Joaquin Chapa, MD
About Me
My goal as a physician is to use my expertise and creativity to find the explanation for the problem that brings a patient to see me. This is only one side of the equation though: just as important is using conversation, empathy and a spirit of partnership to understand a patient's life and values, so that we can craft a plan–together–to help them live their best possible life.
Breathing is an incredibly complex process that sustains us every minute of every day. Dr. Chapa believes that the problems of the respiratory system are fascinating to solve, but also gratifying to help patients with, because breathing well is so fundamental to living well.
Before his career as a physician, Dr. Chapa was a professional runner and has experience pushing his body to the limits while also dealing with asthma. He believes that combining an expert understanding of the medical science and physiology of breathing with that direct life experience helps set him apart as a physician.
Dr. Chapa has called Oregon home for his entire life; he thinks there is nowhere more special. Dr. Chapa deeply enjoys helping people in this community that he has always been a part of and where he has a lifetime bond.
Outside of work, Dr. Chapa enjoys cooking, gardening, reading, trail running and traveling.
My Work
Education & Honors
- Critical Care Medicine – Board Certified
- Pulmonary Medicine – Board Eligible
- Fellowship, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 2022
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 2019
- MD, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chiago, IL, 2016
- MS, Journalism, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 2008
- BA, Political Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2007
- OHSU Department of Medicine Clinical Teaching Award
- American Thoracic Society Minority Trainee Development Scholarship
- Best Clinical Research Award: American College of Physicians Oregon Chapter
- Chapa, Joaquin, Alyson Haslam, and Vinay Prasad. "Interpreting the Effectiveness of Cancer Screening From National Population Statistics: Is It Sound Practice?." Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Vol. 94. No. 6. Elsevier, 2019
- Chapa, Joaquin, Zeeshan Haq, and Adam S. Cifu. "Comparative analysis of the factors associated with citation and media coverage of clinical research." Scientometrics 112.3 (2017): 1271-1283.
- Chapa, Joaquin, Gary An, and Swati A. Kulkarni. "Examining the relationship between pre-malignant breast lesions, carcinogenesis and tumor evolution in the mammary epithelium using an agent-based model." Plos one 11.3 (2016): e0152298.
- Chapa, Joaquin, et al. "Examining the pathogenesis of breast cancer using a novel agent-based model of mammary ductal epithelium dynamics." PloS one 8.5 (2013): e64091. APA
- Member, American Thoracic Society