Dr. Dana J Hawkinson M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
University Of Kansas Medical Center 3901 Rainbow 1013 Wescoe, 2027 Ms Kansas City KS, 66160About
Dr. Dana Hawkinson is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Kansas City, KS. Dr. Hawkinson 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.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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