Dr. Kavita Prabhakar M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
21 Grand St Hartford CT, 06106About
Dr. Kavita Prabhakar is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Hartford, CT. Dr. Prabhakar 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
Ross University School Of Medicine, Roseau, Commonwealth Of Dominica, West Indies MD
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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