Catherine L. Chang
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Catherine L. Chang, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Primary Children's Hospital - Lehi

2250 N Miller Campus Dr
Lehi , UT 84043
385-531-1000
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University of Utah Hospital

Pediatric Neonatology
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-2121
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Dr. Catherine Chang received her medical degree from New York Medical College. She completed her Pediatric residency and Neonatology Fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medicine, where she remained on faculty for eight years before moving to the University of Utah, School of Medicine.

Dr. Chang is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, in the Division of Neonatology. She serves as the Associate Medical Director of the SLC Primary Children’s Hospital NICU and the Director of the Neonatal Simulation Program at the University of Utah.

As a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), Dr. Chang has a keen interest in the application of simulation toward optimizing and tailoring patient care, improving systems-based practice, enhancing teamwork, and interprofessional education. Other research and teaching areas of interest for Dr. Chang include delivery room and NICU resuscitation.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Dr. Catherine Chang received her medical degree from New York Medical College. She completed her Pediatric residency and Neonatology Fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medicine, where she remained on faculty for eight years before moving to the University of Utah, School of Medicine.

Dr. Chang is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, in the Division of Neonatology. She serves as the Associate Medical Director of the SLC Primary Children’s Hospital NICU and the Director of the Neonatal Simulation Program at the University of Utah.

As a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), Dr. Chang has a keen interest in the application of simulation toward optimizing and tailoring patient care, improving systems-based practice, enhancing teamwork, and interprofessional education. Other research and teaching areas of interest for Dr. Chang include delivery room and NICU resuscitation.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Neonatology
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Education history

Undergraduate Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics - University of California, Los Angeles B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - New York Medical College M.D.
Internship/Residency Pediatrics - Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Intern/Resident
Fellowship Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Li WY, Huey CL, Yu A (2004). Expression of claudin-7 and -8 along the mouse nephron. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 286(6), F1063-71.
  2. Huey CL, Riepe FG, Sippell WG, Yu A (2004). Genetic heterogeneity in autosomal dominant pseudohypoaldosteronism type I: exclusion of claudin-8 as a candidate gene. American journal of nephrology, 24(5), 483-7.
  3. Perlman J, Oxford C, Chang C, Salvatore C, Di Pace (2020). Delivery Room Preparedness and Early Neonatal Outcomes During COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City. Pediatrics, 146(2),
  4. Reed RL, Chang C, Perlman J (2020). Perinatal characteristics and delivery room management of infants born through MSAF. Resuscitation, 157, 99-105.
  5. Bush JB, Cooley V, Perlman J, Chang (2021). NeoBeat offers rapid newborn heart rate assessment. Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, 106(5), 550-552.
  6. Chang C, Perlman J, Abramson (2022). Use of a Novel Manikin for Neonatal Resuscitation Ventilation Training. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 9(3),
  7. Purington C, Eilevstjønn J, Dalen I, Yeconia A, Blacy L, Mduma E, Haug I, Holte K, Chang C, Perlman J, Ersdal (2023). Use of Suctioning during Newborn Resuscitation and Its Effects on Heart Rate in a Low-Resource Setting, Tanzania. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 10(9),
  8. Elachi D, Berroya M, Miller M, McMahon L, Roberts K, Venturini S, Thompson C, Perlman J, Chang C (2026). A Novel Role-Specific Simulation Refresher Course Improves Performance of Ventilation Corrective Steps Among Neonatal and Labor and Delivery Room Nurses. The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing,

Review

  1. Chang C, Perlman (2019). Anticipation and preparation for delivery room emergencies. Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine, 24(6), 101031.