Dr Desmond Chih

MBBS FRACP FRCPA

Microbiology
Microbiologist

Biography

Dr Desmond Chih graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1997. He completed his Infectious Diseases and Microbiology studies in 2008 and 2009.

During his training, Dr Chih worked in northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory gaining significant experience in clinical and laboratory medicine. He’s been a Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician and worked at Rockingham General and Fremantle Hospitals. Dr Chih joined Western Diagnostic Pathology as a Clinical Microbiologist in 2009.

Special interests

  • Antibiotic resistance and susceptibility testing
  • Invasive fungal infections
  • Tropical infections
  • Viral hepatitis