Dr. Karlene ChinQuee is a Board Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist Surgeon with experience in Internal Medicine, who specializes in Functional Medicine, nutrition and bariactric medicine. She is Board Certified in anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She has been in private practice since 1990 and has privileges at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY.
Dr. ChinQuee is a graduate of Brown University (B.A. Psychology), and SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine. She is a graduate of Applied Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, and a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
In addition to engaging in private practice, Dr. ChinQuee has served as Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Women's Health Services, and as Gynecologist, Barnard College Student Health Services. Prior to engaging in private practice, she was Clinical Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and was an Attending Physician at Harlem Hospital Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. ChinQuee has lectured extensively on women's health issues in the United States and abroad. She has frequently appeared as a medical expert on major television newscasts, including ABC Eyewitness News, Fox News and USA Live; and was designated as one of New York City's best doctors in Essence Magazine.
Dr. ChinQuee is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heartbeats of the World, Inc., a not-for-profit charitable organization which she founded in 2002. The mission of Heartbeats of the World is to enrich the lives of women, adolescents and children in underserved areas of the world by providing medical services and educational opportunities addressing the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy and unemployment. (See howunited.org)
Dr. ChinQuee has been awarded the 2008 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. It recognizes distinguished Americans from various ethnic backgrounds who have made significant contributions to our nation’s heritage. The honorees are awarded for showing outstanding qualities in their personal and professional lives, yet maintaining the richness of their particular heritage. The award ceremony is held each May on Ellis Island. Honorees typically include U.S. Presidents, Nobel Prize winners, leaders of industry, and gifted artists, performers and athletes. The list of past recipients includes Presidents Reagan, Ford, Clinton and George H.W. Bush, Senator Hillary Clinton, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Muhammad Ali, Joe DiMaggio, Barbara Walters, Donald Trump and Lee Iacocca.
In 2009 Dr. ChinQuee received the Shining Star Award from the Lenox Hill Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology for her humanitarian leadership of Heartbeats of the World.
