Chikara Ogimi, MD

Infectious Disease and Virology

On staff since July 2018

"I love helping children by finding cause of their infection, treating with appropriate therapy, and learning and teaching from clinical experience. The challenges of research that further improve clinical care are inspiring."

• Biography

  Acting Instructor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Childrens Hospital; Research Associate, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

  My research interest in the infectious diseases of immunocompromised hosts stems from my clinical experiences, where I was drawn into the challenging and complex management of infectious diseases in this population; the research that directly impacts clinical care is rewarding. With the widespread use of new molecular diagnostics such as multiplex PCR, the clinical role of previously under-diagnosed respiratory viruses (human coronavirus, rhinovirus, etc) in immunocompromised host has been poorly understood until recently. I am currently focused on examining the relative contribution of each respiratory virus infection to the disease burden in transplant recipients and establishing new endpoints. In addition, I am trying to investigate the bidirectional interaction between respiratory virus infection and antibiotic use. My goal is to develop effective therapeutic and preventive strategies to lead the way in the assessment of new antiviral therapies and vaccines.

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• Awards and Honors

  Award Name	Award Description	Awarded By	Award Date
  IDWeek Trainee Travel Award		Infectious Diseases Society of America	2018
  Clinical Research Scholars Program Award (Intensive Path)		Seattle Childrens Research Institute	2018
  Dr. Mario Escobar Travel Award		Clinical virology symposium	2017
  Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Fellowship Award			2016
  IDWeek Trainee Travel Award		Infectious Diseases Society of America	2016
  Intern of the Year (Pediatrics)		Elmhurst Hospital Center/Mount Sinai School of Medicine	2013
  Intern of the Year		United States Naval Hospital Yokosuka	2012
  Japan-North America Medical Exchange Foundation Scholarship Award			2012
  N Program Scholarship Award		N Program	2012
  Medical Staff of the Year Award (Infection Control Doctor)		Saitama Children's Medical Center	2007

• Publications

  Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

  • Ogimi C, Xie H, Leisenring WM, Kuypers JM, Jerome KR, Campbell AP, Englund JA, Boeckh M, Waghmare A
    INITIAL HIGH VIRAL LOAD IS ASSOCIATED WITH PROLONGED SHEDDING OF HUMAN RHINOVIRUS IN ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS.
    30009982 Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2018 July 12
  • Ogimi C, Krantz EM, Golob JL, Waghmare A, Liu C, Leisenring WM, Woodard CR, Marquis S, Kuypers JM, Jerome KR, Pergam SA, Fredricks DN, Sorror ML, Englund JA, Boeckh M
    Antibiotic Exposure Prior to Respiratory Viral Infection Is Associated with Progression to Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients.
    29777867 Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2018 May 16
  • Ogimi C, Englund JA, Bradford MC, Qin X, Boeckh M, Waghmare A
    Characteristics and Outcomes of Coronavirus Infection in Children: The Role of Viral Factors and an Immunocompromised State.
    29447395 Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2018 Feb. 13
  • Ogimi C, Crowell C, Boos MD
    Areolar lymphocytoma in a child: A rare cutaneous presentation of borreliosis.
    29205927 Pediatric dermatology, 2018 Jan. : 35(1)e90-e91
  • Ogimi C, Greninger AL, Waghmare AA, Kuypers JM, Shean RC, Xie H, Leisenring WM, Stevens-Ayers TL, Jerome KR, Englund JA, Boeckh M
    Prolonged Shedding of Human Coronavirus in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients: Risk Factors and Viral Genome Evolution.
    28838146 The Journal of infectious diseases, 2017 July 15 : 216(2)203-209 PMCID:PMC5853311
  • Ogimi C, Waghmare AA, Kuypers JM, Xie H, Yeung CC, Leisenring WM, Seo S, Choi SM, Jerome KR, Englund JA, Boeckh M
    Clinical Significance of Human Coronavirus in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples From Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients and Patients With Hematologic Malignancies.
    28329354 Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2017 June 1 : 64(11)1532-1539 PMCID:PMC5434339
  • Ogimi C, Shoji K, Katsuta T, Watanabe Y, Saitoh A
    Utility of gram stain of endotracheal aspirates on empiric therapy in children with hospital-acquired pneumonia.
    22722019 The Journal of infection, 2012 Oct. : 65(4)368-70
  • Ogimi C, Honma N, Tanaka R, Oh-ishi T
    Mycophenolate mofetil therapy for juvenile dermatomyositis with immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
    21710356 Modern rheumatology, 2012 April : 22(2)280-3
  • Saitoh A, Sakamoto S, Fukuda A, Shigeta T, Kakiuchi T, Kamiyama S, Katsuta T, Shoji K, Ogimi C, Kasahara M
    A universal preemptive therapy for cytomegalovirus infections in children after live-donor liver transplantation.
    21941226 Transplantation, 2011 Oct. 27 : 92(8)930-5
  • Ogimi C, Tanaka R, Arai T, Kikuchi A, Hanada R, Oh-Ishi T
    Rituximab and cyclosporine therapy for accelerated phase Chediak-Higashi syndrome.
    21681939 Pediatric blood and cancer, 2011 Oct. : 57(4)677-80
  • Ogimi C, Tanaka R, Saitoh A, Oh-Ishi T
    Immunogenicity of influenza vaccine in children with pediatric rheumatic diseases receiving immunosuppressive agents.
    20861757 The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2011 March : 30(3)208-11

