Dr. Amanda M. Michael, DO

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Get to know Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Amanda M. Michael, who serves patients in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Michael is a part of the team of medical professionals at Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases, Ltd. in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The practice is limited to the subspecialty of infectious diseases. 

In the doctor’s current capacity, she also serves as the Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship at St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh, which is focused on continuously enhancing its services and technologies to ensure that the community’s health needs are met.

As a testament to her success, she holds membership status with the Infectious Disease Society of America, the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society.  

Following the completion of her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Michael went on to complete her internship, residency in internal medicine, and fellowship in infectious disease at Drexel University College of Medicine (Hahnemann University Hospital) in Philadelphia.

With an unwavering commitment to her speciality, the doctor is board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Infectious disease, also known as infectiology, is a medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis, control, and treatment of infections. An infectious disease specialist’s practice may consist largely of managing nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections or it may be out-patient based. 

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