Dr. Mary ann Eva Leal M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
5229 Vista Lejana Ln La Canada Flintridge CA, 91011About
Dr. Mary ann Leal is an infectious disease specialist practicing in La Canada Flintridge, CA. Dr. Leal 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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