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Dr. Balaji Desai M.D

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

1400 Locust St Pittsburgh PA, 15219
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Dr. Balaji Desai is an infectious disease specialist practicing in DANVILLE, VA. Dr. Desai 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

University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 2011

Madras Medical College 2001

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Treatments

  • Diabetes
  • High Cholesterol
  • Hepatitis
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hives
  • Hepatitis C
  • Lyme Disease
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Vascular Disease

Dr. Balaji Desai M.D's Practice location

159 EXECUTIVE DR STE K -
DANVILLE, VA 24541
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Balaji Desai

1400 Locust St -
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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