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Dr. Chana I. Chin, Pediatric Pulmonology

Dr. Chin is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. She serves as Director of the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Center and the Rare Lung Disease Program. She is also the Pulmonary Director for the Sleep Surgery Program. She is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, Irvine.

Dr. Chin graduated medical school from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. She completed her pediatrics residence and her pediatric pulmonary fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. She completed her sleep fellowship at the Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Chin is involved in education, research, and national committees including the American Thoracic Society, the National Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Foundation, the Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease Foundation, and Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Dr. Chin’s clinical and research interests center around sleep disorders and rare lung disease. She has a special focus on the innovations taking place in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, bronchiectasis, and interstitial lung disease.

Dr. Chin enjoys working with the pulmonary and multidisciplinary teams at CHOC dedicated to family centered care and advocating for the health and advancement of our patients.

Locations

CHOC Clinic
1201 W. La Veta Ave. Building: CHOC Clinic
Orange, California 92868
phone: 714-509-8709
fax: 855-246-2329

CHOC Center for Children’s Health
Building: Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care, UCI Health – Irvine
19200 Jamboree Rd., Suite 2000
Irvine, CA 92612

Education

Medical School
Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, CA
Pediatrics Residency
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, CA
Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Administrative Appointments:

Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, CHOC Specialists
Director, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Rare Lung Disease Program
Director, Pulmonary Sleep Innovations/Surgery Program (Sleep Center)

Academic Appointments

Associate Clinical Professor, UC Irvine
Administrative Appointments
Pulmonology, CHOC Specialists

Professional Organizations:

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
American College of Chest Physicians
The George Donnell Society for Pediatric Scientists

Honors and Awards

Ching-I Wong Research Award for Outstanding Research in Pulmonology
Pilot Project Grant from the NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Seed Grant from the AMA (American Medical Association)
Travel Award, Diffuse Lung Disease Research Conference

Lectures and Presentations

A Physician Survey Reveals Differences in Management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis
Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Interstitial Lung Disease
Vaping and Pediatric Pulmonary Care
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Does Ozone Exposure Increase Apnea and Bradycardia?
Polysomnography Reference Values in Healthy Newborns.
Behaviorally based Adherence Program for Pediatric Patients Treated with Positive Airway Pressure
Evaluation of Upper Airway Stimulation for Adolescents with Down Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Autotitrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Comparison to Fixed Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Pediatric Populations
Impairment of Sleep Architecture During Cystic Fibrosis Exacerbation and Its Impact on Recovery