
Dr. Ramon Vera M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1569 E 18th St Brooklyn NY, 11230About
Dr. Ramon Vera is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Vera 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 Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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- Dr. Murray Jonas MD1569 E 18th St Brooklyn NY 11230
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