
Dennis Hwang, MD
Clinician Investigator
Sleep and Pulmonary Medicine
Fontana Medical Center
626-564-5667
Clinical.Trials@kp.org
Biography
Dr. Dennis Hwang is a sleep and pulmonary medicine physician and medical director of the Kaiser Permanente Fontana Sleep Disorders Center. He is also the regional co-chair for sleep medicine for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. He began his 2-year appointment in the Southern California Permanente Medical Group Clinician Investigator Program in 2019.
Dr. Hwang’s research in the program applies machine learning to predict patient adherence to PAP (positive airway pressure) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea. The project is part of a broader effort to implement predictive algorithms as clinical decision support tools and identify refined and novel disease phenotypes towards the goal of enhancing personalized medicine and optimization of individual and health system outcomes.
Areas of Focus
- Health care delivery innovation
- Development of big data and machine learning tools
- Automation and population health management innovation
- Integration of medical and consumer health technologies
Education
University of Illinois
Princeton University