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Home » Medical Staff » Cardiology » Chu, James M. MD

Dr. James M. Chu, Pediatric Cardiology

James Chu

James Chu, MD

is on staff at
CHOC Hospital Orange | CHOC Mission Hospital

Office Phone:
714-509-3939

Appointments:
888-770-2462

Specialty:
Cardiology

Board Certified:
Pediatrics-General, Pediatric Cardiology

Dr. Chu’s expertise comprises a wide array of cardiology, including cardiac catheterization, post-operative cardiology management and echocardiography/non-evasive electrophysiology.  Dr. Chu is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. He completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of California, San Diego and Children’s Hospital of San Diego. Dr. Chu received his medical degree and completed his pediatric internship and residency at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.

Locations

505 S. Main St., Suite 600
Orange, CA. 92868
phone: 714-509-3939
fax: 714-547-2080

CHOC Health Center, Los Alamitos
10861 Cherry Street, Suite 305
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Education

  • Fellowship
    University of California, San Diego, Medical Center And Children’s Hospital of San Diego, San Diego, CA
  • Residency
    University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Irvine, CA
  • Internship
    University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Irvine, CA
  • Medical School
    University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, Irvine, CA
Our cardiologists commonly treat:
  • Aortic stenosis
  • Arrhythmias
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Atrioventricular canal defect
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Chest pain
  • Coarctation of the aorta
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Heart failure
  • Heart murmurs
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
  • Kawasaki disease
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Pulmonary artery stenosis
  • Pulmonary atresia
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Syncope (fainting)
  • Palpitations
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Transposition of the great arteries (vessels)
  • Truncus arteriosus
  • Vascular anomalies
  • Ventricular septal defect.

Health Stories

Ventricular Septal Defect: Veer’s Story

Heart / Cardiology

Ventricular Septal Defect: Veer’s Story

Veer was born with a hole in his heart called ventricular septal defect and needed surgery to repair it. Today, he’s thriving.

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Surprise Diagnosis of Transposition of the Great Arteries: T.J.’s Story

Heart / Cardiology

Surprise Diagnosis of Transposition of the Great Arteries: T.J.’s Story

T.J.’s parents were expecting a healthy baby & were shocked when he was diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries.

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