Assen Chekerdjiev, MD
My specialties:
- Hospitalist
- Internal medicine
Not accepting new patients in this area.
Professional interests:
- Blood pressure, high
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dyslipidemias
I am a board-certified internal medicine physician with professional interests in diabetes, dyslipidemias (too much fat or cholesterol in the blood) and hypertension (high blood pressure). I am a hospitalist, who cares for patients who have been admitted to St. Francis Regional Medical Center.
I was born in Bulgaria and have lived in the United States since 1999; and came to Minnesota in 2003.
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Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Hospitalist
- Internal medicine
Personal interests
- Traveling
Educational institutions
- Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Memberships
- American College of Physicians
- American Medical Association
- American Society of Hypertension
Internships
- Danbury Hospital of Yale University
Residencies
- Danbury Hospital of Yale University
Years of experience
- 20
Additional languages spoken
- Croatian
- Russian
- Serbian
Hospital affiliations
- St. Francis Regional Medical Center
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