Christal Hawkins, BSRT, RRT, is a respiratory clinical educator at UC San Diego Health with more than 16 years of experience in acute and outpatient respiratory care. She oversees a team of therapists providing pulmonary support across multidisciplinary clinics, including neuromuscular and ALS programs, and facilitates respiratory transition of care from inpatient to outpatient settings.

Ms. Hawkins contributed to the development and implementation of the Neuromuscular Respiratory Program across three University of California campuses, helping establish standardized care pathways and expand access to comprehensive ventilatory management for patients with progressive neuromuscular disorders.

Her professional interests include chronic ventilatory management, airway clearance optimization, and advancing interdisciplinary outpatient respiratory care through evidence-based practice.