

Infectious Disease
Coleen Cunningham, M.D.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Senior Vice President and Pediatrician-in-Chief
Coleen K. Cunningham, M.D., is a distinguished pediatric infectious disease specialist serving children and adolescents in Orange County, California. She chairs the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and serves as senior vice president and pediatrician-in-chief at CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County. Her clinical focus encompasses a broad spectrum of pediatric infections, including multi-resistant bacteria, congenital and perinatal infection
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics (American Board of Pediatrics)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases (American Board of Pediatrics)
Education & Training
- Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University (MD, 1985)
- Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University (Pediatrics, 1988)
- Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University (Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1991)
- Undergraduate: SUNY at Binghamton (B.S., Biochemistry)
Years in Practice
40+ years
Peer Recognition
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Children's Hospital Of Orange County
- CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County
- UCI Health
Languages
English
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Sources
- https://choc.org/medical-staff/infectious-disease/coleen-cunningham-md/
- https://www.ucihealth.org/clinicians/coleen-cunningham-1205999075
- https://guides.upstate.edu/women-in-medicine/Coleen-Cunningham
- https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-coleen-cunningham-2tm4c
- https://www.psjhmedgroups.org/Find-a-Doctor/C/Coleen-Kathryn-Cunningham-MD.aspx
- https://www.doximity.com/pub/coleen-cunningham-md
- https://pediatrics.duke.edu/news/cunningham-appointed-chair-uci-pediatrics-and-pediatrician-chief-choc
- https://care.choc.org/new-head-of-infectious-diseases-division-and-her-team-go-to-lengths-to-save-the-lives-of-critically-ill-children/
- https://faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=6991











