Dr. Charity C. Iheagwara

Infectious Disease | Internal Medicine
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Office Building - Infectious Disease
950 East Mountain Boulevard, 
Wilkes Barre, PA 
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Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Office Building - Infectious Disease
950 East Mountain Boulevard, 
Wilkes Barre, PA 
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Charity Iheagwara, MD, is a physician specializing in infectious diseases. She treats adults with a variety of infectious diseases, including HIV, AIDS, hepatitis, parasitic infections, tuberculosis and malaria. She has a clinical interest in HIV/AIDS and chronic hepatitis C.|“What I love most about my job is the ability to provide solutions to the healthcare needs of my patients,” she says.|Dr. Iheagwara earned her medical degree from the University of Nigeria Faculty of Medicine. After medical school, she completed a residency at the Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She is working on a fellowship at Saint Michaels Medical Center in Newark, where she’s serving as chief fellow.|“What inspires me to keep coming to work each day is the fulfillment I get from seeing my patients happy about the care that I provide,” she says.|Dr. Iheagwara is an accomplished researcher and publisher.|In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, music, cooking and dancing.

Her top areas of expertise are Erysipelas, Scrofula, and HIV/AIDS.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Howard University, 2023
Specialties
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Office Building - Infectious Disease
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Call: 800-275-6401

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.


12 Total Publications

The Latest Trends and Evolution of HIV Medication Management: A Systematic Review.
The Latest Trends and Evolution of HIV Medication Management: A Systematic Review.
Journal: Cureus
Published: September 09, 2025
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