Dr. Kathleen Ruggero is an infectious disease specialist in Palos Heights. She cares for patients with infections that are difficult to diagnose and treat, and can be life-threatening.
Yes, Dr. Kathleen A. Ruggero is accepting new patients at this office.
(708) 361-5631
7804 W College Drive, 1nw, Palos Heights, IL 60463-1025
Dr. Kathleen Ruggero graduated from Other in 1998.
Dr. Ruggero has two offices in Illinois where she specializes in Infectious Disease Medicine and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Ruggero works with six doctors including Dr. Muhammad Tabriz and Dr. John Andreoni.
As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Ruggero 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. Ruggero 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. Ruggero specializes in diagnosing and treating cross-system illnesses that may affect multiple organ systems. She may also refer patients to specialist physicians when medically needed. For instance, patients with serious heart problems could be referred to a cardiologist for further diagnostic tests or therapies.
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MD • 1998
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. Ruggero, but only those who participate in Medicare.