Eric Chow MD , MS, MPH, FACP, FAAP (He/Him)

Interim Health Officer and Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization

Summary

Dr. Eric J. Chow is the Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization at Public Health - Seattle & King County. He is a board certified internist, pediatrician and infectious disease subspecialist in Seattle, WA and is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Washington. He has more than 60 publications and over 500 citings covering a range of topics in medicine and public health including influenza, respiratory illnesses, vaccines and emerging infectious diseases.

University of WashingtonFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2020 - 2022
Brown UniversityChief Residency, Pediatrics, 2017 - 2018
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2013 - 2017
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 2013
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolMPH, Public Health/Epidemiology, Delta Omega Honor Society, 2008 - 2010
Stanford UniversityMS, Biological Sciences, 2007 - 2008
Stanford UniversityBA, International Relations, Honors in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy, 2003 - 2007
Stanford UniversityBS, Biological Sciences, Honors in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy, 2003 - 2007

David C. Leach Award Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 2019
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2017
Lifespan Haffenreffer Housestaff Award Lifespan, 2017
Joseph E. Johnson Award American College of Physicians
American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award American Medical Association, 2016
Gold Humanism Excellence in Teaching Award Brown University Class of 2017, 2016
Brown University Teaching Award in Pediatrics Brown University/Lifespan, 2016
David J. Sencer Scholarship Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015
Gary Onady Award National Med-Peds Residents' Association, 2015
Gold Humanism Honor Society Leonard Tow Student Award Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2013
Mason C. Andrews Citizen-Scholar Award Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2013
Gold Humanism Honor Society Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2012
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2011
Interdepartmental Honors in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy Stanford University, 2007
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PubMed

Outbreak of Rotavirus Diarrheal Infection Among Adults in King County, Washington, January-June 2023.
Jimmy Ma, Raaka G Kumbhakar, Amanda Casto, Eric J Chow, Janet A Englund
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2025-07-11
Scenario Projections of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations Averted Due to New Immunizations.
Chelsea L Hansen, Lawrence Lee, Samantha J Bents, Amanda C Perofsky, Kaiyuan Sun
JAMA Network Open. 2025-06-02
Health and Economic Impact of COVID-19 Surveillance Testing in Seattle Homeless Shelters: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Sarah N Cox, Eric J Chow, Melissa A Rolfes, Emily Mosites, Monisha Sharma
AJPM Focus. 2025-04-01

Journal Articles

A Case-Control Study of Obstetric Fistula Risk Factors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Leon Mubikayi, Eric J. Chow, David O. Matson, Emmanuel Nzau, Barthelemy Tandu, Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 11/21/2016

Abstracts/Posters

Human Parainfluenza Epidemiology in Homeless Shelters - King County, Washington
Eric J. Chow, Amanda M. Casto, Pavitra Roychoudhury, Peter D. Han, Brian Pfau, Julia H. Rogers, Sarah N. Cox, Caitlin R. Wolf, Melissa A. Rolfes, Constance Ogokeh, Emi..., ID Week, Washington, DC, 10/21/2022
Case-Control Study of Obstetric Fistula Risk Factors and Outcomes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH; David O. Matson, MD, PhD, Unite for Sight Global Health Conference, Yale University, 2013
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycorrhachia in Adult Patients
Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH; Stephanie Troy, MD, EVMS Research Day, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2012
Indigenous Microbiota of Marine Mammals
Elisabeth M Bik, PhD; Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH, International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, 2010
Indigenous Microbiota of the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates)
Elisabeth M. Bik, PhD; Eric J. Chow MD, MS, MPH, ASM Conference on Beneficial Microbes: Beneficial Host-Microbial Interactions, 2008
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Other

The Med-Peds Residency: Big and Small We Care for Them All
Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH; Christopher Terry, MD
http://www.studentdoctor.net/2015/08/the-med-peds-residency-big-and-small-we-care-for-them-all/
2015
Embracing the Young and the Old at the End of Life
Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH; Elizabeth Toll, MD
http://www.medpeds.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Winter-Perspective-2014.pdf
2014
Medical Student Perspective: Finding Support in Medical School
Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH
http://www.acponline.org/medical_students/impact/archives/2013/02/perspect/
2013

Most Kids & Parents Aren’t Eligible for the New COVID-19 VaccineAugust 28th, 2025
2 Children Died from Flu Complications in King County Last MonthMarch 7th, 2025
Worst Whooping Cough Outbreak in a Decade Has Infected ThousandsOctober 11th, 2024
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National Med-Peds Residents' Association Community/Advocacy GrantNational Med-Peds Residents' Association2017–2018

Resident Representative, Lifespan Corporation Graduate Medical Education Committee 2014 - 2017
Resident Representative, Rhode Island Hospital Diversity Committee 2013 - 2017