Ephraim McDowell Health welcomes infectious disease physician, Maher Alchreiki, M.D., to the Medical Staff.  Dr. Alchreiki will start on November 7 and will practice inside the Ephraim McDowell Heart & Vascular Institute.

Dr. Alchreiki earned his medical degree in 2004 from Tishreen University Medical School in Lattakia, Syria. In 2011 he completed an internal medicine residency at Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island, NY. He completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA in 2019. Dr. Alchreiki treats a variety of conditions including HIV infection, acute and chronic viral hepatitis, including hepatitis A, B or C, tuberculosis, histoplasmosis and other fungal infections, C diff and other GI diseases, bloodstream and catheter/port infections, tick or mosquito-borne infections, pneumonia, MRSA and other skin infections.

Dr. Alchreiki lives in Danville with his wife, Sally, and their two children: 4-year-old Anna and 3-year-old Emma.  In his free time, he enjoys reading, spending time with family at the zoo, park, and library, and traveling.

The Ephraim McDowell Heart & Vascular Institute is located at 216 West Walnut Street in Danville.  Appointments can be scheduled now by calling (859) 239-5860.