Travel Medicine

No mat­ter where your jour­ney takes you, from India to Peru, from Kenya to Chi­na, Board-Cer­ti­fied Infec­tious Dis­ease Physi­cian Hala Saad, MD, is here to help you stay healthy on your trav­els. Guid­ed by the Cen­ters for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion (CDC) guide­lines, Dr. Saad assists trav­el­ers aged 6 and up in prepar­ing for a safe and healthy journey. 

When you sched­ule an appoint­ment with us, you can expect a com­pre­hen­sive con­sul­ta­tion where we will col­lect detailed infor­ma­tion about your trav­els. Dr. Saad stays up to date on the lat­est infor­ma­tion on glob­al health con­di­tions and reviews resources from the CDC, World Health Orga­ni­za­tion, and the U.S. State Depart­ment before admin­is­ter­ing immu­niza­tions and pre­scrib­ing medications.

Your Vis­it with Us

Dur­ing your vis­it, we’ll dis­cuss pre­ven­ta­tive hygiene prac­tices, poten­tial immu­niza­tion side effects, review rel­e­vant health con­di­tions, pre­scrip­tion instruc­tions, and gen­er­al trav­el infor­ma­tion for the coun­tries you’ll be visiting. 

Dr. Saad pro­vides vac­ci­na­tions against infec­tious dis­eases that are still preva­lent in devel­op­ing or trop­i­cal coun­tries, as well as detailed infor­ma­tion about pre­cau­tions to take to stay healthy while you’re away. Top­ics can include pre­cau­tions for food, water, insects, coun­try-spe­cif­ic infor­ma­tion, spe­cif­ic health con­di­tions, and trav­el­ing with children.

Immu­niza­tions & Prescriptions

We offer a range of rou­tine and trav­el-relat­ed immu­niza­tions for pre­ventable dis­eases trans­mit­ted through var­i­ous means. After admin­is­ter­ing the appro­pri­ate immu­niza­tions, trav­el­ers receive a Cer­tifi­cate of Vac­ci­na­tion, often nec­es­sary for entry into many for­eign countries.

We also can pro­vide pre­scrip­tions for the pre­ven­tion of malar­ia, traveler’s diar­rhea, motion sick­ness, alti­tude sick­ness, and lep­tospiro­sis from freshwater.

Note: Immu­ni­ty can take at least 10 – 14 days to devel­op. The Cen­ters for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion (CDC) rec­om­mends that you sched­ule your appoint­ment four to six weeks before your depar­ture, if possible.

To sched­ule an appoint­ment, please con­tact us at (217) 222‑6550, ext. 3430. Please check with your insur­ance car­ri­er to find out if Trav­el Med­i­cine ser­vices are cov­ered by your insur­ance plan.

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