Dr. Shiva Kumar Akula M.D
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
3600 Prytania St Suite #65 New Orleans LA, 70115About
Dr. Shiva Akula is an infectious disease specialist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Akula 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
Osmania Med Coll- Univ Hlth Sci- Vijayawada- Hyderabad- Ap- India 1979
Osmania Medical College 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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