DANVILLE, Va. (Feb. 2, 2011) - Dr. Punit Baveja has joined the medical staff at Danville Regional Medical Center (DRMC) as an internal medicine doctor. He is currently practicing at Piedmont Internal Medicine, Inc., specializing in Infectious Diseases. Dr. Baveja previously served as Attending Physician at New Horizons Family Health Services, a multi-specialty clinic located in Greenville, S.C.
Dr. Baveja has extensive and varied training as a health professional. He received his doctor of internal medicine from The Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is board-certified in internal medicine. Upon graduation, Dr. Baveja completed a two-year program of Infectious Diseases at the University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center, in Lexington, Ky.
Dr. Baveja also served as a fellow of Infectious Diseases at the University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center where he conducted consultations and patient evaluations requiring expertise in antibiotic management and dosing, as well as treatment recommendations with various antimicrobials. He also evaluated and treated patients with various infections, HIV/AIDS, Opportunistic Infections, soft tissue and osteomyelitis, fungal infections and general cases of Infectious Diseases on an out-patient basis.
“We are pleased to have Dr. Beveja affiliated with our facility,” said Eric Deaton, CEO of Danville Regional. “Not only will the staff benefit from his expertise, but our community will as well.”
Dr. Baveja began his career as a resident medical officer at Dr. Sita Bhateja’s Nursing Home. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from The Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangalore, India.
“This is a great opportunity for me to join the staff at Danville Regional,” said Dr. Baveja. “I can tell that the staff here truly cares about their patients, and I’m looking forward to providing the type of great care the patients are used to receiving.”
He is a member of the following societies and organizations: Infectious Disease Society of America; American Medical Association; American College of Physicians; American Academy of HIV medicine; Greenville Medical Society; South Carolina Association of Physicians of Indian Origin; Ryan White CQI Committee and Patient Ad-hoc Committee of New Horizons.
Danville Regional is the leading medical center in the Dan River Region of Virginia and North Carolina, providing open heart surgery and advanced cancer treatment. Approximately 140 physicians are on the medical staff. The medical center employs approximately 1,200 people. For additional information, visit http://www.danvilleregional.com.
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