Dr. Preethi Ananthakrishnan M.D
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
4950 Norton Healthcare Blvd Suite 303 Louisville KY, 40241About
Dr. Preethi Ananthakrishnan is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Louisville, KY. Dr. Ananthakrishnan 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
University of Louisville School of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Treatments
- Fever
- Tuberculosis
- Fungal Infection
- Hives
- Lyme Disease
- Cellulitis
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
- Meningitis
- Osteomyelitis
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