Andrew I. Chin, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Andrew I. Chin is responsible for training medical students, medical house staff and renal fellows in renal disease and renal pathophysiology.

Title:

Associate Professor, Health Science

Specialty:

Nephrology, Internal Medicine

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 0200
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-3761

Education:

UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, California
M.D. 1995

Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
B.A. 1991

Internships:

Scripps Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
San Diego, California
1995-98

Residency:

scripps Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
San Diego, CA
1998-1999
Internal Medicine

Scripps Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
San Diego, California
1995-98
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1999-2001
Nephrology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology, 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1998

Honors and Awards:

Resident of the Year, Teaching Award, Scripps Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, 1998

Select Recent Publications:

Chin Al, Raffo WR, Yang X, and Madison JR. Evolution of hemodialysis access resistance: a longitudinal 5-year model using functional principal components analysis. Int J Artif Organs, 32(12):864-71, 2009.

Chin AI Renal acid-base balance and renal tubular acidosis, Chapter In: Urinary Stone Disease: the practical guide to medical and surgical management. Ed. By Stoller and Meng. The Humana Press, Inc., 2007

Chin AI and Yeun JY. Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis: An Unpredictable and Devastating Complication of Peritoneal Dialysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 47(4): 697-712, 2006.

Morfin JA and Chin AI. Urinary Oxalate Crystals in Ethylene Glycol Intoxication. New England Journal of Medicine, 353(24), e21, 2005.

Fitzgerald JT, Schanzer A, Chin AI, McVicar JP, Perez RV, and Troppmann C. Outcomes of upper arm arteriovenous fistulas for maintenance hemodialysis access. Archives of Surgery; 139: 201-208, 2004.

Chin AI, Chang W, Fitzgerald JT, Schanzer A, Perez RV, McVicar JP and Troppmann C. Intra-access blood flow in patients with newly created upper arm arteriovenous native fistulae for hemodialysis access. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 44(5):850-58, 2004.

Don BR and Chin AI A strategy for the treatment of calcific uremic arteriolopathy (calciphylaxis) employing a combination of therapies. Clinical Nephrology, 59(6):463-70, 2003.

Chin AI Hepatitis B virus vaccine response in hemodialysis: Baseline patient characteristics. Hemodialysis International, 7(4):296-303, 2003.

To see if Andrew I. Chin is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.