Dr. Karlene ChinQuee is a Board Certified Obstetrican / Gynocologist 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)
