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PROVIDER RELATIONSREFERENCE GUIDEReferrals, Admissions and Transport Services Phone: 888-631-2452 | Fax: 323-361-8988
CHLA.org/referrals
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Quick Reference
Main HospitalAddress: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-660-2450
ReferralsPhone: 888-631-2452
Fax: 323-361-8988
Email: [email protected]
Physician Portal: https://myCHLA.CHLA.org
CHLA.org/referrals
Provider Relations TeamPhone: 323-361-1667
Fax: 323-361-2719
Email: [email protected]
CHLA.org/ProviderRelations
Monthly Physician eNewsletterStay updated on the latest CHLA news for physicians.
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A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, one of our core
values is that we achieve our best together. Only
through a combination of world-class specialty care,
innovative research, robust medical training and
collaboration with community health partners can we
continue to create hope and build healthier futures for
children and families throughout Southern California
and beyond. This second edition of our popular
Provider Relations Reference Guide includes updates
to our physician directory, clinic locations and CHLA’s
350 specialty programs and services.
It is my sincere hope that this guide will continue to
be a valuable resource for our referring providers and
other CHLA community partners, and that together we
can provide the best continuum of compassionate,
expert care for the lives entrusted to us.
Paul S. Viviano President and Chief Executive Officer
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Phone Directory 3
Inpatient Unit Directory 7
International Patient Services 8
Hospital Overview 9
Hospital Leadership 11
Referrals, Admissions and Transport Services 13
Locations 17
myCHLA Physician Portal 21
Clinical Services 23
Department Chairs 23
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine 25
Cardiology 29
Cardiothoracic Surgery 37
Clinical Anesthesiology 39
Clinical Immunology and Allergy 49
Comfort and Palliative Care 53
Critical Care Medicine 55
Dentistry and Orthodontics 61
Dermatology 65
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and the Boone Fetter Clinic 67
Emergency and Transport Medicine 71
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 81
Fetal-Maternal Center 87
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 91
General Pediatric Surgery 99
General Pediatrics 105
Hematology-Oncology/Transplantation and Cellular Therapy 125
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Hospital Medicine 139
Infectious Diseases 153
Medical Genetics 155
Neonatology and Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit (NICCU) 157
Nephrology 163
Neurology 165
Neurosurgery 171
Ophthalmology 173
Orthopaedic Surgery 177
Otolaryngology 183
Pain Medicine 187
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 191
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery 199
Psychiatry 203
Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine 207
Radiology and Imaging Services 211
Rehabilitation Medicine 215
Rheumatology 217
Urology 219
Education and Research 225
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Phone Directory
Academic Affairs 323-361-2266
Admit a Patient (for physicians) 888-631-2452
Admitting (for parents) 323-361-2325
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine 323-361-2153
Allergy and Immunology Clinic 323-361-2501
Alumni 323-361-1667
Ambulatory Surgery Center 323-361-6800
Arcadia Specialty Care Center 626-795-7177
Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment 323-361-6102
Billing 323-361-2515
Blood Donor Center 323-361-2441
Bone Marrow Transplant 323-361-2546
Cardiology Clinic 323-361-2461
Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic 323-361-4148
Cardiothoracic Transplant Program 323-361-5965
Cashier 323-361-7316
Child Abuse (Audrey Hepburn CARES Center) 323-361-4977
Child Life 323-361-2355
Community Affairs 323-361-2487
Community Mental Health Program 323-361-7827
Community Mental Health Services 323-361-2350
Craniofacial Clinic 323-361-2154
Dentistry Clinic 323-361-2130
Dermatology Clinic 323-361-4191
