Dr. Cynthia K Nortey MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1340 Matthews Township Pkwy Suite 102 Matthews NC, 28105Rating
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About
Dr. Cynthia Nortey is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Matthews, NC. Dr. Nortey 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 Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry 1996
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 2004
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Fellowships
- Stony Brook University Hospital 2004
- SUNY at stonybrook, infectious disease, New york, usa 2004
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