William Shergy, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine
Huntsville, Alabama
Assistant Consulting Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine
Huntsville, Alabama
Assistant Consulting Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
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