Infectious Disease

Our Infectious Disease team tackles the evaluation, counseling, and treatments of complicated infections or immunologic disease, such as HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, viral hepatitis, travel-related illness, and more. That is hard-hitting science. But we treat more than just your infection—we listen to all your facts, fears, and experiences to help you create a plan that will address all the factors that critically affect your health.

Referral

If you need a referral, we recommend meeting with one of our primary care providers:

  • Our energetic, enthusiastic team includes pharmacists, nurses, case managers, CMAs, physicians, and advanced practitioners, who believe treating an infection involves personalized care for the whole person.
  • We do more than just testing and diagnosing in the clinic—we can also help connect you to help with drug costs or community resources to address all the factors that infringe upon your good health.
  • We partner with many HIV/AIDS service organizations to provide one-stop care for our patients with HIV infection, including the Minnesota AIDS Project and the Ryan White–funded Medication Adherence Program.
  • We provide screening for the prevention of anal cancer—a cancer caused by Human Papillomavirus infection—through the use of a procedure called high resolution anoscopy.
  • We continuously monitor our many patients who need intravenous antibiotics, whether they are receiving their antibiotics at home, in transitional care, or through our Patient Care Center.
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Services we offer

Our range of service offerings means that each patient gets the most effective care plan for their diagnosis.
  • Diagnosis and Management of Post-travel Illness
  • General Infectious Disease Consultation
  • HIV Primary Care and Consultation Services
  • Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Specialty Pharmacy Services

Care team

Our highly trained experts empower you with the knowledge and the support you need to get the healthcare you want.

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Laura Hanvelt, PA-C

Infectious Disease
I pride myself on being compassionate, patient and kind to all of my patients.
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Abdulqadir Ahmad, MD

Infectious Disease
I believe a strong patient-provider relationship is based on open and reliable information about their care.
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Woo Jeong Choi, MD

Infectious Disease
I always try to find out the source of the infection and why it occurred by asking thorough questions and listening to my patients.
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Spencer Morse

Spencer Morse, MD

Infectious Disease
I’ll do my best to find your diagnosis so we can make treatment decisions together.
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Mark Cannon

Mark L. Cannon, MD, PhD

Infectious Disease
Good communication skills are key to a timely diagnosis and a proper treatment plan.
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