Andrew Chia

Andrew Y. Chia, PharmD, MS, is the Associate Program Director, Regulatory Oncology/Hematology at Genentech, San Francisco area, CA. He has conducted research with his father, John Chia, on enteroviruses and ME/CFS.

Dr Chia developed chronic fatigue syndrome in 1997 while in high school, following a severe respiratory infection and pneumonia. He credits his recovery to the immunomodulator Interferon and the Chinese herb, oxymatrine.

Notable studies

 * 2015, Functional Dyspepsia and Chronic Gastritis Associated with Enteroviruses (Full Text)
 * 2008, Chronic fatigue syndrome is associated with chronic enterovirus infection of the stomach (Abstract)
 * 2004, Ribavirin and Interferon-α for the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Associated with Persistent Coxsackievirus B Infection: A Preliminary Observation (Full Text)

Online presence

 * LinkedIn


 * PubMed | last4

Learn more

 * Dr. John Chia (Infectious Disease Specialist, Torrance, California) - Andrew Chia’s Story by Cort Johnson in Health Rising