Dr. Michael Lawrence Butera, MD

I was sick for months and saw all kinds of specialists. I was getting blood transfusions in the hospital and my hematologist brought in Dr. Butera because the 4 doctors I'd seen had been unable to diagnose what was making me so sick and anemic. (They estimated I was so anemic I was just days away from death.) Dr. Butera discovered I had been infected with a micro-bacteria and that it had attacked my heart and a number of other organs. Under his care, he brought in a surgeon and cardiologist and I had open heart surgery followed by 8 weeks of antibiotics. I am now healthy, and see Dr. Butera regularly. He is a walking database of infectious diseases and isn't afraid to say what he doesn't know. All the nurses and staff at Alvarado Hospital say he is the best and he is well-respected by other doctors. If you need an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Butera is the best!