Vivian H. Chu
Elite in Endocarditis

Dr. Vivian H. Chu

Infectious Disease
Duke Health
Duke University Hospital
2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
Accepting New Patients
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Elite in Endocarditis
Duke Health
Duke University Hospital
2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
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Overview

I treat patients who have a variety of diseases including osteomyelitis, skin infections, device-related infections, infective endocarditis, and HIV. I am an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and my professional interests include patient care, clinical research and education.

Dr. Chu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Endocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Endocarditis, Infective Endocarditis, Sepsis, and Mediastinitis.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 75 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 51 articles in the study of Endocarditis.

Specialties
Infectious Disease
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Med, Infectious Diseases
Fellowships
Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Duke University Hospital
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-684-8111
Other Locations
Duke Infectious Diseases Clinic - Clinic 1K
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-668-3197

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.


1 Clinical Trials

A Multi-Center, Randomized, Open-Label, Comparative Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of a Treatment Algorithm to Reduce the Use of Vancomycin in Adult Patients With Blood Stream Infections Due to Staphylococci
A Multi-Center, Randomized, Open-Label, Comparative Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of a Treatment Algorithm to Reduce the Use of Vancomycin in Adult Patients With Blood Stream Infections Due to Staphylococci
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 05, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2

75 Total Publications

"It Eats My Heart": Identifying Knowledge Gaps in Injection Drug-Related Endocarditis Among Hospitalized Patients.
"It Eats My Heart": Identifying Knowledge Gaps in Injection Drug-Related Endocarditis Among Hospitalized Patients.
Journal: Substance use & addiction journal
Published: July 22, 2025
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2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
 (0.1 miles away)
919-684-8111
Languages Spoken:
English
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Accepting New Patients
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