Dr. Viswanathan Chokkavelu, an internist in Charleston, WV, diagnoses and treats a wide range of conditions in adults, often serving as a patient's primary care provider.
Yes, Dr. Viswanathan Chokkavelu is accepting new patients at this office.
(478) 633-7032
333 Laidley Street, Charleston, WV 25301
Dr. Viswanathan Chokkavelu graduated from Other in 1970.
Dr. Chokkavelu has four offices in West Virginia and Ohio where he specializes in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Geriatrics and Infectious Disease Medicine.
Dr. Chokkavelu works with twenty-six doctors including Dr. Sathyanarayana Machani and Dr. Leonard White.
As an internist, Dr. Viswanathan Chokkavelu specializes in the primary care of adults through diagnosis and treatment of a range of conditions affecting many organ systems. Dr. Chokkavelu also can refer patients to specialists when medically needed. For example, patients having serious breathing problems may be referred to a pulmonologist for additional medical tests or therapies.
Critical care specialists like Dr. Chokkavelu provide life-saving care for patients in critical condition. Patients are usually cared for in within intensive care units (ICUs), and may receive life and organ support. Dr. Chokkavelu may also work to stabilize patients and perform time-sensitive, potentially life-saving procedures.
Dr. Chokkavelu is trained to provide comprehensive medical care for elderly and aging patients. As patients age, they may experience an increased susceptibility to illness and injury. In some cases, illnesses or injuries in seniors may overlap to create complicated diagnostic and treatment processes. Dr. Chokkavelu is trained to diagnose, treat and manage these and any related medical situations in seniors.
As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Chokkavelu 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. Chokkavelu 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.
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MD • 1970
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. Chokkavelu, but only those who participate in Medicare.