Steven Chin, MD, MSc

NICU Medical Director, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center | CHLA Medical Group
Director of Digital Innovation, Division of Neonatology
Attending Neonatologist
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Steven W. Chin, MD, MSc, is the NICU Medical Director at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center – the primary inborn NICU and Fetal Maternal Center delivery site for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He is also the Director of Digital Innovation for the CHLA Division of Neonatology and an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dr. Chin completed his residency training in pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center and his Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship training at the Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program. He completed a research fellowship in Clinical and Translation Science and advanced training in Quality Improvement, Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Chin’s focus is digital transformation – integrating key digital tools and healthcare innovations to make healthcare more effective, safer, patient centered, high value and sustainable for both populations served and providers alike. Dr. Chin also works extensively with digital health stakeholders from startup founders to investors to health systems as a Clinical Advisor for the KidsX Pediatric Innovation Consortium as well as a Global Mentor for Techstars. He is a member of the American Medical Informatics Association, Healthcare Information and Management Systems and an active member of healthcare technology advocacy groups such as the AAP Council on Clinical Information Technology and the AAP Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology. Dr. Chin is a board member of the Perinatal Advisory Council: Leadership Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC).

Clinical Interests

Digital Health and Healthcare Innovation
Clinical Informatics
Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Quality and Process Improvement
Antibiotic Stewardship in the Intensive Care Unit
Maternal and Infant Mental Health

Education

Medical School

Albany Medical College - MD

Graduate School

Harvard Medical School - MSc

Internship

Rush University Medical Center

Residency

Rush University Medical Center

Fellowship

Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program
Harvard School of Public Health Program in Clinical Effectiveness
Harvard Scholars in Clinical Science Program
Harvard Safety Quality and Informatics Leadership Program
Harvard Digital Transformation in Health Care Leadership Program

Accomplishments

Certifications

Clinical Informatics, American Board of Preventive Medicine
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics, Society of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
AAP, Section on Advances in Therapeuitcs and Technology
AAP, Council on Clinical Information Technology
American Medical Informatics Association
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

Awards

Ross Award for Outstanding Neonatal Research
William Ginsberg Integrity Award by PAC/LAC for his commitment and outstanding service to the perinatal community
CHLA Residency Faculty Teaching Award

Areas of Focus

Neonatal-perinatal medicine
Clinical Informatics
Digital Health and Healthcare Innovation

Publications

D Wei, Cosman, D Dukhovny, J Romley, M Hall, S Chin, T Ho, PS Freidlich, A Lakshmanan. Cost consciousness among physicians in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Perinatology, (28 July 2016) |doi:10.1038/jp.2016.117

K Kambestad, S Nair, R Chapman, S Chin, L Langga, E Mounger, E Guerrero, I Narayan. The Adverse Impact of Unplanned Extubation in a Cohort of Critically Ill Neonates. Reparatory Care Journal. (Accepted 29-Mar-2019)

Research

Quality and Performance Improvement
Clinical Informatics
Collaborative Neonatal Networks
Regional Health Systems Development
Antibiotic Stewardship in the Intensive Care Unit
Maternal and Infant Mental Health