Dr. Winston P Cavert MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
420 Delaware St Se Mmc 88 Minneapolis MN, 55455About
Dr. Winston Cavert is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Cavert 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
University of Minnesota Medical School 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Aids/hiv, Virology, Infections
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Twin Cities
Fellowships
- Infectious Disease: University of Washington Medical Center 1993
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