Skip to main content
Helen Chu, MD, Infectious Disease, Seattle, WA

Helen Y Chu MD

Infectious Disease•Seattle, WA

Professor, Dept of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine & Public Health

Join to view full profile

  • 325 9th AveHarborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA 98104

  • Phone+1 206-744-3000

Dr. Chu is on Doximity

As a Doximity member, you’ll join more than three million U.S. healthcare professionals—including 85+% of physicians, and 2/3 of all NPs and PAs—in a private, secure network.

  • Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our “call shielding” and one-way patient texting.
  • Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
  • Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.
See Dr. Chu's full profileAlready have an account?

Summary

  • I am a physician-scientist and vaccine researcher. My research is focused on preventive interventions against influenza, RSV and emerging respiratory viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2. I conduct clinical-translational research on large-scale community-based studies of respiratory viruses, with a focus on vaccines, antivirals, and diagnostics. I am also interested in defining clinical and immune correlates of protection against respiratory viruses and describing mechanisms of maternal-fetal immunity against respiratory viruses.

Education & Training

  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2009 - 2012
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2009 - 2027
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2007 - 2010
  • Infectious Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Final Report  
    Aneesh K Mehta, Barry S Zingman, Andre C Kalil, Helen Y Chu, Robert W Finberg, Kerry Dierberg, Victor Tapson, Lanny Hsieh, Thomas F Patterson, Daniel A Sweeney, Willia..., The New England Journal of Medicine
  • Comparison of Unsupervised Home Self-Collected Midnasal Swabs with Clinician-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection  
    Denise J Mcculloch, Helen Y Chu, JAMA Network Open
  • Breast Milk Prefusion F IgG as a Correlate of Protection Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Acute Respiratory Illness  
    Helen Chu, MD, The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Authored Content

  • Comparison of Unsupervised Home Self-Collected Midnasal Swabs with Clinician-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 InfectionJuly 2020

Press Mentions

  • The FDA Couldn’t Find a Vaccine Safety Crisis, so It Buried Its Own Research
    The FDA Couldn’t Find a Vaccine Safety Crisis, so It Buried Its Own ResearchMay 19th, 2026
  • F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding COVID and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe
    F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding COVID and Shingles Vaccines Were SafeMay 5th, 2026
  • Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
    Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We KnewFebruary 3rd, 2026

Grant Support

  • IP24-045, SEAPREP: Seattle Pandemic Preparedness CohortUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2024–2029
  • IP24-045, SEAPREP: Seattle Pandemic Preparedness CohortUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2024–2029
  • IP24-045, SEAPREP: Seattle Pandemic Preparedness CohortUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2024–2029

Viewing the full profile is available to verified healthcare professionals only.

Find your profile and take control of your online presence:

Dr. Helen Chu, Dr. Helen Chu, MD, Dr. H Chu, Dr. Helen Y Chu