Dr. William J Catena MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
930 S Harbor City Blvd Osler Medical Melbourne FL, 32901About
Dr. William Catena is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Melbourne, FL. Dr. Catena 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
Univ Di Roma-La Sapienza, Fac Di Med E Chirurgia, Roma, Italy 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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