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Shingo Chihara, MD

  • Infectious Disease
  • Travel Health
  • Wound Care
Virginia Mason Medical Center
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Shingo Chihara, MD

Shingo Chihara, MD, specializes in general infectious diseases, travel medicine, medical microbiology, non-tuberculosis mycobacteria and caring for patients with HIV. Dr. Chihara enjoys working in an area of medicine where patients improve with intervention. He also enjoys the detective work often required to arrive at a diagnosis.

For Dr. Chihara, all care must be individualized. All patients have different values, goals of care and health histories which must be considered when developing a plan of care. He finds it gratifying to help patients along during their healing process.

Away from work, Dr. Chihara enjoys cycling, baseball, and spending time with his wife and children.

Specialties

  • Infectious Disease
  • Travel Health
  • Wound Care

Credentials

  • Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Tropical Medicine and Travelers Health, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Education

  • Medical School: MD, Yamanashi Medical University, Japan, 1999
  • Residency: Primary Care Internal Medicine Program, University of Connecticut, 2005; Chief medical resident, University of Connecticut Primary Care Internal Medicine Program, 2006
  • Fellowships: Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, 2008; Medical Microbiology, University of Utah, 2009

Medical groups

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center
  • Puget Sound High Value Network
  • Rainier Health Network

Languages

  • English

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