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Cong-Qiu Chu, M.D., Ph.D.

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  • Professor of Medicine, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Rheumatology

Clinical focus

  • Autoinflammatory Diseases
  • Early Inflammatory Arthritis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Physicians Pavilion brick building with greenery surrounding it.
Physicians Pavilion
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About me

Dr. Chu’s clinical interests include arthritis, spondylitis, autoinflammatory diseases and lupus. Dr. Chu has a longstanding research interest in mechanisms of rheumatoid arthritis, cytokines and developing novel therapies for rheumatoid arthritis. His early research on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) helped with development of highly effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Chu is director of the OHSU Early Arthritis Clinic where he sees patients with inflammatory arthritis at the early stage to make early diagnosis and start appropriate treatment timely. In his spare time, Dr. Chu enjoys spending time with his family including his wife and two twin boys and in sport activities.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 1983, Jilin University Bethune Medical College
    • Ph.D., 1992, University of London

  • Residency

    • Internal Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
    • Internal medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 2004

  • Fellowship

    • Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2006

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine
    • American Board of Internal Medicine; Rheumatology

Memberships and associations:

  • American College of Rheumatology
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 (64 Ratings, 23 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Dr. Chu was informative, Professional and went beyond to order X-rays of my hands and my knees Dr. Chu Ordered blood work to get answers to my questions that I have about my pain that I have.

  2. Fair

  3. Perfect

  4. I wish that Dr Chu would communicate more on his thoughts & theories on my conditions with advise on how to mitigate some of the ailments outside of medicine. He's never talked to me about how foods and exercise could help or how is my mental health when dealing with chronic pain.

  5. He is wonderful. Easy to talk to. Explains everything in a way we understand. Personable. Delightful

  6. Dr. Chu is wonderful. He is working diligently to treat my rare autoimmune condition. He is collaborating with me and specialists across the country to pinpoint what's happening and identify appropriate interventions. I am very blessed to have Dr. Chu coordinating my care.

  7. He got very emotional with me for reasons I am entirely unaware of and refused to explainnhinself when I asked him to clarify then he proceeded to drop me as a patient under his care. Behaved highly unprofessional. His reactions were completely unwarrented then refused to work or speak with me for reason he just kept refusing to disclose.

  8. He was very kind and considerate. Listened to all my problems and ordered many tests to try to locate the problems if any

  9. Dr. Chu always listens to my concerns and takes time to explain things when I have questions. I always feel like he hears me.

  10. This was my first time but they seemed to be very concerned and i'm trying to helpme

  11. The doctor was very thorough and was helpful suggesting treatments for my hand stiffness

  12. Good service all very clean nice staff

  13. The same great experience as usual.

  14. DR Chu, is extremely knowledgeable Rheumatologist, he is very through and assures any of my concerns. It is very hard to find a great Dr. That listens and is very personable.

  15. Dr. Chu is absolutely amazing. He is an asset for OHSU. I trust him with my life. I never want to see another rheumatologist.

  16. Dr Chu was very good at both listening and explaining my very complex health situation to me.

  17. Very good follow up artheritis and gout got medication pills helped toNot have gout attack steroid shot in knee good short term pain relief

  18. Excellent

  19. Dr Chu heard my concerns about medication and provided a plan for me to assess its helpfulness. I appreciated that care and concern.

  20. The doctor has addressed my specific disease and given me a treatment that is working. He's advised me of precautions and outlook.

  21. The visit was fine

  22. This clinician went above and beyond to provide me with great medical services.

  23. Dr Chu is a fantastic doctor, incredibly smart and caring, and also an Incredible researcher. He might change the world for his patients.