
Dr. Shyamasundaran Kottilil M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
1701 14th St Nw Washington DC, 20009About
Dr. Shyamasundaran Kottilil is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Kottilil 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
Med Coll, Univ of Calicut, Trichur, Kerala, India 1991
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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- Dr. Miriam Louise Cameron MD700 2nd St Ne Washington DC 20002
- Dr. Nega Ali Goji MD7300 Van Dusen Rd Laurel MD 20707
- Dr. Ligia Pic-aluas M.D.106 Irving St Nw Washington DC 20010
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