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Infectious Diseases

The Division of Infectious Diseases at Newton-Wellesley Hospital offers inpatient consultations for a variety of infections and illnesses, including community-acquired pneumonia, infections arising from surgery, infections related to childbirth and lactation, infections in patients with compromised immunity, parasitic infestations, and infections related to travel.

Phone: 617-243-6597 | Fax: 617-243-6575

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Matthew R. Leibowitz, MD, Chief of Infectious Diseases, talks about the Zika virus. Interviewed on Greater Boston Today with George Knight, Feb. 9, 2016. » Listen

Providing 24-hour Hospital coverage, including:

  • advising physicians and nurses about maintaining appropriate isolation precautions
  • administering the Hospital’s regulation of antimicrobial usage/Infection Control Program 
  • offering telephone consultations for Hospital physicians and nurses