Dr. Shashikala Ameneni M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
10500 Montgomery Rd. Cincinnati OH, 45242About
Dr. Shashikala Ameneni is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Ameneni 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
Sri Devaraj Urs Med Coll, Bangalore Univ, Kolar, Karnataka, India 1996
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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