Donations 323-361-2308
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic 323-361-2031
Diabetes Clinic 323-361-4606
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Phone Directory (continued)
Dialysis Clinic 323-361-2560
Emergency Department 323-361-2120
Endocrinology Clinic 323-361-4606
Encino Specialty Care Center 818-788-3061
ENT/Otolaryngology Clinic 323-361-2145
Foundation 323-361-2308
Gastroenterology Clinic 323-361-2181
General Pediatrics 323-361-7202
General Pediatrics Clinic (AltaMed) 323-669-2534
Gift Shop 323-361-4134
Health Information Services/Medical Records 323-361-2387
Health Library 323-361-2428
Hearing and Speech Clinic 323-361-4593
Hematology-Oncology 323-361-4100
Imaging Services (Radiology) 323-361-2411
Infectious Diseases Clinic 323-361-2509
Interpreters 323-361-2596
International Patient Services 323-361-8737
Kidney Transplant Program 323-361-2102
Laboratory Services 877-543-9522
Liver and Intestinal Transplant Program 323-361-5454
Lost and Found 323-361-2090
Fetal-Maternal Center 323-361-6078
Media Relations 323-361-4823
Medical Genetics 323-361-2178
Medical Group (CHLAMG) 323-361-2336
Medical Staff Services 323-361-2270
Mitochondrial Disorders Clinic 323-361-2178
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myCHLA Technical Support 888-631-2452
Neonatology 323-361-5939
Nephrology Clinic 323-361-2102
Neurology Clinic 323-361-2471
Neurosurgery Clinic 323-361-2169
Newborn Follow-up Program 323-361-7988
NICCU (Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit) 323-361-7066
Nursing House Supervisor 323-361-2312
Ophthalmology 323-361-2347
Orthopaedic Surgery 323-361-2142
Outpatient Registration 800-877-2452
Pain Medicine Clinic 323-361-7686
Parking Office 323-361-2214
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 877-543-9522
Patient Accounts (billing) 323-361-2515
Patient Information (locate a patient) 323-361-2403
Patient Relations and Service Excellence 323-361-4682
Patient Library (all-ages literature) 323-361-2371
Pediatric Residency Program 323-361-2122
Pediatric Surgery Clinic 323-361-2322
PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) 323-361-2584
Pharmacy (Walgreens) 323-644-2080
Physical and Occupational Therapy 323-361-2118
Physician Billing 323-361-2336
Plastic Surgery Clinic 323-361-2154
Provider Relations 323-361-1667
Psychiatry Service 323-361-3500
Pulmonology Clinic 323-361-2287
Pulmonary Function Laboratory 323-361-2162
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Phone Directory (continued)
Radiation Oncology 323-361-2417
Radiology/Imaging 323-361-2411
Referral Center 888-631-2452
Rehabilitation Program 323-361-2231
Rheumatology 323-361-2119
Santa Monica Specialty Care Center 310-820-8608
Scoliosis Clinic 323-361-2142
Security 323-361-2313
Sleep Center 323-361-2287
Social Work 323-361-2485
South Bay Specialty Care Center 310-303-3890
Spina Bifida Clinic 323-361-2384
Spiritual Care Services (chaplain) 323-361-2482
Surgery Clinic (appointments) 323-361-2322
Surgery Tours and Orientation 323-361-8219
Surgical Waiting Room 323-361-5123
Teen Health Center 323-361-2153
The Saban Research Institute 323-361-4110
Translation 323-361-2596
Transplant Services 323-361-2312
Transport Request 888-631-2452
Transport Team (direct line) 323-361-4507
Trauma Program 323-361-4526
Urology Clinic 323-361-2247
Valencia Specialty Care Center 661-362-1240
Volunteer Services 323-361-2371
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Inpatient Unit Directory
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) 323-361-2586
Cardiovascular Acute Unit (CV Acute) 323-361-6561
Emergency Department 323-361-2323
Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit (NICCU) 323-361-7066
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) 323-361-2584
Oncology (4 East) 323-361-2545
Oncology (4 West) 323-361-2541
Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) 323-361-2507
Acute Medical (5 East) 323-361-2556
Acute Medical (5 West) 323-361-2551
Acute Surgical (6 East) 323-361-2565
Acute Medical/Surgical (6 West) 323-361-2561
If you would like to contact your patient’s care team and do not know which
unit they are in, please call 323-361-2403.
