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About COTBDAA DOCTOR SEARCH SYSTEM © Welcome to the Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association COTBDAA Doctor Search System ©. With the closing of the Lyme Disease Association (LDA), they have transferred their updated Dr. Referral System © to COTBDAA. This new site provides patients with information about doctors, other practitioners, testing labs, and pharmacies that are knowledgeable about chronic Lyme disease and often about many other tick-borne diseases (TBD). Many of the doctors listed are often referred to as Lyme Literate Physicians/Doctors (LLMD). Tens of thousands of patients have successfully used the prior LDA system to locate Lyme and TBD resources. The system does not identify providers that treat COVID-19, although some of the providers in the system may treat COVID.

Terms & Conditions and Guidelines:

Because there is a negative political climate surrounding Lyme disease, many LLMDs do not want their names posted outright on the internet. COTBDAA has tried to balance the doctors’ wishes with patients’ need to find a doctor. This new system is a result of that compromise and therefore:

  • COTBDAA permits searches over a calendar month period that will result in access to up to 15 Doctor Searches. To access a Doctor Search listing, first conduct a search, and then click on the desired provider from the results that populate. Clicking on a listing will re-direct you to that provider’s page which will include all necessary contact information. The system enables you to click on up to 15 Doctor Searches every calendar month period.
  • Searches can be refined based on the search location (street address, city, zip code or country), search radius (distance from the starting point), category filter(s), and/or keyword search.

Because of the limited number of physicians treating chronic Lyme disease nationwide, some states, and in some instances, entire regions, may not have any treating physicians who follow flexible treating approaches such as those in the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Guidelines, Evidence Assessments and Guideline Recommendations in Lyme Disease: The Clinical Management of Known Tick Bites, Erythema Migrans Rashes and Persistent Disease. In the event that the COTBDAA Doctor Search System © contains no Lyme or TBD resource listings in a given area, the closest possible option(s) will populate based on the location entered and specialty/ies selected. COTBDAA appreciates any changes in provider information that you may find and make us aware of so we can investigate.

Some providers may not specifically treat Lyme and TBD but see patients who have symptoms associated with Lyme and TBD to address those specific symptoms. Contact the provider to confirm.


It is your responsibility to contact the provider’s office to confirm the current address, directions, nature of services provided, and all other provider information before you make an appointment.


 

Disclaimer

DISCLAIMER:   The Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association (COTBDAA) provides referrals to health care providers who treat Lyme disease, and often other TBD, as a courtesy to those seeking Lyme Literate Physicians (LLMD).  However, some of the providers included do not specifically treat Lyme and TBD but see patients who have symptoms associated with Lyme and TBD to address those specific symptoms. We do not evaluate the professional competence or qualifications of health care providers on our referral list or the costs of services provided. Accordingly, the COTBDAA neither warrants nor endorses the health care providers contained on this list nor the quality of care you will receive from those providers. We do not make recommendations, only access to provider information. COTBDAA does not receive any monies from physicians to be included on this list nor does COTBDAA provide any monies to physicians. Because of the limited number of physicians treating chronic Lyme disease nationwide, some states, and in some instances, entire regions, may not have any treating physicians who follow flexible treating approaches such as those in the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Guidelines: Evidence Assessments and Guideline Recommendations in Lyme Disease: The Clinical Management of Known Tick Bites, Erythema Migrans Rashes and Persistent Disease. In the event that the Doctor Referral System contains no Lyme or TBD resource listings in a given area, the closest possible option(s) will populate based on the zip code entered and category/ies selected. COTBDAA appreciates any changes in provider information that you may find and make us aware of.

COTBDAA does not accept or reply to any comments on:

  • What insurance a doctor accepts or does not accept, or if any insurance is accepted.
  • How listed doctors practice or any other aspect of the doctor-patient relationship.
  • The cost or fees charged by any healthcare provider.
  • Why a particular doctor is or is not listed.
  • Request for providers that treat COVID-19, although some of the providers in the system may treat COVID.

We cannot guarantee that the information provided will be timely and accurate or that physicians on the list are accepting new patients, or that they accept insurance. The selection of a physician should be made by you after careful consideration. There are two approaches in the treatment of Lyme disease. Our list contains physicians who generally follow more flexible treatment approaches than those advocated by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). COTBDAA is not responsible for incorrect information on the website.

BEFORE DOCTOR VISIT: Please contact the physicians’ offices directly to confirm their current address, directions, and any other necessary information before scheduling an appointment. Do not rely only on the maps provided on this site. The maps on the  COTBDAA Doctor Search System are for informational purposes and provide an approximate locality of the listing based on the addresses we are provided with at the time of site updates. Practitioners often relocate and addresses can change.

Notification of changes in listed information can be updated on our Dr. Referral Contact Form.

Thank you, Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association (COTBDAA)

Subscriber information will not be shared outside of the Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association nor used for donor solicitation. The Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association reserves the right to unsubscribe anyone from this service without cause.

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