Peter Shalit, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine (HIV/AIDS)
Peter Shalit, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine (HIV/AIDS)
Dr. Peter Shalit reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit
organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr.
Shalit is an internist who specializes in HIV care. Since 1990, he has been in
private practice in Seattle, Washington, caring for several hundred patients
infected with HIV.
Dr. Shalit is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington and
is Medical Director for the HIV Research Program at Swedish Medical Center in
Seattle.
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal
Medicine-1989
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
HIV Infection
Safe
Sex
Decision Point: Should I start antiretroviral drugs for HIV
infection even though I have no symptoms?
Education
PhD in Genetics: University of Washington,
Seattle, 1981
M.D.: University of Washington,
1985
Residency: Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Washington,
1985-1986
Residency: Dept. of Medicine, University of Washington,
1986-1990
Chief Medical Resident: Providence Medical Center,
Seattle, 1989-1990
Academic Appointments
University of Washington, Seattle:
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine,
2006-present
Hospital Affiliations
Medical Director, HIV Program, Swedish
Medical Center, Seattle, 1996-present
Attending Physician, Swedish
Medical Center
Professional Affiliations
American College of
Physicians
American Academy of HIV Medicine
Association
of Physicians for AIDS Care
Gay and Lesbian Medical
Association
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Selected Publications/Books
Lori F, Pollard RB, Whitman L, Bakare N,
Blick G, Shalit P, et al. (2005). Lowering the dose of hydroxyurea minimizes
toxicity and maximizes anti-HIV potency. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 21(4): 263-272.
O'Neill J, Shalit P
(1992). Health care of the gay male patient. Primary Care, 19(1): 191-201.
Shalit P (1998). Living Well, the Gay Man's Essential Health Guide, New York:
Alyson Publications.
