Vivian Y. Chang, MD

Clinical Researcher

Vivian Y. Chang is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at University of California, Los Angeles, Mattel Children’s Hospital. She established the first multidisciplinary genomics clinic for pediatric cancer predisposition in 2012 and specializes in taking care of patients with suspected or identified cancer predisposition syndromes. This translational clinic provides opportunities and access to research through bio-banking and various research trials for targeted therapies, new sequencing technology, and improved surveillance. Her lab research focuses on hematopoietic stem cell maintenance and regeneration, wide applicability in ameliorating side effects from chemotherapy and radiation, improving bone marrow transplantation, and potentially preventing development of leukemia.