Dr. Madeleine C Heck MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
5825 Airline Hwy Eklmc Lsu Unit Baton Rouge LA, 70805About
Dr. Madeleine Heck is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Heck 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
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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