Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Center - Washington, DC
Washington 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 Washington * Capital Medical Associates  Whitman Walker Health  Capital Medical Associates  Whitman Walker Health  Capital Medical Associates  Walker Jones Health Center  Ziad A Akl MD  Howard University Hospital  Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill  Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill  Unity Health Care Southwest  Price Medical  Price Medical  Price Medical  AIDS Healthcare Foundation  George Wshngtn Univ Med Fclty  George Wshngtn Univ Med Fclty  George Wshngtn Univ Med Fclty  George Wshngtn Univ Med Fclty  George Wshngtn Univ Med Fclty  Pic-Aluas & Dass Mds  Jemsek Specialty Clinic  Jemsek Specialty Clinic  Jemsek Specialty Clinic  Pic-Aluas & Dass Mds  Jemsek Specialty Clinic  Washington Hosp Ctr Infcts Dis  Washington Hosp Ctr Infcts Dis  Washington Hosp Ctr Infcts Dis  WA DC VA Med Ctr Infcts Dis  WA DC VA Med Ctr Infcts Dis  WA DC VA Med Ctr Infcts Dis  WA DC VA Med Ctr Infcts Dis  WA DC VA Med Ctr Infcts Dis  WA DC VA Med Ctr Infcts Dis  WA DC VA Med Ctr Infcts Dis  Ruth Kriz APRN  Family & Medical Counseling Svs  Unity Healthcare Infectious Dis  Unity Healthcare Infectious Dis  Georgetown University Hosp INF  Georgetown University Hosp INF  Georgetown University Hosp INF  Georgetown University Hosp INF  Georgetown University Hosp INF  Georgetown University Hosp INF  Providence Hospital Multi Spclt  Medical Service Center  Medical Service Center  Unity Hlth Anacostia Hlth Ctr  James L Davis MD  United Med Ctr Infectious Disea Washington, District of ColumbiaWashington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. Upcoming Local Events2013-05-31
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