Dr. Shankar Raman MD,MPH
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
3501 Mall View Rd Suite 115-170 Bakersfield CA, 93306About
Dr. Shankar Raman is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Bakersfield, CA. Dr. Raman 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
Bangalore Med Coll, Bangalore Univ, Bangalore, Karnataka, India 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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