Christine M. Panganiban, MD

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Dr. Panganiban is a board-certified allergist & immunologist who treats adult and pediatric patients. She enjoys making connections with her patients and strives to help her patients live their best lives. As someone who struggled with asthma as a child and currently deals with nasal allergies as an adult, Dr. Panganiban truly understands what her patients are going through. She brings empathy and compassion to her patients with the goal of providing them a better quality of life. She achieves this through collaborating with her patients to find a treatment plan that will work in their daily life. A driven and motivated physician, she stays current in cutting edge treatment options and has leadership experience in her specialty on a national level. As she states, “The field of allergy and immunology is always changing. I take it upon myself to learn about new treatments in order to share that knowledge with my patients.” She has also served as the chair of the FIT Committee for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology where she moderated national events with experts in the field and advocated for trainees. She finds it extremely rewarding to use her knowledge to help her patients and appreciates the trust they place in her. Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Panganiban attended medical school at University of California, Irvine, completed her internal medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente and finished her allergy and immunology fellowship at University of California, Irvine. When she is away from the office, Dr. Panganiban enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, going to the beach, working out and being outdoors.