Dr. Odette C El helou M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Odette El helou is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. El helou 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
Universite Saint Joseph MD
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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