Chidinma(Chima-Okereke)Chima-MeltonMDMBA, FCCP(She/Her)

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases

Medical Director, Pulmonologist, Intensivist

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Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD, is a Pulmonology specialist based in Porter Ranch, CA. She also has expertise in Critical Care Medicine and Pleural Disease. Dr. Chima-Melton completed her education with a fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after completing her residency in Internal Medicine at Yale-New Haven Medical Center. She has made significant contributions to medical literature, including publications on treatments for COVID-19 and hypertension management. She is notably recognized for her work on Remdesivir's impact on COVID-19.

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2013 - 2016
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2010

PubMed

20 citations
Remdesivir Reduced Mortality in Immunocompromised Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Across Variant Waves: Findings From Routine Clinical Practice.
Essy Mozaffari, Aastha Chandak, Robert L Gottlieb, Chidinma Chima-Melton, Stephanie H Read
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023-12-15
6 citations
Remdesivir Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in COVID-19 Patients Requiring Supplemental Oxygen Including Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Across SARS-CoV-2 Variants.
Essy Mozaffari, Aastha Chandak, Robert L Gottlieb, Chidinma Chima-Melton, Stephanie H Read
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2023-10-01
6 citations
Diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess: a case report and literature review.
Chidinma Chima-Melton, Michelle Pearl, Marni Scheiner
Spinal Cord Series and Cases. 2017-04-06

Remdesivir Cuts Risk of Mortality, Hospital Readmission in Hospitalized COVID-19 PatientsFebruary 22nd, 2023
Veklury® (Remdesivir) Reduced Risk of Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Across All Variant Time Periods in a Real World Study of More Than 500,000 Hospitalized PatientsFebruary 21st, 2023
Hyperbaric Oxygen Resolves COVID-19 Breathing Problems Much Faster Than Standard TherapyJanuary 11th, 2022