Gary Raymond Decker MD

Director, Infection Control and Infectious Diseases Commonwealth Health System, NEPA

545 N River StSuite 205Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Phone+1 570-822-6036
Fax+1 570-829-1520

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Summary

Dr. Gary Decker is an infectious disease specialist in Wilkes-Barre, PA and is affiliated with Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He is experienced in prevertebral infection, masticator space infection, and ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection. He has 2 publications and 16 citings.
He has experience completing over 100,000 infectious diseases consultations, including diagnosis and management of over 1,000 bacterial endocarditis cases.

Education & Training

MedStar Health Georgetown University/Georgetown HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1990 - 1992
MedStar Health Georgetown University/Georgetown HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1987

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Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1988 - 2026
DC State Medical License 1992 - 1992
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Lemierre's syndrome in an intravenous drug user.
Daniel Fernandez, Mirza Ahmad, Gary Decker, Mark M. Aloysius
BMJ Case Reports. 2020-07-01
15 citations
Mycobacterium Kansasii empyema in a renal transplant recipient case report and review of the literature.
Douglas E. Paull, Gary R. Decker, Robert L. Brown
Transplantation. 2003-07-15

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