Dr. Balasubramanian Shanmugam M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
923 Farmington Ave Bristol CT, 06010About
Dr. Balasubramanian Shanmugam is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Bristol, CT. Dr. Shanmugam 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
Kastruba Medical College MD
Kasturba Medical College, India 2000
Kasturba Medical College Mangalore 2000
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hypothyroidism
- Pain
- Osteomyelitis
- Vascular Disease
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