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Dr. Rakesh Muthu Kumar M.D.

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

4/5(23)
1100 S Grand Blvd Suite Drc-831 Divisi Saint Louis MO, 63104
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4/5

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Dr. Rakesh Kumar is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Murfreesboro, TN. Dr. Kumar 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 1996

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Dr. Rakesh Muthu Kumar M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 1800 Medical Center Parkway Depaul Bldg. Ste. 400

1800 Medical Center Parkway Depaul Bldg. Ste. 40 -
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
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Rakesh Kumar

1100 S Grand Blvd Suite Drc-831 Divisi -
Saint Louis, MO 63104
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Dr. Rakesh Muthu Kumar M.D. has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 23 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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