The Desert Care Network continues to enhance specialty healthcare access to the Coachella Valley by growing our network of the best doctors, such as Dr. Kinji Hawthorne. Dr. Hawthorne joins our network, so that we may ensure patient needs are met with the highest level of care. He has spent much of his medical career as a public health practitioner at different levels of government. His passion for most of his career is striving to maintain the health of the public against communicable diseases. His primary clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases such as HIV and Tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases that pose a risk on a population scale. Dr. Hawthorne’s philosophy of care is knowing that every patient is a unique human being, therefore they have different needs and preferences. He approaches each and every patient with an abundance of respect, transparency, consideration and empathy. Dr. Hawthorne strives to provide compassionate, individualized care to all those in need. He firmly believes in the power that knowledge has over fear believing that fear leads to denial, and denial results in more patient suffering and worse outcomes. One of his long standing principles of his practice is to empower his patients by educating them about how the body works and provide state-of-the-art information about their medical condition or diagnosis. His philosophy is that the more knowledge the patient has about their particular circumstances, the better positioned he or she is to make the best-informed decision. Dr. Hawthorne is originally from southeastern United States. He was born in Florida and raised in Alabama being the youngest of six children.

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - Emory University, Doctor of Medicine

Auburn University (Bachelor's)

University of California, Los Angeles, Internship in Internal Medicine

University of California, Los Angeles, Residency in Internal Medicine

Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center (Emergency Medicine)

University of Washington, Fellowship in Infectious Diseases

University of Washington, Master's in Public Health

Practice

FCPP Multi-Specialty Clinic - La Quinta

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Infectious Disease (Internal Medicine)

Professional memberships

American College of Physicians

Infectious Diseases Society of America

American Association for Physician Leadership

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

American Medical Informatics Association

Awards and publications

K30 Clinical Research Curriculum Award, University of Washington

Metropolitan Life Foundation Scholar Award for Academic Excellence in Medicine

Alpha Epsilon Delta Student Award for Outstanding Service

Margaret McNeal Arant Memorial Academic Achievement Award in Zoology and Wildlife Sciences

Student National Medical Association Presidential Award

Background

Languages spoken

English

Gender

Male

NPI number

#1023208683

Kinji Hawthorne does not participate in Zocdoc to offer online booking at this time

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