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International Patient Services
International Patient Services supports the needs of patients and families
residing outside of the U.S. traveling to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for
specialty and complex care needs.
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd. #166, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: +1-323-361-8737
Fax: +1-323-361-3878
Website: CHLA.org/GlobalHealth
Email: [email protected]
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At a Glance
• Founded in 1901, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is the oldest freestanding children’s hospital in California.
• CHLA is the only freestanding Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Los Angeles County.
• One of the country’s premier teaching hospitals, CHLA has been affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of USC since 1932.
• It is the top-ranked pediatric hospital in California and among the top five in the nation, according to the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of children’s hospitals.
• The hospital is designated a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is among the largest and most productive pediatric research centers in the Western United States.
• The hospital’s Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit have received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
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Mission
We create hope and build healthier futures.
As a leading pediatric academic medical center, we fulfill our mission by:
• Caring for children, adolescents, young adults, families and each other
• Advancing knowledge
• Preparing future generations
• Building our financial strength
Values
• We achieve our best together.
• We are hopeful and compassionate.
• We are learners leading transformation.
• We are stewards of the lives and resources entrusted to us.
• We serve with great care.
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Hospital Leadership
Paul S. Viviano
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Phone: 323-361-4180
Email: [email protected]
Robert Adler, MD, MSEd
Chief Medical Officer, CHLA Health System;
Senior Advisor to the Chair of Pediatrics;
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Phone: 323-361-4523
Email: [email protected]
Lara M. Khouri, MBA, MPH
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and CHLA Medical Group
Phone: 323-361-7191
Email: [email protected]
Nancy Lee, RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Phone: 323-361-2476
Email: [email protected]
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James Stein, MD, MSc
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer;
Ford Theodore Miller Murphy Chair in Surgical Oncology;
Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Surgery,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Phone: 323-361-2491
Email: [email protected]
Mona Patel, MD
Vice President, Ambulatory Operations;
Director of Operations, AltaMed Pediatric Clinics;
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Phone: 323-361-2990
Email: [email protected]
Bhavana Arora, MD
Chief Medical Officer, CHLA Health Network,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and CHLA Medical Group
Phone: 323-361-3378
Email: [email protected]
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How to refer a patient:
Phone: 888-631-2452
Fax: 323-361-8988
Email: [email protected]
Physician Portal: https://myCHLA.CHLA.org
Website: CHLA.org/referrals
Required information:
1. Patient demographics
2. Parent contact information
3. Chief diagnosis with notes
4. Requested department
5. Insurance information for patient
6. Referring physician contact information
An authorization is required for:
• Patients with California Children’s Services (CCS) insurance
• Patients with HMO insurance
• Patients with Medi-Cal insurance
• All radiology referrals
A prescription is required for referrals to:
• Hearing and Speech
• Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
• Radiology
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How to admit a patient:
Phone: 888-631-2452
Fax: 323-361-1351
Required information:
1. Agreement from the patient/parent to attempt transfer to CHLA
2. Patient demographics
3. Parent contact information
4. Admitting diagnosis
5. Patient insurance information
6. Referring physician contact information
How to alert the Emergency Department when you have a patient on the way:
Phone: 888-631-2452
Required information:
1. Patient demographics
2. Chief diagnosis
3. Patient condition
4. Referring physician contact information
Emergency Department: 323-361-2120
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How to request transport services:
Facilities transporting patients to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for
admission, call: 888-631-2452
Required information:
1. Patient demographics
2. Purpose of the transport
3. Chief diagnosis
4. Patient condition
Facilities with third-party transport agreements in place, call:
323-361-4507 (Transport team direct line)
The Emergency Transport team is available 24/7 and provides transportation
to CHLA from anywhere in North America and internationally.
