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Dr. Wan-Yin Chan, Medical Director, Allergy and Immunology

Wan-Yin Chan MD
Appointments:
714-633-6363
Specialty: Allergy/Immunology
Board Certified: Allergy and Immunology
Additional Languages: Cantonese

Dr. Wan-Yin Chan is board certified in allergy & immunology. Prior to joining CHOC, Dr. Chan attended medical school at the College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University in Tennessee. She completed her pediatric residency and fellowship training in immunology, allergy and rheumatology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Chan speaks fluent Cantonese.

Wan-Yin Chan MD is on staff at CHOC Hospital in Orange .

Education

Allergy & Immunology Fellowship
UCLA Medical Center
Pediatrics Residency
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Medical School
Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City

Administrative Appointments

Medical Director, Allergy and Immunology
CHOC Specialists

Our allergists commonly treat:

Acute, chronic and severe asthma
Allergic rhinitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
Acute and chronic sinusitis
Complicated eczema and atopic dermatitis
Acute and chronic urticaria
Drug and food allergies
Stinging insect allergies
Cellular immune deficiencies
Antibody immune deficiencies

More About Dr. Chan

Honors and Awards

AAAAI Annual Meeting Featured Poster session - March 2011
Best Poster Presentation (UCLA Fellow’s Science Day) - June 2011
AAAAI Annual Meeting Featured Poster session - March 2012
AAAAI Interest Section FIT Abstract Award - Basic and Clinical Immunology - March 2012

Professional Organizations

Orange County Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Los Angeles Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
California Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Society

Research Projects

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Immunology and Allergy, UCLA
Principle Investigators: Talal Chatila, MD, Sean McGhee, MD, Katrina Dipple, MD, PhD
- Characterized dock8, the gene responsible for autosomal recessive Hyper IgE syndrome, in zebrafish and created a knockout model using morpholino antisense technology. We found ubiquitous expression in early development. Knockout of dock8 resulted in normal rag1 expression, but a dysmorphic phenotype and decreased phox2b expression, revealing a possible role for dock8 in brain development.- Funding: Human and Molecular Development Training Grant T32 HD07512 (2010-2012)
Tissue Engineering Laboratory, UCLA School of Engineering
Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA Center for Health Sciences
Principle Investigator: Prof. Benjamin M. Wu, DDS, PhD
- Defined the engineering design rules for a more controlled printing method of depositing genes, matrix material, and cells, which aid in the fabrication of 3D Tissue Analogs.

Presentations

Chan W, Dipple, K, Lin, S, Chatila, T. Knockdown of dock8 in zebrafish Reveals a Role in Extra-Lymphoid Tissue Development AAAAI Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, March 2012. Featured Poster Session and Interest Section FIT Abstract Award
Chan W. Leukotriene antagonists as first-line or add-on asthma-controller therapy California Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting (Top Allergy Papers session), Huntington Beach, CA, July 2011. Oral
Chan W, McGhee S, Garcia-Lloret M, Chatila T. Characterization of dock8 Expression in Danio rerio UCLA Pediatric Fellow’s Science Day, June 2011. Best Poster Award
- Chan W, McGhee S, Garcia-Lloret M, Chatila T. Characterization of dock8 Expression in Danio rerio AAAAI Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, March 2011. Featured Poster Session
Chan W, Roberts RL, Stiehm ER. Cord Blood Transplant: Better B-cell Engraftment ACAAI Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Nov 2010. Poster