Tina Chu, MD, a board-certified pediatrician in Carlsbad, treats newborns through adolescents at Scripps Coastal Medical Center off El Camino Real between Faraday Avenue and College Boulevard. Her UCSD School of Medicine training included a neonatal-perinatal fellowship, giving her sub-specialty depth in newborn care and jaundice management that complements the pediatric vision screenings offered by Village Optometry for early amblyopia detection. Clinical interests span infant mental health and quality improvement, and her published research on AI in medicine and intestinal barrier function reflects an evidence-based approach to pediatric diagnostics. Prescriptions generated from the Salk Avenue office route to North County pharmacies including Carlsbad Village Pharmacy, which stocks standard pediatric formulations. Acute care capabilities at the 40,000-square-foot Scripps Carlsbad facility include on-site digital radiology and CLIA-certified laboratory draws for CBC, CMP, and rapid strep and flu panels.