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Jeffrey A. DesJardin, M.D. was born in Colorado but grew up in Wisconsin and is an avid Green Bay Packers fan. He returned to Colorado in 1998 to join Western Infectious Disease Consultants, P.C. and has remained with them since. He is interested in all aspects of Infectious Disease, but has a special interest in Travel Medicine and loves to travel himself. His free time was previously spent coaching his two sons in baseball, but now that they are older he enjoys running, biking and cooking. Dr. Desjardin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Infectious Arthritis, Osteomyelitis, and Osteomyelitis in Children.

Brent Wieland, M.D. was originally from Albuquerque, N.M., but spent a considerable time in Memphis, TN, and St. Louis MO. He moved to Colorado in 2011 to join Western Infectious Disease Consultants, P.C. He is interested in all aspects of Infectious Disease, but particularly likes trying to solve mysterious or challenging cases. He is an avid baseball and football fan, and roots for the St. Louis Cardinals and Denver Broncos. In his free time he and his wife Amanda enjoy traveling, cooking, skiing, camping, and he has recently taken up fly fishing. Dr. Wieland is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Infectious Arthritis, Osteomyelitis, and Osteomyelitis in Children.

Dr. Kartalija was born in Zagreb, Croatia where she started her training as a physician. She then moved to the United States in 1988 to pursue research in the field of infectious disease at San Francisco General Hospital. Working in San Francisco during the early years of the AIDS epidemic sparked her initial interest and generated her continuing passion for the field of infectious disease. In her spare time, Dr. Kartalija enjoys traveling back to Croatia with her children, practicing yoga, nordic skiing, buying stylish boots and cycling. Dr. Kartalija is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Strep Throat, Infectious Arthritis, and Osteomyelitis.