Dr. Karen Denbesten MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
560 W Mitchell St Suite 170 Petoskey MI, 49770About
Dr. Karen Denbesten is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Petoskey, MI. Dr. Denbesten 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
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1994
Ohio State University College of Medicine And Public Health,Columbus, Ohio, United States 1994
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1995
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Fellowships
- Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke Medical Center
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