Dr. Sarah Altamimi M.D., Internist
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Dr. Sarah Altamimi M.D.

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

201 S 14th St Herrin IL, 62948
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Dr. Sarah Altamimi is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Herrin, IL. Dr. Altamimi 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

King Faisal University MD 2004

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Infectious Disease (Internal Medicine)

Provider Details

Female English, Arabic

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Areas of expertise and specialization

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsHospital EpidemiologyInfection Prevention and Control (IPC)Antimicrobial Stewardship (ASP)Enterococcus faecalis infectionsEmerging PathogensHepatitis C and BClostridioides difficile (C. diff) InfectionHIVTickborne illness eg. Lyme Disease

Awards

  • King Abdullah scholarship 16 King Abdullah 

Professional Memberships

  • Infectious Diseases Society of America  
  • Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America  

Dr. Sarah Altamimi M.D.'s Practice location

Herrin Hospital

201 S 14th St -
Herrin, IL 62948
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New patients: 618-942-2171
https://www.sih.net/

SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale

405 W Jackson St -
Carbondale, IL 62901
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New patients: 618-457-3006
https://www.sih.net/locations/sih-memorial-hospital-of-carbondale

St Joseph Memorial Hospital

2 S Hospital Dr -
Murphysboro, IL 62966
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New patients: 618-684-3156
https://www.sih.net/

3314 PATRIOT CT -
HERRIN, IL 62948
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New patients: 618-993-1591
Fax: 618-993-1595

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