

Infectious Disease
Helen Chu, M.D.,M.P.H.
Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Helen Y. Chu, M.D., M.P.H., is a Professor of Medicine in Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Washington, with a subspecialty focus in infectious diseases, particularly respiratory viruses including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rhinovirus, human metapneumovirus, and emerging pathogens like SARS-CoV-2. She treats infectious disease conditions in adults, with clinical practice at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and serves pregna
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- Infectious Disease (ABIM)
Education & Training
- Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (MD, 2005)
- Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Internal Medicine, 2005-2008)
- Fellowship: University of Washington (Infectious Disease, 2009-2013)
- Graduate: University of Washington (MPH, Epidemiology, 2012)
Years in Practice
21+ years
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Harborview Medical Center
- University of Washington Medical Center
Languages
English, Mandarin Chinese
Conditions Dr. Chu treats
Insurance accepted
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Aetna
- Allegiance Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- ASR Health Benefits
- Asuris Northwest Health
- Avera Health Plans
- Banner Health Aetna
- BridgeSpan Health Company
- Centivo
- Cigna
- Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc.
- EMI Health
- Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. (MT)
- First Choice Health
- Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
- Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
- Health Plans Inc.
- Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA)
- Healthgram
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Homestead Health Plans
- Kaiser Permanente
- LifeWise Health Plan
- Lucent Health
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MedCost
- Medica
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Meritain
- Moda Health
- MotivHealth Insurance Company
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
- Personify Health (FKA HealthComp)
- Prairie States
- Premera Blue Cross
- Priority Health
- Providence Health Plan
- Quartz
- Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
- The Health Plan
- Trustmark Benefits
- UnitedHealthcare
- WebTPA
- WMI Mutual Insurance Company
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Sources
- https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-helen-chu-y3q89
- https://aid.uw.edu/people/faculty/infectious-diseases/helen-chu
- https://epi.washington.edu/faculty/chu-helen/
- https://www.doximity.com/pub/helen-chu-md
- https://cerid.uw.edu/people/helen-chu
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Y._Chu
- https://pmwcintl.com/speaker/helen-chu-117_u-of-washington_2025sv/
- https://sph.washington.edu/faculty/facbio/Chu_Helen
- https://www.uwmedicine.org/bios/helen-chu











