Dr. Charles M. Walworth received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Georgetown University Hospital, where he received the Outstanding Resident Physician Award. In 1993, he became a Medical Staff Fellow in Infectious Diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where he served as a clinic staff physician for the HIV Clinical Trials Unit. He also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service during this period. He came to Orange County in 1996, and continued to conduct clinical trials as a principal investigator and has also developed a large following in primary care and HIV disease.

Dr. Walworth has worked on the Thai-Kampuchean border, training Cambodian medics, and has volunteered at the Hospital de la Familia in Nuevo Progresso Guatemala. He speaks regularly in the field of HIV disease. He is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and American Board of Internal Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of HIV Medicine and the HIV Medical Association. Dr. Walworth has hospital privileges at both Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center and Hoag Hospital.

Dr. Rosemarie Melchor was born and educated in the Philippines, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Philippines and a Medical Degree from the University of the East. Upon completion of medical school, she moved to the United States and served her internship and residency at Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Temple University, Pittsburgh. She completed a Fellowship in Medical Education at UCLA-Westwood.

Dr. Melchor is board-certified by the American Board of Family Practice. Her recent working experience includes both clinical medicine and research, as she provided primary care and urgent care at various local hospitals while serving on the faculty of King Drew Medical Center. Dr. Melchor joined the Center for Special Immunology in 2003, where her special interest in immune diseases has allowed her to holistically treat patients suffering from Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and Fibromyalgia. She also provides primary medical care and is on staff at Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center.

Schooling: Georgetown University BSN, Arizona State University MSN

Degrees: BSN, MSN

Joined CSI Family: August 1999

Brief description of you duties at CSI:
Evaluate and treat patient’s at their monthly office visits; evaluate and treat patients with urgent medical problems; triage phone calls; perform initial visits for new patients to the office; supervise the medical assistants; assist in policies and procedure development in the practice.

Family and children (with ages):
Husband: Michael –works for the County of Orange as an environmental planner
Son: Scott- 17 (born 12-18-84)
Daughter: Heather-13 1/2 (born 5-22-88)

Hobbies and interests:
Running long distance marathons, half marathons, 10K’s.
Mountaineering, hiking, camping, rafting.
Involvement with congregation, B’nai Tzedek.
Music, listening and playing.

Languages spoken: English.

Short description why you love working at CSI:
I love working at CSI because I feel I am making a difference in peoples lives by working with a physician that practices “cutting edge” medicine. It is very rewarding to work with patients that have a chronic illness and be able to rejoice in their improvements and support them in their times of need.