Dr. Krysten Chin MD, MPH

Krysten Chin MD, MPH is a board-certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, currently practicing in St. Petersburg, FL. She was raised in Kingston, Jamaica and still considers Jamaica her home. Krysten obtained her undergraduate degree from Columbia University in the City of New York, her medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine in Stony Brook, New York, and most recently her Masters of Public Health from the University of Southern California. She completed her pediatric residency at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, FL where she then served as chief resident. She completed her pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she served as the chief pediatric emergency medicine fellow.

Throughout her career, Krysten’s main interests have focused on global health and improving pediatric care in low resource settings. She has been involved in medical missions and educational courses in Thailand, Peru, Ghana, Jamaica and Costa Rica. As a Jamaican, she feels very strongly about using the skills that she has developed to help improve pediatric care across the island. With both the medical knowledge and experience, and the public health background, she aims to positively impact the health of children, increase access to quality health care, and provide health education to families.