Dr. Patricia Anne Young M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
251 E Huron St Galter 3-150 Chicago IL, 60611About
Dr. Patricia Young is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Young 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.
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