Dr. Karen S Israel MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
5265 E 82nd St Pmb 318 Indianapolis IN, 46250About
Dr. Karen Israel is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Israel 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
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1970
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1970
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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