
Dr. Nitin Patel MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
751 N Rutledge St Room 1100 Springfield IL, 62702About
Dr. Nitin Patel is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. Patel 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
Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College
Provider Details
Treatments
- Fever
- Pneumonia
- Hives
- Endocarditis
- Lyme Disease
- Cellulitis
- Meningitis
- Osteomyelitis
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Practice At 751 N Rutledge St Room 1100
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Sarah E. Boyd M.D.301 N 8th St Springfield IL 62701
- Dr. Anupam Verma M.D.800 E Carpenter St Springfield IL 62702
- Dr. Inwha Kim M.D.301 N 8th St Springfield IL 62701
- Dr. Nancy M. Khardori M.D.751 N Rutledge St Springfield IL 62702
- Dr. Gregory John Malanoski M.D.800 N 1ST ST Springfield IL 62702
- Dr. Vidya Sundareshan MD751 N Rutledge St Springfield IL 62702
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