Dr. Camille Nasim Bitar MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2375 Gause Blvd E Slidell LA, 70461About
Dr. Camille Bitar is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Slidell, LA. Dr. Bitar 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
Saint Joseph`s University / Faculty of Medicine 1989
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. William Libert Williams M.D.100 Medical Center Drive Slidell LA 70461