

Infectious Disease
Shira Abeles, M.D.
Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Shira Abeles, M.D., is a board-certified infectious disease specialist at UC San Diego Health in San Diego, California, focusing primarily on general infectious diseases and HIV care, including specialized HIV care for women. She treats patients with a range of infections, serving adults through the Owen Clinic, a leading primary care center for HIV-positive men and women. As medical director of sustainability at UC San Diego Health, she leads initiatives to adapt clinical practices for optimal
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- Infectious Disease (ABIM)
Education & Training
- Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD, 2006)
- Residency: University of California San Diego Medical Center (Internal Medicine, 2009)
- Fellowship: University of California San Diego Medical Center (Infectious Disease, 2013)
Years in Practice
20+ years
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- UC San Diego Health
Languages
English
Conditions Dr. Abeles treats
Insurance accepted
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Aetna
- Allegiance Health Plans
- Ambetter
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Aspirus Health Plan
- ASR Health Benefits
- Asuris Northwest Health
- Avera Health Plans
- Banner Health Aetna
- Blue Shield of California
- BridgeSpan Health Company
- Centivo
- Cigna
- Dean Health Plan
- Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc.
- EMI Health
- Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. (MT)
- First Health
- Flume Health
- Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
- Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
- Health Plans Inc.
- Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA)
- Healthgram
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Homestead Health Plans
- LifeWise Health Plan
- Lucent Health
- MagnaCare
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MedCost
- Medica
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Mending
- Meritain
- Moda Health
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
- Personify Health (FKA HealthComp)
- Point C
- Prairie States
- Priority Health
- Providence Health Plan
- Quartz
- Sana Benefits
- Scripps Health Plan
- The Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare
- WebTPA
- WellCare
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Sources
- https://www.doximity.com/pub/shira-abeles-md
- https://providers.ucsd.edu/details/32750/infectious-diseases-hiv-aids
- https://www.pozabilities.org/hiv-specialist-physicians2/dr-shira-abeles
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyICJGpB-_A
- https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-shira-abeles-yr2fb
- https://www.newswise.com/users/expert/Shira-Abeles-10056471
- https://profiles.ucsd.edu/shira.abeles











