Dr. Emily Michele Landon M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
5841 S Maryland Ave Mc 5065 Chicago IL, 60637About
Dr. Emily Landon is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Landon 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
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 2003
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Joint Infection, Bone Infection
- Fever
- Hives
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
- Osteomyelitis
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