
Overview
Dr. Katia Brown is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in infectious diseases. She earned her medical degree from Universidad Catolica Santiago de Guayaquil then went on to complete her internal medicine internship and residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, GA. She is fellowship-trained in infectious diseases from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.Prior to joining InfectiousCare, Dr. Brown was in private practice in South Texas. She then served as an assistant professor for the Division of Infectious Diseases at UT Southwestern where she provided primary care services and education to patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). She is a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America/HIV Medicine Association and the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Brown is fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Brown is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis. Her top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and Osteomyelitis in Children.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
8230 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 308 PB3, Dallas, TX 75231
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas
Ricardo La Hoz is an Infectious Disease provider in Dallas, Texas. Dr. La Hoz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis. His top areas of expertise are Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Nocardiosis, and Cryptococcosis.
Infectious Care - Dallas
Dr. M. Shahbaz Hasan was born in Khairpur, Pakistan. He attended college at DJ Science College in Karachi, Pakistan before earning his medical degree in 1989, at Dow Medical College, also located in Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Hasan completed his internship and residency at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas in 1994. His fellowship training in infectious diseases was completed in 1996 at UT Southwestern Medical School and Dallas VA Medical Center. Dr. Hasan is board-certified in infectious diseases, hospice and palliative care.After completion of his training, Dr. Hasan served as an associate professor of Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical School as well as a staff physician at the Dallas VA Medical Center, from 1996 through 2005. He was also a staff physician at Baylor Grapevine Hospital. In 2007 he joined InfectiousCare and has become an integral part of the Residency Training Program of Texas Health Dallas. He is a recipient of the Robert L. North Award for teaching. Dr. Hasan is the clerkship director for Junior Medical Students of UT Southwestern Medical School based at Texas Health Dallas. Dr. Hasan has been published in numerous journals and medical literature.Dr. Hasan has been named as D Magazine's</em> Best Doctors in infectious diseases. Dr. Hasan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Strep Throat, Pustules, and Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections.
Infectious Care - Dallas
Although Dr. Shane Alexander recently called New York City home, he is a native Texan. He earned his medical degree and a Master of Public Health at the UNTHSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine/School of Public Health in Fort Worth. He went on to complete his internal medicine residency training at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Alexander completed his fellowship training in Infectious Diseases from the esteemed Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City. He is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.Dr. Alexander's areas of special focus and research include exploration of the patterns of infectious diseases in cancer patients and investigating factors that impact outcomes in opportunistic fungal infections. As an advocate for infection control and antimicrobial stewardship, Dr. Alexander has served on several related committees during his residency and fellowship training.He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Dallas County Medical Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis. His top areas of expertise are Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Strep Throat, Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections, and Pustules.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Pseudomonas Stutzeri InfectionsDr. Brown isDistinguished. Learn about Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections.
- Strep ThroatDr. Brown isDistinguished. Learn about Strep Throat.
- Advanced
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Brown isAdvanced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- CellulitisDr. Brown isAdvanced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)
- CryptococcosisDr. Brown isAdvanced. Learn about Cryptococcosis.
- Familial Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis
- Infectious ArthritisDr. Brown isAdvanced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.
- Experienced
- ActinomycosisDr. Brown isExperienced. Learn about Actinomycosis.
- AIDS Dementia ComplexDr. Brown isExperienced. Learn about AIDS Dementia Complex.
- AIDS Dysmorphic SyndromeDr. Brown isExperienced. Learn about AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.
- ArachnoiditisDr. Brown isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoiditis.
- Asymptomatic BacteriuriaDr. Brown isExperienced. Learn about Asymptomatic Bacteriuria.
- BoilsDr. Brown isExperienced. Learn about Boils.


