Dr. Chamalee Namal Weeratunge M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
598 N Union Ave Suite 350 New Braunfels TX, 78130About
Dr. Chamalee Weeratunge is an infectious disease specialist practicing in New Braunfels, TX. Dr. Weeratunge 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
North Colombo Private Medical College 1995
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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