Dr. Clarisse Casilang, Pediatrics

Dr. Clarisse Casilang is a board-certified general pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP). She completed training as a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Pincus Global Health Fellow in the Dominican Republic from 2017-2019. She received specialized training in medical journalism (through the nationally syndicated ABC News Medical Unit in New York City) and in public health advocacy (through AAP-California). She is currently an attending physician at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) serving as Community Pediatrics Lead Physician, directing CHOC’s Wellness on Wheels community outreach program. She was named the American Academy of Pediatrics – OC Chapter Young Physician of the Year 2023 and Champion Provider for Orange County 2023-2025. She was recently appointed as the Advocacy Track Director for the University of California, Irvine (UCI)/CHOC Pediatric residency program, for which she serves as UCI School of Medicine Assistant Clinical Professor.

Location

CHOC Hospital
1201 W. La Veta
Orange, CA 92868
phone: 888-770-2462

Education

• Medical School
  St. George’s University School of Medicine (SGU), Newcastle Upon Tyne, England UK; Grenada, West Indies; New York, NY
• Residency
  University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Fresno, CA – Pediatrics Residency Program
• Fellowship
  Pediatric Global Health Fellowship – Dominican Republic, Children’s Hospital of Philidelphia (CHOP)

Board Certifications:

• American Board of Pediatrics
• ECFMG Certified
• Professional Certification in Helping Babies Breathe (HBB Master Trainer)

Research

Casilang CG, Stonbraker S, Japa I, Halpern M, Messina L, Steenhoff AP, Lowenthal ED, Fleisher L. Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Mobile Health in Development of an Exclusive Breastfeeding Tool: Focus Group Study With Caregivers and Health Promoters in the Dominican Republic. JMIR Pediatr Parent 2020;3(2):e20312.