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Office
17510 West Grand Parkway
Suite 400
Sugar Land, TX 77479Phone+1 281-341-3036Fax+1 281-341-3015
Education & Training
- University of Southern California/LACUSC Medical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 1991 - 1994
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
- University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineClass of 1988
- Columbia UniversityBS, Mechanical Engineering, 1980 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1989 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2004 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsDetermining the best threshold of rapid shallow breathing index in a therapist-implemented patient-specific weaning protocol.David C. Chao, David J. Scheinhorn
Respiratory Care. 2007-02-01 - 150 citationsPost-ICU Mechanical Ventilation at 23 Long-term Care Hospitals: A Multicenter Outcomes StudyDavid J. Scheinhorn, Meg Hassenpflug, John J. Votto, David C. Chao, Scott K. Epstein
Chest. 2007-01-01 - 101 citationsVentilator-Dependent Survivors of Catastrophic Illness Transferred to 23 Long-term Care Hospitals for Weaning From Prolonged Mechanical VentilationDavid J. Scheinhorn, Meg Hassenpflug, John J. Votto, David C. Chao, Scott K. Epstein
Chest. 2007-01-01
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