Medical Associates  Butler Medical Association INF  Butler Medical Association INF  Butler Medical Association INF  David O Steffensen MD  David O Steffensen MD  Infectious Diseases Associates  UPMC Spclty Stes  Louis A Schenfeld MD  Infectious Disease/Travel Hlth Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the second largest city in the state and is the county seat of Allegheny County.
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