Dr. Mahesh C. Patel M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
808 S Wood St Rm 888 Section Of Infectiou Chicago IL, 60612About
Dr. Mahesh Patel is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Patel 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
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1997
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1997
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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