Dr. Gopikishan R. Rangaraj M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
509 W Tidwell Rd Suite 316 Houston TX, 77091About
Dr. Gopikishan Rangaraj is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Rangaraj 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
Gandi Medical College, University Of Health Sciences 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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