Dr. Vijaya Somaraju M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
Dept Of Internal Medicine 530 Ne Glen Oak Peoria IL, 61637About
Dr. Vijaya Somaraju is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Peoria, IL. Dr. Somaraju 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
J N M C Med Coll, Karnataka Univ, Belgaum, Karnataka, India 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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