Dr. Alpana A Rana MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1540 Spring Valley Dr Huntington WV, 25704About
Dr. Alpana Rana is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Huntington, WV. Dr. Rana 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
M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore University MD
Saint Johns Medical College 1988
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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