Dr. Edward Andrew Blanchette M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
92 Partridge Lndg Glastonbury CT, 06033About
Dr. Edward Blanchette is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Glastonbury, CT. Dr. Blanchette 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
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1974
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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