Patient care

Overview

Dr. Seth Cohen with a patient. Photo credit: Clare McLean/UW Medicine.

We care for patients with infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, tropical diseases and travel-related infections, and the entire spectrum of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections.

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Conditions we treat

  • Endocarditis (infection of the inner lining of the heart chambers and heart valves)
  • Osteomyelitis (infection of the bone)
  • Post-operative infections
  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, and other mycobacterial infections
  • Fever of unknown origin
  • Infections following overseas travel (including tropical infections)
  • Viral Infections

Traveling soon?

Visit the Infectious Disease & Travel Medicine Clinic at Harborview four to six weeks prior to your departure date. 

The Travel Medicine Clinic provides pre-travel counseling, evaluations, and immunizations for individuals planning on travel outside North America. 

Infectious Disease & Travel Medicine clinic

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