Top Infectious Disease Doctors in Richmond, CA

Janice K Louie, MD, MPH
Janice K Louie, MD
850 Marina Bay Pkwy
Richmond, CA 94804
  • Infectious Disease
  • Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
  • 16 years experience
  • 4 star hospital
  • Board certified
  • 4 star medical school
Jennifer M Flood, MD
Jennifer M Flood, MD
850 Marina Bay Pkwy
Fl 2ND
Richmond, CA 94804
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • 23 years experience
  • 4 star medical school
Huyen L Cao, MD

Huyen L Cao, MD

  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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UCSF Medical Center / Moffitt-Long Hospitals
3490 California St
Ste 200
San Francisco, CA 94118
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • 19 years experience
  • 4 star hospital
  • Board certified
  • 4 star medical school
What are Infectious Disease Specialists?

An infectious disease specialist has specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of contagious diseases.

Infectious diseases, also known as contagious or transmissible diseases, are those that stem from pathogen from a host organism. These infections may spread to other carriers through physical touch, airborne inhalation, bodily fluids or contaminated foods.

Infectious disease specialists identify whether the disease is caused by bacteria, a virus, a fungus or a parasite often through blood tests and then determine what course of treatment, if any, is necessary.

The area of Richmond, CA has a population of approximately 81,602 people. There are 4 infectious disease doctors near Richmond, which gives it a ratio of 1 infectious disease doctor per 20,401 residents or a ratio of 1 infectious disease doctor per 7,033 households. There are 28,131 households in Richmond.