Dr. Cristel C. Chapel-Crespo, Pediatric Metabolic Disorders
Cristel Chapel-Crespo, MD
is on staff at
CHOC Hospital Orange
714-509-8852
Appointments:
888-770-2462
Specialty:
Metabolic Disorders
Board Certified:
Pediatrics, Genetics
Dr. Cristel Chapel-Crespo is board certified in genetics and pediatrics who specializes in the treatment of kids and teens with metabolic disorders at CHOC Hospital in Orange.
Location
CHOC Specialists, Metabolics
1201 W. La Veta Ave.
Orange, CA 92868
Education
- Medical School
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico - Pediatrics Residency
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico - Genetics Fellowship
Mount Sinai Icahn Medical School, New York, NY - Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship
UCLA Intercampus Program, Los Angeles, CA
Our metabolic specialists commonly treat:
- Urea cycle disorders
- Organic acidurias
- Amino acid disorders
- Vitamin and cofactor disorders
- Carbohydrate metabolism disorders
- Fatty acid oxidation disorders
- Mitochondrial disorders (MELAS, MERRF, cytochrome C oxidase deficiency)
- Neurotransmitter disorders
- Lysosomal storage diseases
- Peroxisomal disorders
- Other inborn errors of metabolism: creatine disorders, purines & pyrimidines disorders, congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG)
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