Current Environment: Production

Medical Services

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Undergraduate School

Harvard College

Cambridge, MA

Medical School

University of Massachusetts Medical School

1992, Worcester, MA

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital

1995, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (General)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Hospital Medicine)

Professional History

After earning his MD from University of Massachusetts Medical School, Dr. Vincent Chiang began his medical career as an Intern in Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital in 1992.

Since then, he has served as Boston Children’s Chief of CHIPS (Children's Hospital Inpatient Service), Chief of Inpatient Services for the Department of Medicine, and Associate Program Director of the Boston Combined Residency Program. In 2011, he was elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer for the Physician's Organization and in 2012, he was appointed vice-chair of Finance in the Department of Medicine.

Named Special Advisor to the Executive Vice President of Health Affairs in 2016, Dr. Chiang provided instrumental vision and leadership around Boston Children’s patient family experience, including the most ambitious campus redesign in the hospital’s history, and the expansion of Boston Children's at Waltham into a fully functional inpatient hospital — all while working to enhance communications among operational and physician leadership.

Taking on the role of Chief Medical Officer for Operations in 2018, Dr. Chiang expanded his focus to the growing demands in Boston Children’s clinical areas including the enhancement of patient care programs, opening the Hale Clinical Building and managing capacity constraints through the COVID pandemic and beyond. Since becoming Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer in 2020, he has skillfully led a wide range of clinical and administrative initiatives that span the breadth of Health Affairs and inpatient medical governance, including management of patient flow and capacity across our Longwood campus. During the height of the COVID pandemic, Dr. Chiang became one of Boston Children’s most trusted voices.

Now, as Interim President for Franciscan Children’s, Dr. Chiang will work closely with Franciscan Children’s outstanding leadership team to maintain the momentum toward the evolution of Franciscan Children’s campus, and our shared commitment to do more together for children and families with behavioral health and rehabilitative care needs. With his exceptional track record of leadership and bringing people together, Dr. Chiang’s clinical and operational expertise makes him uniquely qualified to lead the continued clinical integration of Franciscan Children’s and Boston Children’s.

Publications

  1. A pediatric hospital-wide asthma severity score: Reliability and effectiveness. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 05; 57(5):1223-1228. View Abstract

  2. Digital solution for follow-up in congenital cardiac surgery. Cardiol Young. 2022 Jul; 32(7):1032-1040. View Abstract

  3. Hospitals' Diversity of Diagnosis Groups and Associated Costs of Care. Pediatrics. 2021 03; 147(3). View Abstract

  4. Declines in the Number of Lumbar Punctures Performed at United States Children's Hospitals, 2009-2019. J Pediatr. 2021 04; 231:87-93.e1. View Abstract

  5. The Elephant in the Hospital Room Charge. Pediatrics. 2020 06; 145(6). View Abstract

  6. A Dedicated Satellite Trauma Orthopaedic Program Operating Room Safely Increases Capacity. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 May 16; 100(10):e70. View Abstract

  7. Issues Identified by Postdischarge Contact after Pediatric Hospitalization: A Multisite Study. J Hosp Med. 2018 04; 13(4):236-242. View Abstract

  8. Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials That Evaluate the Effectiveness of Hospital-Initiated Postdischarge Interventions on Hospital Readmission. J Healthc Qual. 2017 Nov/Dec; 39(6):354-366. View Abstract

  9. Asthma Care Quality Measures at Children's Hospitals and Asthma-Related Outcomes. J Healthc Qual. 2016 Jul-Aug; 38(4):243-53. View Abstract

  10. From development to implementation-A smartphone and email-based discharge follow-up program for pediatric patients after hospital discharge. Healthc (Amst). 2016 Jun; 4(2):109-15. View Abstract

  11. Electronic medication reconciliation and medication errors. Int J Qual Health Care. 2015 Aug; 27(4):314-9. View Abstract

  12. Rehospitalization for childhood asthma: timing, variation, and opportunities for intervention. J Pediatr. 2014 Feb; 164(2):300-5. View Abstract

  13. Variation in pediatric care at US hospitals. Pediatrics. 2013 Aug; 132(2):369-70. View Abstract

  14. Magnet-related injury rates in children: a single hospital experience. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Jul; 57(1):14-7. View Abstract

  15. A taste of periodic fever syndromes. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Jul; 29(7):842-8; quiz 849-51. View Abstract

  16. Uncomfortable. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Mar; 20(3):325-6. View Abstract

  17. Pediatric readmission prevalence and variability across hospitals. JAMA. 2013 Jan 23; 309(4):372-80. View Abstract

  18. Cardiac troponin T as a screening test for myocarditis in children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Nov; 28(11):1173-8. View Abstract

