Dr. Roshan J Lewis MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1221 Pleasant St Suite 300 Des Moines IA, 50309About
Dr. Roshan Lewis is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Lewis 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
Government Medical College, Karnatak University, Bellary, Mysore India Medical
Medical College Thiruvananthapuram 1999
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- Univ of Texas - ID-Infectious Disease, Houston, TX 2007
- Univ of Texas - HIV Medicine, Houston, TX 2009
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