Dr. Michael T. Jelinek M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
3108 Center Point Dr Edinburg TX, 78539About
Dr. Michael Jelinek is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Edinburg, TX. Dr. Jelinek 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
Universidad Cetec,Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1982
Universidad AutÛnoma de Santo Domingo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud 1982
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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