Dr. Candace Lynn Walkley M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1501 Kings Hwy Department Of Medici Shreveport LA, 71103About
Dr. Candace Walkley is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Walkley 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 Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1997
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Disorders
- Actinic Keratosis
- Skin Cancer
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Dementia
- Vascular Disease
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