Chia-Ling Nhan-Chang, MD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
ACN West - Audubon Primary Care Practice
Insurances Accepted
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- AgeWell
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Fidelis Care
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- TRICARE
About Chia-Ling Nhan-Chang, MD
Dr. Nhan-Chang, is a member of the team of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) clinicians who provide invasive and non-invasive procedures for fetal diagnosis and therapy. She performs detailed 3-D/4-D ultrasound, fetal echocardiogram, fetal Doppler studies, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and fetal blood sampling in addition to in-utero transfusions and other invasive procedures for high-risk patients. Dr. Nhan-Chang brings to the team her expertise and extensive training in ultrasound for prenatal diagnosis and placenta imaging for Placental Accreta Spectrum disorders. She completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Staten Island University Hospital and a fellowship in MFM at The Perinatology Research Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Development/National Institutes of Health (NICHD/NIH) and Wayne State University in Detroit.
Diagnosis and prevention of preterm birth and preterm premature rupture of membranes are Dr. Nhan-Chang's primary clinical and research interests. She is currently working collaboratively on investigating the role of biomechanics in normal and abnormal cervical and uterine remodeling during pregnancy. Dr. Nhan-Chang has been involved with pioneering research on Sleep Disordered Breathing and Sleep Apnea in pregnancy. She currently serves as a co-investigator on the NICHD and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute-funded study on "Sleep Disordered Breathing during Pregnancy and Risks to Cardiovascular Health" as well as "A Randomized Trial of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy." Other research interests include the role of the placenta and epigenetics in complicated pregnancies. Dr. Nhan-Chang is frequently invited to present abstracts and lectures at national and international forums. Her research is featured in the more than three dozen articles she has co-authored in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Nhan-Chang is involved in education and training for medical students, residents and fellows both locally and nationally. She holds positions on several boards and committees with a focus on simulation training, evidence based education and career advancement. She is the director of electives in Maternal Fetal Medicine for our own and for visiting medical students.
Board Certifications
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Expertise
Abnormal Prenatal Diagnosis
Cervical Insufficiency
Fetal Anomaly
Fetal Echocardiography
Fetal Therapy
Fetal Ultrasound
Medical Complications In Pregnancy
Multiple Gestations
Multiple Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis
Prenatal Ultrasound
Preterm Birth Prevention
Transabdominal Cervical Cerclage (TAC)
Transvaginal Cervical Cerclage
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Education
Fellowship: Hutzel Hospital-Wayne State University
Medical School: St Georges University School of Medicine
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Languages
- Chinese
- French
- Mandarin
- Spanish
Titles & Positions
Assistant Director, Ob/Gyn Ultrasound
Assistant Director, Perinatal Clinic
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at CUMC
Director, Advanced Medical Student Clinical Electives in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Member, Columbia University Institutional Review
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Medical School: St Georges University School of Medicine
- Fellowship: Hutzel Hospital-Wayne State University
- Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
- Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Awards & Honors
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology: Fellow Teaching Award (2011)
- Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine: Opening Plenary Abstract and Oral Presentation at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (2010)
- Wanye State University Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology: Sidney F. Bottoms, M.D. Excellence in Research Award (2010)
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Director, Ob/Gyn Ultrasound
- Assistant Director, Perinatal Clinic
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at CUMC
- Director, Advanced Medical Student Clinical Electives in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Member, Columbia University Institutional Review
Board Certifications
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Languages Spoken
- Chinese
- French
- Mandarin
- Spanish