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Office
101 W 8th Ave
Spokane, WA 99204Phone+1 575-973-2312
Summary
- Dr. Robert Shafer, MD is an infectious disease specialist in Spokane, Washington. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California.
Education & Training
- Spokane Teaching Health CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2011 - 2012
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1986 - 1988
- Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1992 - 2018
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 195 citationsHIV-1 drug resistance and resistance testingDana S. Clutter, Michael R. Jordan, Silvia Bertagnolio, Robert W. Shafer
Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2016-12-01 - 53 citationsComparison of an In Vitro Diagnostic Next-Generation Sequencing Assay with Sanger Sequencing for HIV-1 Genotypic Resistance Testing.Philip L Tzou, Ariyaratne Pramila Nuwantha, Vici Varghese, Charlie Lee, Elian Rakhmanaliev
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2018-05-25 - 42 citationsCurbing the rise of HIV drug resistance in low-income and middle-income countries: the role of dolutegravir-containing regimensSeth C Inzaule, Raph L. Hamers, Meg Doherty, Robert W. Shafer, Silvia Bertagnolio
The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2019-03-19
Press Mentions
- Stanford COVID-19 Case Suggests Possible Link Between Omicron Variant and HIVJanuary 9th, 2022
- New Antiviral Impresses Against Covid-19October 8th, 2021
- Some Countries Have a New Strategy for Vaccinating Children: One Dose, for NowOctober 6th, 2021
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