Dr. Chin is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in private practice in San Francisco. He has developed instruments and implants to apply orthopedic principles of distraction osteogenesis to the facial skeleton. Internal, implantable devices of his design have been applied to regeneration of orbits, maxilla, mandible and the alveolus. He is currently developing clinical applications for new tissue-engineering agents to replace conventional facial bone surgery. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a member of the craniofacial team at Childrens Hospital Oakland.