Dr. Cara Fanning, M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Infectious Disease
916 West Owens Avenue Las Vegas Nevada, 89104About
Dr. Cara Fanning completed her Residency and Fellowship from Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota. USA. Her Fellowship was in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. She is a practicing Infectious Diseases physician in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Fanning specializes in the management and treatment of Infectious Diseases of adults.
Dr. Fanning keeps close watch on her patients, and provides comprehensive care in Infectious Diseases. She also coordinates patient care with Physicians, Surgeons and Nurses of various specialities.
Dr. Fanning is well known as a exceptional Infectious Diseases Physician in Las Vegas community. She is highly respected by patients, physicians, surgeons, nurses and other health care professionals.
Education and Training
University College Dublin medical degree 0
Board Certification
infectious disease and internal medicine
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- Mayo Clinic at Rochester infectious diseases and clinical microbiology
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Get to know Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Cara Fanning, who serves patients in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A prominent infectious disease specialist, Dr. Fanning works with patients at her private practice, Infectious Diseases of Nevada, LLC.
Throughout her academic career, she graduated with her medical degree from the University College Dublin in Ireland. After relocating to the United States, she completed her residency in internal medicine and her fellowship in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology at the Mayo Clinic at Rochester.
As a testament of her continued education, the doctor is board-certified in infectious disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
In her professional experience, Dr. Fanning is affiliated with Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, and Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center.
Infectious disease is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, the diagnosis, and the treatment of all infections. An infectious disease specialist’s practice also consists of managing nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections.
Speaking multiple languages, she is fluent in English, Irish, Spanish, German, and French.
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