Dr. Richard Paul O'connor M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
Box 600, Old Galena Rd. Mossville IL, 61552About
Dr. Richard O'connor is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Mossville, IL. Dr. O'connor 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
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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