Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Jimmy Chua Joins Independence Health System

BUTLER, Pa., July, 2 2026 — Infectious disease specialist Jimmy Chua, MD, has joined the medical staff at Independence Health System Butler Memorial and Clarion hospitals, where he will serve as the medical director of infectious diseases, provide consultations for inpatient care and establish an outpatient clinic to expand access to specialized care.

An award-winning, board-certified infectious disease specialist, Dr. Chua treats a wide range of complex clinical conditions, including surgical infections; complicated skin and soft tissue infections; HIV and other sexually transmitted infections; pneumonia; endocarditis; osteomyelitis; meningitis; sepsis; viral hepatitis and other liver-related infections, as well as infections caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.

Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Dr. Chua earned his medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas, recognized as the oldest university in Asia. After practicing in Manila, he relocated to Marshfield, Wisconsin, where he completed an internal medicine residency at Marshfield Clinic, followed by fellowships in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Dr. Chua is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

In 2001, Dr. Chua founded the annual “What’s New in Medicine” regional medical education conference for practitioners in southeastern Washington. His leadership and clinical work have earned him multiple honors, including the Washington chapter of the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Internist of the Year Award in 2005 and 2023, and the ACP Laureate Award in 2013 — an honor reserved for senior physicians recognized for excellence and peer approval in the field of internal medicine.

Dr. Chua enjoys swimming, traveling with his family, caring for his aquarium, tending to his garden, listening to audiobooks and playing chess. He speaks English, Tagalog, Mandarin, Hokkien and Spanish. 

“Joining Independence Health System is meaningful to me both professionally and personally, as it allows me to provide expert care for patients in the region while practicing medicine closer to my children,” Chua said.

To learn more about Independence Health System’s programs and services, visit www.independence.health.

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Nationally recognized for quality care, Independence Health System comprises Butler Memorial, Clarion, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals with a combined bed count of 925. With more than 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 7,000 employees, the System is the third largest in western Pennsylvania serving a population base of 750,000 in a footprint spanning a multi-county region. 

The System includes tertiary programs rated among America’s best for cardiac care and surgery, earning accolades from a number of prestigious outlets and organizations. Locally owned and locally controlled, Independence Health System offers its patients low-cost, high-quality care across the care spectrum in such specialties as cardiology, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, women’s health and obstetrics, emergency medicine, behavioral health and primary care. Its network of outpatient centers sees more than 1.2 million visits annually. The homecare division further supports patients at all stages of life with home health and hospice services. Learn more at www.independence.health.