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Dr. Christelle E. Kassis MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
6431 Fannin St Div Of Infectious Di Houston TX, 77030About
Dr. Christelle Kassis is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Kassis 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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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Joseph Gathe Jr. M.D.4900 Fannin St Houston TX 77004
- Dr. Nabil T Khoury M.D.3270 Holly Hall St Houston TX 77054
- Dr. Tobias Samo MD6560 Fannin St Houston TX 77030
- Dr. Victor Fainstein MD6560 Fannin St Houston TX 77030
- Dr. Ana Moran M.D.1504 Taub Loop Houston TX 77030
- Dr. Benjamin Lee Portnoy MD1200 Binz St Houston TX 77004
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