Office and Contact Information

CHOC Children's Specialists
1201 W La Veta Ave
Orange, CA 92868
phone: (714) 509-8620
fax: (714) 509-4072
map & directions

Web Site:
http://www.choc.org/specialists

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Physician Bio

Associate Director of the PICU at CHOC, Paul Lubinsky, M.D. specializes in pediatric critical care with expertise in the treatment of respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury and cardiac intensive care. He is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. He is President of the CHOC Children’s Specialists and a Associate Clinical Professor at UC Irvine.

As President of the CHOC Children’s Specialists, Dr. Lubinsky brings a wealth of clinical and cultural background to his work at CHOC Children’s and CHOC at Mission. Dr. Lubinsky was born in Zambia and served his internship at Groote Schuur Hospital and the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Capetown, South Africa. In 1986 he served as Chief Resident at UCI Medical Center in Orange followed by a Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at CHOC under the mentoring of Dr. Nick Anas. Throughout his career Dr. Lubinsky has been a passionate advocate of injury prevention in children and he has lobbied vigorously for community awareness and prevention of drowning. He has worked tirelessly to expand the pediatric subspecialty base of physicians available to serve the needs of Orange County children, in the process regionalizing pediatric tertiary care at CHOC and training the next generation of pediatric Critical Care specialists.

Dr. Lubinsky opened the CHOC PICU at Mission Hospital and served on the Board of Mission Hospital and as the first CHOC at Missions Chief of Staff. Dr. Lubinsky has served in the leadership of the PSF as a Board Member since 1993 and been directly involved in the group’s growth from 30 founding physicians to now over 140 physicians. Most recently he has served a key role on the UCI Affiliation Team. Dr. Lubinsky’s clinical expertise in the treatment of respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury, and cardiac intensive care keep him in constant demand as the Associate Director of the PICU at CHOC.

Dr. Lubinsky’s philosophy of practice merges a passion for clinical excellence with a focus on family centered care. According to Dr. Lubinsky, “when a child is admitted to the hospital, it can be just as scary for the parents as it is for the child. That’s why we treat the entire family with the greatest compassion and understanding.” This philosophy is key to Dr. Lubinsky’s approach to medicine – treating the entire family and involving parents in their children’s care. Dr. Lubinsky specializes in pediatric critical care, with expertise in the treatment of respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury and cardiac intensive care. He is quick to point out the key differences between a children’s hospital and a general hospital for adults that includes pediatrics as a small part of their business. He explains, “The level of expertise and experience at a children’s hospital cannot be matched. We perform patient rounds with a multidisciplinary team of doctors and clinical specialists, including pharmacists, nutritionists and social workers. And, we are experts in just about everything related to kids, including unusual disorders. If it’s rare, we can treat it. That kind of expertise is what really makes a children’s hospital, like CHOC, special.” He adds, “I am proud of CHOC and the work we do. Children have been referred here from as far away as Hawaii, Seattle and Arizona. We work hard to make sure every child who comes to us gets the best in patient care. All three of my sons were treated at CHOC for a variety of issues, ranging from a brain tumor to orthopedic problems. Our patients receive the same care we would expect for our own children.” As a dad and as a pediatric specialist, Dr. Lubinsky would not have it any other way. Dr. Lubinsky was also voted as one of Orange County’s Top Doctors in 2010.

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