Dr. Malliga Ganapathy MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1120 15th St Augusta GA, 30912About
Dr. Malliga Ganapathy is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Augusta, GA. Dr. Ganapathy 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
Stanley Med Coll- Dr M G R Med Univ- Madras- Tn- India 1975
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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