
Dr. Heidi J Zapata MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1215 Lee St Charlottesville VA, 22908About
Dr. Heidi Zapata is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Zapata 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
Upstate Medical University/ College of Health Professions 2005
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Varicella-zoster virus infection of human fibroblast cells activates the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway.
- Conserved residues in the extracellular loops of short-wavelength cone visual pigments.
- Initial diagnosis of HIV/AIDS in a 56-year-old man with non-healing forearm lesion.
- Aging of the human innate immune system in HIV infection.
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Joshua C Eby M.D.1300 JEFFERSON PARK AVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22903
- Dr. William M. Scheld M.D.Uva Primary Care Ctr Charlottesville VA 22908
- Dr. Erik L. Hewlett M.D.Lee St Charlottesville VA 22908
- Dr. Brian Wispelwey M.D.Uva Primary Care Ctr Charlottesville VA 22908
- Eric R. Houpt Other1300 JEFFERSON PARK AVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22903
- Dr. Kristine M Matson MD1215 Lee St Charlottesville VA 22908
Nearest Hospitals
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTERl
JEFFERSON PARK AVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22908MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITALl
500 MARTHA JEFFERSON DRIVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22911