
Dr. Rachel N Plotinsky MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
9155 Sw Barnes Rd Suite 304 Portland OR, 97225About
Dr. Rachel Plotinsky is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Plotinsky 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
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2000
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Handwashing in a Texas evacuation center after Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
- Cuterebra cutaneous myiasis, New Hampshire, 2004.
- Epidemic preparedness in New Hampshire: assessment of increased airborne infection isolation capacity 1 year after distribution of portable isolation units.
- Risk factors for elevated blood lead levels among African refugee children in New Hampshire, 2004.
- Proposed definitions for epidemiologic and clinical studies of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease.
Fellowships
- Ctrs Disease Cntrl & Prev, Atlanta, GA,, Public Health and General Preventative Medicine 2004
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr PR, Lebanon, NH, Infectious Diseases 2006
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Infectious Diseases) Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Infectious Diseases)
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Melissa Rose Nyendak MDOregon Health And Science University Portland OR 97239
- Dr. Cameron J Cover MD9155 Sw Barnes Rd Portland OR 97225
- Dr. Mark Alden Crislip MD1015 Nw 22nd Portland OR 97210
- Dr. Sarah Slaughter MD5050 Ne Hoyt St Portland OR 97213
- Dr. John Manchester Townes MD3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland OR 97239
- Dr. Justin Sungho Jin MD5050 NE HOYT ST STE 540 PORTLAND OR 97213
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1015 NW 22ND AVENUE, W121 PORTLAND OR 97210