Dr. Shobita Rajagopalan MD, MPH
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
12021 Wilmington Ave Los Angeles CA, 90059About
Dr. Shobita Rajagopalan is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Rajagopalan 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 MD
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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