
Dr. Shruthi Bellapu M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
6400 GOLDSBORO RD BETHESDA MD, 20817About
Dr. Shruthi Bellapu is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Bellapu 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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Practice At 2041 Georgia Ave Nw
2041 Georgia Ave Nw -Washington, DC 20060Get Direction
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- Dr. James Gregory Kane MD6400 Goldsboro Rd Bethesda MD 20817
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- Dr. Peter David Coakley MB BCH BAO BA MRCPI6720A ROCKLEDGE DR BETHESDA MD 20817
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5255 LOUGHBORO RD NW WASHINGTON DC 20016SUBURBAN HOSPITALl
8600 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD BETHESDA MD 20814