  Published Books, Videos, Software, etc.

  • Ogimi C
    Bacteremia/Bacterial meningitis
    Pediatric residency manual, 2015 : 345-356
  • Ogimi C
    Acute otitis media
    Pediatric Emergency Atlas, 2009 April 22 : 139-141

  Other Publications

  • Homma N, Ogimi C, Takano T, Tanaka R, Oh-ishi T, Tanaka M, Oguma E
    A case of acute rotavirus encephalopathy without seizure treated with thyrotorpin-releasing hormone
    The Journal of Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, 2011 : 23(1)23-28
  • Ogimi C, Honma N, Tanaka R, Oh-ishi T, Komiya T
    A case report of Brucellosis showing fever, myalgia and arthralgia in a 14-year-old girl
    The Journal of Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, 2010 : 2229-33
  • Ohgimi C, Tanaka R, Oh-ishi T
    [A case report of acute Q fever showing Kawasaki disease-like symptoms in a 9-year-old girl].
    19522308 Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 2009 May : 83(3)245-50
  • Ogimi C, Kise T, Sasaki N, Shimabukuro M, Isa M, Tamaki S, Nakamura T
    Assessing the efficacy of antibiotic treatment for upper respiratory infection
    The Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society, 2006 : 110(4)526-530
  • Kabuki T, Tamura E, Ogimi C, Tanaka R, Joh K, Oh-ishi T
    A case of Stevens-Johnsons syndrome potentially caused by mycoplasma pneumonia infection and deteriorated by acetaminophen
    Infection and Immunity in Childhood, 2006 : 18143-146
  • Kabuki T, Ogimi C, Tanaka R, Ikematsu K, Joh K, Kagimoto S, Oh-Ishi T
    [Thalidomide therapy for infantile-onset Crohn's disease].
    15863968 Nihon Rinsho Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology, 2005 April : 28(2)92-8
  • Leptospirosis in Children
    Kise T, Ogimi C, Shimabukuro M, Sasaki N, Isa M
    The Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society, 2005 : 109667-671

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• Presentations

  Presentations Title	Event	Location	Date
  Antibiotic exposure prior to respiratory viral infection is associated with respiratory disease progression in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients	2018 BMT Tandem Meetings	UT, USA	2018
  Characteristics of Coronavirus Infection in Immunocompromised vs. Non-immunocompromised Children	The 16th Annual St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference	TN, USA	2017
  Prolonged shedding of human coronavirus in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: risk factors and viral genome evolution	33rd Clinical Virology Symposium	GA, USA	2017
  How to approach difficult cases	Niigata pediatric infectious disease conference	Niigata, Japan	2016
  Clinical Significance of Human Coronavirus in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples from Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients and Hematologic Malignancy Patients	54th Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America	LA, USA	2016
  Road to pediatric infectious diseases fellowship in US	Yokohama infectious disease forum	Kanagawa, Japan	2016
  Neonatal testicular torsion	Society of Hospital Medicine	NV, USA	2014

• Research Funding

  Grant Title	Grantor	Amount	Award Date
  The Center for Clinical and Translational Research Clinical Research Scholars Program Intensive Path	Seattle Childrens Research Institute	$27,385	Oct. 1, 2018 - Sept. 30, 2020
  Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Fellowship Award	Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society	$60,000	July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019