Dr. Christopher Anthony Duplessis M.D.
Internist
620 John Paul Ctr Portsmouth VA, 23708About
Dr. Christopher Duplessis is an internist practicing in Portsmouth, VA. Dr. Duplessis specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Duplessis provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
Education and Training
Uniformed Services University F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 2001
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine 2001
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Submarine watch schedules: underway evaluation of rotating (contemporary) and
- Prophylactic statins as a possible method to decrease bubble formation in diving.
- Investigating the potential of statin medications as a nitric oxide (NO) release agent to decrease decompression sickness: a review article.
- Inhalational diesel exhaust exposure in submariners: observational study.
- Efficacious outcome employing fecal bacteriotherapy in severe Crohn's colitis complicated by refractory Clostridium difficile infection.
- Rectal cultures before transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy reduce post-prostatic biopsy infection rates.
- Multibacillary leprosy in an active duty military member.
- Clostridium sphenoides Chronic Osteomyelitis Diagnosed Via Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry, Conflicting With 16S rRNA Sequencing but Confirmed by Whole Genome Sequencing.
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