  19. Insurance status and the care of adult patients 19 to 64 years of age visiting the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Jul; 19(7):808-15. View Abstract

  20. Pediatric residents' perspectives on reducing work hours and lengthening residency: a national survey. Pediatrics. 2012 Jul; 130(1):99-107. View Abstract

  21. Insurance status and the care of children in the emergency department. J Pediatr. 2012 Sep; 161(3):536-541.e3. View Abstract

  22. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Nov; 27(11):1085-8; quiz 1089-90. View Abstract

  23. Influenza vaccination, diagnosis, and treatment in children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Aug; 27(8):760-9; quiz 770-1. View Abstract

  24. Peripherally inserted central catheters. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Jun; 27(6):556-61; quiz 562-3. View Abstract

  25. Unit-based care teams and the frequency and quality of physician-nurse communications. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 May; 165(5):424-8. View Abstract

  26. Pediatric Sedation Outside of the Operating Room. Procedural Sedation: Let's Review the Basics - The Pediatrician's Perspective. 2011; 11-20.

  27. The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Core Competencies Supplement: a Framework for Curriculum Development by the Society of Hospital Medicine with acknowledgement to pediatric hospitalists from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academic Pediatric Association. J Hosp Med. 2010 Apr; 5 Suppl 2:i-xv, 1-114. View Abstract

  28. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, eds.). Seizures. 2010; (6th):564-570.

  29. Part-time training in pediatric residency programs: principles and practices. Pediatrics. 2008 Oct; 122(4):e938-44. View Abstract

  30. An 18-month-old girl with recurrent apneic spells. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Aug; 24(8):546-9. View Abstract

  31. Effects of the accreditation council for graduate medical education duty hour limits on sleep, work hours, and safety. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug; 122(2):250-8. View Abstract

  32. Variation in pediatric hospitalists' use of proven and unproven therapies: a study from the Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) network. J Hosp Med. 2008 Jul; 3(4):292-8. View Abstract

  33. Rates of medication errors among depressed and burnt out residents: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2008 Mar 01; 336(7642):488-91. View Abstract

  34. Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea as a unique cause of hyponatremia. Pediatr Neurol. 2007 Nov; 37(5):360-2. View Abstract

  35. Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine. 2007.

  36. Variations in management of common inpatient pediatric illnesses: hospitalists and community pediatricians. Pediatrics. 2006 Aug; 118(2):441-7. View Abstract

  37. Extreme thrombocytosis predicts Kawasaki disease in infants. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2006 Jun; 45(5):446-52. View Abstract

  38. Pediatric hospitalists: report of a leadership conference. Pediatrics. 2006 Apr; 117(4):1122-30. View Abstract

  39. Preventable adverse events in infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis. Pediatrics. 2005 Sep; 116(3):603-8. View Abstract

  40. Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2005.

  41. Signs and Symptoms in Pediatrics, Urgent and Emergent Care. 2005.

  42. Cardiac troponins in pediatrics. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2004 May; 20(5):323-9. View Abstract

  43. Underdosing of midazolam in emergency endotracheal intubation. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Apr; 10(4):329-38. View Abstract

  44. Senior resident autonomy in a pediatric hospitalist system. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003 Feb; 157(2):206-7. View Abstract

  45. Rapid sequence intubation for pediatric emergency airway management. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2002 Dec; 18(6):417-23. View Abstract

  46. Effect of a pediatric hospitalist system on housestaff education and experience. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Sep; 156(9):877-83. View Abstract

  47. Rotavirus cerebellitis? Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Jan 01; 34(1):130. View Abstract

  48. Rate and prediction of infection in children with diabetic ketoacidosis. Am J Emerg Med. 2001 Jul; 19(4):270-3. View Abstract

  49. Carbamazepine overdose recognized by a tricyclic antidepressant assay. Pediatrics. 2001 Jan; 107(1):176-7. View Abstract

  50. Cost analysis of enteroviral polymerase chain reaction in infants with fever and cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000 Aug; 154(8):817-21. View Abstract

  51. Uses and complications of central venous catheters inserted in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2000 Aug; 16(4):230-2. View Abstract

  52. Cardiac toxicity of intravenous terbutaline for the treatment of severe asthma in children: a prospective assessment. J Pediatr. 2000 Jul; 137(1):73-7. View Abstract

  53. Microlaparoscopy with conscious sedation in adolescents with suspected pelvic inflammatory disease. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 1999 Aug; 12(3):149-54. View Abstract

  54. Brain abscesses caused by Clostridium septicum as a complication of hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1995 Jan; 14(1):72-4. View Abstract

  55. Clinical Toxicology Review. Ribavirin. 1994; 17(4).
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