PornchaiTirakitsoontornMDFAAP, FCCP
Pediatric Pulmonology • Orange, CACystic Fibrosis Pulmonology, Pediatric Asthma Pulmonology, Pediatric Bronchoscopy
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center CHOC Children’s Heath of Orange County Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of California Irvine
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Office
1201 W La Veta Ave
Orange, CA 92868
Summary
- Dr. Pornchai Tirakitsoontorn is a pediatric pulmonologist in Orange, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Hospital of Orange County, CHOC Children's at Mission Hospital, UC Irvine Medical Center, Whittier Hospital Medical Center, PIH Health Hospital - Whittier, and Healthbridge Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Thai. He specializes in cystic fibrosis pulmonology, pediatric asthma pulmonology, and pediatric bronchoscopy and is experienced in cystic fibrosis, pediatric asthma, flexible bronchoscopy, and chronic cough.
Education & Training
University of California (Irvine)/Miller Children's HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1998 - 2001
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Jersey City)Residency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
Chulalongkorn University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2025- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsStandardized IOS Reference Values Define Peripheral Airway Impairment-Associated Uncontrolled Asthma Risk Across Ethnicity in Children.Stanley P. Galant, William Fregeau, Neil Pabelonio, Tricia Morphew, Pornchai Tirakitsoontorn
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2020-09-01 - 21 citationsRecognition of the peripheral airway impairment phenotype in children with well-controlled asthma.Pornchai Tirakitsoontorn, Maisie Crookes, William Fregeau, Neil Pabelonio, Tricia Morphew
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2018-12-01 - 62 citationsFitness, acute exercise, and anabolic and catabolic mediators in cystic fibrosis.Pornchai Tirakitsoontorn, Eliezer Nussbaum, Chuanpit Moser, Maryann Hill, Dan M. Cooper
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2001-10-15
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Thai
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