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John Saito, MD, Pediatric Pulmonology, Fountain Valley, CA, Children’s Health Orange County (CHOC)

JohnSaitoMDFAAP FCCP

Pediatric Pulmonology Fountain Valley, CA

Pediatric Asthma Pulmonology, Pediatric Bronchoscopy, Pediatric Sleep Medicine

President, Pulmonary and Sleep Disorder Consultants

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Summary

  • Before moving to Southern California to start his private practice, Dr. Saito was an assistant professor at Texas A&M School of Medicine and the director of Pediatric Pulmonary and Allergy at Scott & White Hospital in Texas.

    As a stakeholder in the Texas Newborn Screening Performance Measures Project, he worked to develop evidence-based performance measures in the pre- and post-analytical stages of the newborn screening process in Texas.

    Dr. Saito was awarded the March of Dimes Outstanding Public Affairs Volunteer Award, Texas Chapter, in 2008 for his advocacy work in the area of cystic fibrosis newborn screening.

    In his Pulmonary and Sleep specialty practice in Southern California, Dr. Saito specializes in the care of children with respiratory disorders such as asthma, chronic lung disease of prematurity, and obstructive sleep apnea along with all disorders of sleep in both children and adults who struggle with restless leg syndrome and insomnia.

    Dr. Saito feels that living well comes from breathing well and sleeping well. Breathing problems and illnesses rarely go to sleep when you or your child does. Disruptions of restorative sleep often results in impairment in daytime functioning of both children and adults.

    Dr. Saito looks forward to providing personalized specialty care to children and adults from all walks of life.

    More information can be found on his website: www.SleepMD.us

Education & Training

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2002 - 2005
  • Orlando Health/Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
    Orlando Health/Arnold Palmer Hospital for ChildrenResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2001 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2005 - 2012
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2002 - 2005
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
  • American Board of Pediatrics Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American College of Chest Physician
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2012-2013
  • Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Physiologic, bronchoscopic, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid findings in young children with recurrent wheeze and cough  
    John Saito MD, William T. Harris MD, Jonathan Gelfond MD, Terry L. Noah MD, Margaret W. Leigh MD, Robin Johnson RRT and Stephanie D. Davis MD, Pediatric Pulmonology, 8/15/2006

Press Mentions

  • Sleep Apnea Device Recall Drags on, Stoking Frustration
    Sleep Apnea Device Recall Drags on, Stoking FrustrationOctober 25th, 2022
  • NeurologyLive(R) Clinician of the Month Spotlight: John Saito, MD, FAAP, FCCP
    NeurologyLive(R) Clinician of the Month Spotlight: John Saito, MD, FAAP, FCCPJuly 30th, 2023

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Japanese, Vietnamese, Spanish

Hospital Affiliations