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Specialties Infectious Disease
 
Adolescent Medicine
Allergy/Immunology
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Family Practice
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Geriatric Medicine
Hematology
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurological Surgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetric/Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Rehabilitation Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Medicine
Radiology
Rheumatology
Sports Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Urology

Required Training
3 years of Internal Medicine, followed by 2 years in Infectious Diseases. 
 
Fellowship Options
None
 
Average Salary
Median Base Salary of approx. $150,000 (U.S. Median Base Salary; 2005)
 
5 Most Commonly Encountered Medical Issues
AIDS and related diseases
Pneumonia
Sepsis Bacteremia
Bone and Joint infections
Severe Infections
 
5 Most Challenging Medical Issues to Treat
AIDS and related diseases
Fever of undetermined origin
Soft tissue infections
Cancer
Sepsis Bacteremia
 
Professional Organizations
Infectious Diseases Society of America
11 Canal Center Plaza 1st Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 299-0200

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