
Overview
Mari Kitahata is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Kitahata is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Sepsis, Hepatitis, and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 203 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 7 articles in the study of Anal Cancer.
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Peter Shalit, MD
Dr. Shalit was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey and Massachusetts. He went to college at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, then moved to Seattle where he obtained his PhD in Genetics from the University of Washington in 1981. Realizing in his mid-twenties that he wanted to be a physician, he enrolled in the University of Washington Medical School, from which he graduated in 1985. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington in 1989. His involvement in HIV care started in the early 1980s while still in medical school. In 1990 Dr. Shalit started practice by taking over the practice of Dr. Henry Kuharic upon Dr. Kuharic's retirement. In 1991 Dr. Shalit merged his space with the practice of Jeffrey Olliffe, MD, which was next door. In 2015 the practice moved to its current location in Cabrini Tower on First Hill in Seattle. Dr. Shalit takes care of a diverse group of adults of all ages, gender identities and sexual orientations, including a large cadre of people living with HIV. He feels blessed to have been part of the transformation of HIV infection from a life-threating illness to a manageable chronic condition, with the introduction of effective treatments in the mid-1990s. Dr. Shalit is Board Certified by the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of HIV Medicine. He is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is involved in the training of health professionals students in HIV care and the health care of sexual and gender minorities. He lives on Capitol Hill with his husband and three cats. Dr. Shalit is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and AIDS Dementia Complex.
Donn Colby is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Colby is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Syphilis, Hepatitis C, and Hepatitis.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- HIV/AIDSDr. Kitahata isElite. Learn about HIV/AIDS.
- Distinguished
- SepsisDr. Kitahata isDistinguished. Learn about Sepsis.
- Advanced
- Anal CancerDr. Kitahata isAdvanced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Heart AttackDr. Kitahata isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- HepatitisDr. Kitahata isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis BDr. Kitahata isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis B.
- Hepatitis CDr. Kitahata isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- Kaposi SarcomaDr. Kitahata isAdvanced. Learn about Kaposi Sarcoma.
- Experienced
- AIDS Dementia ComplexDr. Kitahata isExperienced. Learn about AIDS Dementia Complex.
- AIDS Dysmorphic SyndromeDr. Kitahata isExperienced. Learn about AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.
- AnemiaDr. Kitahata isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Kitahata isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Kitahata isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- CirrhosisDr. Kitahata isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
