Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV near Bellevue, WA

Biography: Christopher Baliga, MD, is an infectious disease specialist with medical interests HIV/AIDS, travel and tropical medicine, bone/joint and artificial joint infections, serious blood stream infections, infections in immunocompromised patients, heart infections and multi-drug resistant bacterial infections. _x000D_ Dr. Baliga likes hiking, kayaking, traveling the world, and spending time with family.

Biography: Margot Schwartz, MD, specializes in infectious diseases, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.

Biography: 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. _x000D_ 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. _x000D_ Away from work, Dr. Chihara enjoys cycling, baseball, and spending time with his wife and children.

Biography: Dr. Amita Buddhdev, MD is a Hospitalist who practices in Seattle, WA. She is 41 years old and has been practicing for 13 years. Dr. Amita Buddhdev, MD is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Robert Geise, MD is an Infectious Disease Specialist who practices in Seattle, WA. He is 63 years old and has been practicing for 30 years. Dr. Robert Geise, MD is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Biography: Chia Wang, MD, has over 25 years of experience in clinical infectious diseases. Dr. Wang specializes in the treatment of conditions including HIV, viral hepatitis, infections in immunocompromised patients (cancer, immunosuppressive agents), bone, joint and soft tissue infections, multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, sepsis and care of the critically ill patient. She also practices travel medicine.Dr. Wang is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington and is frequently named a Top Doctor by both Seattle and Seattle Metropolitan magazines. Dr. Wang enjoys getting to know her patients and seeing them achieve their health goals.Outside of her practice, Dr. Wang enjoys gardening, birding, being outdoors, reading, and spending time with her family.