Christelle Kassis, MD

Christelle Kassis, MD

Section Chief, Infectious Disease
Medical Specialty: HIV/AIDS Medicine
Infectious Disease
Palliative Care
Certification: Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
Language(s): Arabic, English, French

Educational Background

Medical School: Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Beirut
Internship: Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Beirut
Staten Island Hospital, NY
Residency: Staten Island Hospital, NY
Fellowship: Infectious Disease, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston

Conditions Treated

Bacterial infections
Bone (osteomyelitis) and joint infections
Cellulitis
Complicated urinary tract infections (UTI)
Fungal infection (aka disseminated coccidioidomycosis)
Heart valve infections
HIV/AIDS (inpatient only)
Malaria and dengue fever
MRSA infections
Mycobacterial infection
Nosocomial infections
Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis (inpatient only)
Viruses

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