Top Infectious Disease Doctors in Gaithersburg, MD

Rodney A Michael, MD
Rodney A Michael, MD
13840 Dufief Mill Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • 32 years experience
William J Martone, MD
William J Martone
1 Medimmune Way
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • 36 years experience
  • Completed fellowship
  • 4 star medical school
Robert J Hopkins, MD, MPH
Robert J Santone
300 Professional Dr
Ste 250
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • 21 years experience
  • Board certified
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 Gaithersburg, MD has a population of approximately 135,332 people. There are 4 infectious disease doctors near Gaithersburg, which gives it a ratio of 1 infectious disease doctor per 33,833 residents or a ratio of 1 infectious disease doctor per 11,611 households. There are 46,442 households in Gaithersburg.