
Dr. Jihad Slim MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
268 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Newark NJ, 07102About
Dr. Jihad Slim is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Newark, NJ. Dr. Slim 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
Universite Saint Joseph MD
Faculte Francaise De Medecine Et De Pharmacie 1980
Jesuits French
UniversitÈ Saint-Joseph FacultÈ de MÈdecine 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTERl
ONE CLARA MAAS DRIVE BELLEVILLE NJ 7109