Dr. Ricardo A Adames M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
4970 N Expressway Suite D Brownsville TX, 78526Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Ricardo Adames is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Brownsville, TX. Dr. Adames 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
Univ Catol Madre Y Maestra (Ucmm)- Fac De Cien Med- Santiago 1985
Pontificia Universidad CatÛlica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Bronchitis
- Hypothyroidism
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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