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Christopher K. Hwe, MD

Accepting New Patients
1010 West La Veta Avenue, Suite 750
Orange, CA 92868
26.4 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Joseph
Speaks: English
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Comprehensive Pulmonary and Primary Care of Orange County

1010 West La Veta Avenue, Suite 750, Orange, CA 92868

Insurances Accepted

This information provides an overview of accepted insurance plan types for new patients. Coverage may vary by specific plan. Please verify with your insurance provider before visiting us for care. Established patients should call to verify insurance acceptance.

About Christopher K. Hwe

Dr. Hwe is a native of Orange, California. After completing medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin, he returned to California to complete his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. His passion for helping the underserved led him to remain there to complete his fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Hwe is excited to return to his hometown to serve the community in which he was born and raised. He values the patient-physician relationship and empowers patients to have an active role in making decisions about their healthcare. Dr. Hwe is an avid fitness enthusiast as well as an amateur drone videographer and guitarist. He loves basketball, traveling, and spending time with his wife, young son, and dog.

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Comprehensive Pulmonary and Primary Care of Orange County
1010 West La Veta Avenue, Suite 750
Orange, CA 92868

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Joseph

Conditions and Procedures

  • Airway Disorders
  • Airway Obstruction
  • Airway Scarring
  • Allergic Aspergillosis
  • Allergic Pneumonitis
  • Allergic Wheezing
  • Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
  • Asbestos Lung
  • Aspiration Pneumonitis
  • Asthma
  • Atelectasis
  • Autoimmune Pleuritis
  • Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia
  • Bronchitis
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Bronchospasm
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Lung Disease
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Chronic Respiratory Failure
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Diaphragmatic Disorders
  • Drug Induced Pulmonary Disease
  • Dyspnea On Exertion
  • Emphysema
  • Empyema
  • Exercise Intolerance
  • Hemoptysis
  • Hepatic Hydrothorax
  • Home Sleep Study
  • Hypercarbia
  • Hypoventilation Syndrome
  • Hypoxia
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Laryngotracheitis
  • Lung Abscess
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Lung Disease
  • Lung Infiltrate
  • Lung Mass
  • Maternal Respiratory Disease
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Occupational Lung Injury
  • Occupational Respiratory Disease
  • Pertussis
  • Pleural Diseases
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Pleural Fibrosis
  • Pleural Thickening
  • Pleural Tuberculosis
  • Pleurisy
  • Pleuritic Pain
  • Pneumoconiosis
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumonitis
  • Post Infectious Cough
  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Bullae
  • Pulmonary Clearance For Surgery
  • Pulmonary Complications Of Neurological Diseases
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Function Tests
  • Pulmonary Granuloma
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Infections
  • Pulmonary Nodule
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
  • Pulmonary Stent Placement
  • Pulmonary Therapy
  • Radiation Pneumonitis
  • Reactive Airway Disease
  • Recurrent Lung Infections
  • Restrictive Lung Disease
  • Rheumatoid Lung
  • Rigid Bronchoscopy
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Shortness Of Breath (Sob)
  • Silicosis
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Smoker Cough
  • Spirometry
  • Stridor
  • Thoracentesis
  • Tobacco Related Diseases
  • Tracheal Mass
  • Tracheal Stenosis
  • Tracheobronchitis
  • Tuberculosis (Tb)
  • Ventilator Management
  • Wheezing