Dr. Vagish Srinivasan Hemmige MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
5841 S Maryland Ave L300 Chicago IL, 60637About
Dr. Vagish Hemmige is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Hemmige 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.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Fellowships
- University of Chicago Medical Center, Infectious Disease 2012
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