Member of American academy of family practice, American board of family practice and Hawai'i academy of family physician
Work History
Staff Physician
3 Years 6 Months
Queens North Hawaii, Primary Care | 02.2023 - Current
Staff Physician
24 Years 5 Months
EvergreenHealth Primary Care | 07.1998 - 12.2022
Staff Physician at EvergreenHealth Primary Care, Redmond, WA.
Clinic supervising physician 2015 -2019
Staff Physician
6 Years
Cherry Street Medical Group | 01.1992 - 01.1998
Staff Physician at Cherry Street Medical Group, Santa Rosa, CA.
Residency
2 Years 10 Months
Phoenix Baptist Hospital | 08.1989 - 06.1992
Education
MD
Tulane University School of Medicine | New Orleans, LA | 01-1989
Master of Science - Tropical Medicine And Parasitology
Louisiana School of Medicine | New Orleans, LA | 08-1992
Thesis: Master Thesis: Trypanosome sp. Nerudafasciataconfluens ( Blanchard ): A study of the morphology of culture forms by light and electron microscopy and aspects of its development.
Skills
Clinical expertise across breath of family practice
Mentoring premed and medical students
Certification
State of Hawaii - 2023 - present
State of Washington - 1998 - 2024
State of California -1992- 1998
Timeline
Staff Physician
Queens North Hawaii, Primary Care
02.2023 - CurrentRead More
Staff Physician
EvergreenHealth Primary Care
07.1998 - 12.2022Read More
Staff Physician
Cherry Street Medical Group
01.1992 - 01.1998Read More
Residency
Phoenix Baptist Hospital
08.1989 - 06.1992Read More
Tulane University School of Medicine
MD
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Louisiana School of Medicine
Master of Science from Tropical Medicine And Parasitology
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PUBLICATIONS
Chia, N., Clark,R. and Valanis, G: Candida albicans infected pseudocyst in a postpartum women. Southern Medical Journal 86(5): 687-689.
Chia, N., and Miller, J. :Morphological and developmental studies of snake trypanosome Trypanosoma hydrate Ayala, Atkinson, Vakalis 1983 in experimentally infected host and in culture. Journal of Protozoology 31(2): 352-356.
RESEARCH
Zoontic infections and host parasite interactions in new world primates. Delta Primate Research Center, Covington, LA 1992 - 1985