Bio

Dr. Chia completed his undergraduate studies in Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis. He went on to earn his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. He then completed his internal medicine training at the University of Illinois Hospital and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he also pursued further specialization in clinical hypertension. Under the mentorship of Dr. Vongpatanasin at UT Southwestern, he received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service T32 research grant to study the effects of dietary inorganic phosphates on exercise capacity and hypertension. After completing his training in cardiovascular diseases, he joined the advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology program here at Stanford University. Dr. Chia has interests in cardiac transplantation, cardiac hemodynamics, right ventricular failure, mechanical circulatory support, and ventricular assist devices.