Dr. Alissa V Ackelson MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1246 Ashland Ave Suite 103 Zanesville OH, 43701Rating
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Dr. Alissa Ackelson is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Zanesville, OH. Dr. Ackelson specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Ohio State University College of Medicine And Public Health,Columbus, Ohio, United States 2001
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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