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John Chang, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
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Additional Titles

Chair, Flow Committee, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

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Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)

Positions outside Yale

Chair, Flow Committee, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

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Education & Training

Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University School of Medicine (2006)
Ambulatory Care Fellow
VA Connecticut Health Care System (2006)
Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2002)
Intern
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2000)
MD
Yale University School of Medicine (1999)
BS
University of California at Los Angeles (1994)

Research

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Frequent collaborators of John Chang's published research.

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2024

2023

2019

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Internal Medicine Residency Selection Committee

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    Flow Committee at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System

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    CPR Committee at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System

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    Wound Care Committee at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System

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    Informatics Committee at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Clinical Care

Overview

John Chang, MD, is a nephrologist specializing in conditions that disrupt involuntary bodily processes, such as pure autonomic failure, autonomic dysreflexia, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). He also performs innovative treatments like fecal transplants and bacteriotherapy to manage fecal incontinence issues.

Dr. Chang’s research interests include cardiovascular health and vascular aging, blood pressure and hypertension, sleep quality in hospitalized patients, and genetic factors in health outcomes. His work examines the correlation between specific proteins and genes with blood pressure fluctuations, hypertension, and salt sensitivity.

A recipient of several teaching awards, including the Hughes Award for Teaching at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System, the Asghar Rastegar Award for Teacher of the Year at the VA Healthcare System, and the Society of Hospital Medicine Connecticut Chapter Award of Excellence in Teaching, Dr. Chang is an associate professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.

Clinical Specialties

Nephrology

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