Dr. Robert O'connell M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2200 Bergquist Dr Attn: Credentials (c Lackland TX, 78236About
Dr. Robert O'connell is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Lackland, TX. Dr. O'connell 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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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1997
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