Dr. Vatsala S. Sastry, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist
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Dr. Vatsala S. Sastry, MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

3/5(83)
15435 Cortez Blvd Brooksville FL, 34613
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With over 20 years of experience in the field, Dr. Vatsala S. Sastry, MD, is a board-certified infectious disease specialist who sees patients in Florida. To begin her career, she earned her medical degree from Bagalore Medical College. From there, she completed her internship in Internal Medicine at Grant Hospital of Chicago followed by her residencies in Anesthesiology at F G McGaw Hospital in Illinois and her Infectious Disease residency at Hospital of Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania. In order to provide her patients with the best care, Dr. Sastry currently specializes in infectious diseases at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Florida. As an attribute to her success, Dr. Sastry received the Top Female Entrepreneur Award from US Commerce Tampa. Furthermore, she currently holds expertise in treating Lyme Disease and is board-certified in Infectious Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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Education and Training

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute 1986

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Experience & Accolades

  • MemberRegional Medical Center Bayonet Point
  • Member Seven Rivers Community Hospital
  • Member Citrus Memorial Hospital

Internships

  • M.S.R. Medical School ?? Bangalore University, Grant Hospital

Fellowships

  • University of Pennsylvania

Professional Society Memberships

  • Infectious Disease Society of America, American College of Physicians, American Association of Asian Physicians from South Asia, American Association of Physicians from India, Hernando Medical Society

Dr. Vatsala S. Sastry, MD's Practice location

Practice At 15435 Cortez Blvd

15435 Cortez Blvd -
Brooksville, FL 34613
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New patients: 352-799-2294
Fax: 352-796-8196, 352-540-9951

12306 Tradition Dr -
Dade City, Florida 33525
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Dr. Vatsala S. Sastry, MD has a rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 83 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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