Dr. Ann Shahwan is an infectious disease specialist in West Hills. She cares for patients with infections that are difficult to diagnose and treat, and can be life-threatening.
Dr. Ann Shahwan graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1997.
Dr. Shahwan has one office in California where she specializes in Infectious Disease Medicine and Internal Medicine.
As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Shahwan is capable of preventing, diagnosing, and treating a wide variety of infectious diseases. Typically, patients with an infectious disease, such as malaria, will require highly specialized treatment or care. Dr. Shahwan may also educate patients traveling to places around the world that have a high rate of infectious diseases; this is sometimes referred to as travel medicine.
The specialty of internal medicine is an area of primary care for adults. Dr. Shahwan specializes in diagnosing and treating cross-system illnesses that may affect multiple organ systems. Dr. Shahwan can also refer patients to specialists when medically necessary. For example, patients with severe heart problems may be referred to a cardiologist for additional diagnostic tests or treatments.
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Shahwan, but only those who participate in Medicare.