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Office
15785 Laguna Canyon Rd
Ste 300
Irvine, CA 92618Phone+1 949-753-1163Fax+1 949-753-1949
Summary
- I am a board-certified ophthalmologist in private practice in Irvine, California. I finished by ophthalmology training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore where I served as Chief Resident. Prior to that, I finished a transitional medicine internship at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. I graduated medical school from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
I've also received my Masters in Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine Merage School of Management and attended Rice University in Houston, Texas for undergraduate studies in Biochemistry.
At present, I also spend time as a clinical instructor of surgery at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Long Beach where I've taught the ophthalmology residents from UC Irvine since 2008. I am also currently on staff at Hoag Presbyterian Hospital.
Education & Training
University of MarylandResidency, Ophthalmology, 2003 - 2006
Lehigh Valley Health NetworkInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2002
University of California (Irvine)Internship, Clinical Informatics (Emergency Medicine), 1997 - 1998- Rice UniversityBA, Biochemistry, 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2003- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ExamWRITER EMR, Eyefinity, Inc., 2013
- Orange County Physician of Excellence 2012
- Vitals.com Compassion Doctor Recognition 2011
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 143 citationsFumaric acid: an overlooked form of fixed carbon in Arabidopsis and other plant speciesDavid W. Chia, Tennessee J. Yoder, Wolf-Dieter Reiter, Susan I. Gibson
Planta. 2000-10-01 - 14 citationsAdherence to standard of care in the diagnosis and treatment of suspected bacterial meningitis.David Chia, Youness Yavari, Eugeny Kirsanov, Steven I. Aronin, Majid Sadigh
American Journal of Medical Quality. 2015-11-01 - Distinctive profile of monomeric and polymeric anti-SSA/Ro52 immunoglobulin A1 isoforms in saliva of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome and Sicca.Samantha Chiang, Tristan Grogan, Sarah Kamounah, Fang Wei, Nabihah Tayob
RMD Open. 2024-04-10
Journal Articles
- Discovery and Validation of Salivary Extracellular RNA Biomarkers for Noninvasive Detection of Gastric CancerDavid Chia, MD, Clinical Chemistry
- The MYC/BMI1 Axis Is Essential for SETDB1‐Mediated Breast TumorigenesisDavid Chia, Jonathan W Said, The Journal of Pathology
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Frequency of ocular examinations in high-risk population groups.Chia DW, Higginbotham EJ, Ellish NJ, Pisacano AM, Grant SJ, Ashburn FS, Frei G, ARVO
- Glaucoma Case Studies – Case One: Tissue Plasminogen Activator after Trabeculectomy.Wadhwa SD, Chia D, Higginbotham EJ, Ophthalmology Management
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin)
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