BRADLEY CHING

School of Medicine

Medical Doctorate, May 2010

Bio and Resume (.pdf)

Bradley Ching is the co-founder of the New York Downtown AED Project, which is working to provide more comprehensive out-of-hospital care to individuals undergoing cardiac emergencies in the Downtown area. He hopes to facilitate a partnership with large corporations to fund the installation and maintenance of Automated External Defibrillator units (AEDs) in downtown Manhattan. This would dramatically increase the survival rate for individuals undergoing out-of-hospital cardiac emergencies.

Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Brad graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Southern California with a degree in Biological Sciences and a minor in Bioethics. While enrolled there, he spent a year traveling in Spain and New Zealand, learning about their prevention based healthcare systems, which seemed much more accessible than those in the United States. On his return, he continued to learn about different healthcare systems as a medical volunteer and Spanish language intern at a free clinic in Los Angeles. He also spent time as a nutrition counselor at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles promoting healthy lifestyles to medically overweight children (as measured by the Centers for Disease Control). As a counselor for Troy Camp, Brad tutored and was a role model for at-risk youth in South Central Los Angeles.

Inspired by a string of patients who were lost to poor or absent pre-hospital care, Brad developed and carried out an investigation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) practices in New York City restaurants and bars. This study helped to provide evidence supporting the need for revision of current municipal CPR regulations. The Society of Critical Care Medicine accepted the study for abstract publication and presentation at their 2008 Annual Congress.

In addition to creating greater access to AED’s, Brad plans to increase the number of CPR certified individuals who live and work where the AED’s are available, thus improving the chance that someone will be able to respond properly to an emergency. Once implemented, Brad hopes the New York Downtown AED Project will be expanded to include all of Manhattan, and serve as a model for other cities.