Dr. Philip A. Chan, MD

Dr. Chan is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Brown University and an Attending Physician in Infectious Diseases at The Miriam Hospital, a major Brown University teaching affiliate. Dr. Chan is also Chief Medical Officer at Open Door Health, the state’s first LGBTQ+ Health Care Center.  Drawing on core competencies of conducting research, providing culturally competent care and training the public health workforce, Open Door Health offers educational training for medical and other health professions’ students. Open Door Health will also serve as hub for research focused on improving LGBTQ + health.

Dr. Chan also serves as Consultant Medical Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB and is actively engaged in many clinical and community-based public health programs to respond to HIV, Hepatitis C, STDs and COVID-19 in Rhode Island.