How to refer an international patient:
Phone: +1-323-361-8737
Fax: +1-323-361-3878
Email: [email protected]
Website: CHLA.org/GlobalHealth
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4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-660-2450 | CHLA.org
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Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177 | Fax: 626-357-4052 | CHLA.org/Arcadia
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Phone: 661-664-1047 | Fax: 661-664-1064
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3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100, Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890 | Fax: 310-303-3893 | CHLA.org/SouthBay
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Department Chairs
Alexander Judkins, MD, FCAP, FRCP (Edin)
Pathologist-in-Chief; Executive Director, Center for
Personalized Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pathology (Clinical Scholar) and Vice Chair
Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neuropathology, forensic pathology,
anatomic pathology
Mark Krieger, MD
Senior Vice President and Surgeon-in-Chief; Billy and
Audrey L. Wilder Chair in Neurosurgery; Director,
Neurological Institute; Attending Surgeon, Division of
Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neurosurgery, brain and spinal tumors,
Chiari malformations, intracranial cysts, hydrocephalus
Barry Markovitz, MD, MPH
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care
Medicine; Attending Physician, Divisions of Clinical
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Anesthesiology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric critical
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Marvin Nelson, MD, MBA, FACR
Chair, Department of Radiology; Attending Pediatric
Neuroradiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric neuroradiology, neuroimaging
Robert Shaddy, MD
Pediatrician-in-Chief, Senior Vice President of Academic
Affairs; Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology,
Heart Institute; Pasadena Guild Chair, Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Chair, Department of Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, heart failure
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Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Address: 5000 W. Sunset Blvd., 4th Floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2153
Fax: 323-361-8116
Website: CHLA.org/AdolescentMed
Programs and Services• Primary health care, immunizations, sports physicals
• Reproductive health care (sexual health, birth control, family planning)
• Substance-use prevention and treatment
• Support for pregnant and parenting teens and young adults
• Transition from pediatric to adult care
• Care for youth living with HIV
• Comprehensive care for youth experiencing homelessness
• Consultations for families with gender-nonconforming children
• Counseling/mental health services
• Health care and mental health for transgender and gender- nonconforming youth
• HIV and STI testing and prevention
Providers Marvin Belzer, MD
Director, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: adolescent medicine, internal medicine, HIV medicine, gender
dysphoria, chronic fatigue
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Providers (continued)Claudia Borzutzky, MD
Fellowship Director, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: adolescent medicine, family practice, reproductive health, obesity
Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD
Medical Director, Center for Transyouth Health and Development, Division of
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatrics, adolescent medicine, gender dysphoria, transgender
care, HIV
Michele Roland, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: adolescent medicine, pediatrics, chronic illness and special health
care needs
Diane Tanaka, MD
Medical Director, Teenage and Young Adult Health Center; Medical Director,
Homeless Adolescent Wellness Center; Medical Director, My Voice
Program, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: adolescent medicine, pediatrics, youth homelessness, substance
abuse, chronic illness, transition
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Jonathan Warus, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: adolescent medicine, pediatrics, gender dysphoria, HIV
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Cardiology
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #34,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2461
Fax: 323-361-1513
Website: CHLA.org/cardiology
Specialty Care CentersArcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Bakersfield Cardiology Clinic
9500 Stockdale Highway, Suite 104
Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone: 661-664-1047
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Programs and Services• Cardiac MRI
• Center for Cardiogenomics
• Echocardiography
• Electrophysiology
• Exercise testing
• Fetal cardiology
• Fetal intervention
• Hybrid procedures
• Interventional procedures
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Cardiology Programs and Services (continued)• Ventricular assist devices
• Preventive care
• Young Adult Cardiac Program
ProvidersPaul Kantor, MBBCh, MSc, FRCPC
Chief, Division of Cardiology; Co-Director, Heart Institute; Attending Physician,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: heart failure, transplantation medicine, echocardiography
Sarah Badran, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiology Education; Co-Director, Interventional
Cardiology; Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, interventional catherization, congenital heart
disease (CHD), pediatric cardiac palliative care, pediatric heart failure and
mechanical support
Yaniv Bar-Cohen, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, electrophysiology
Andrew Cheng, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, cardiac imaging, research
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Jon Detterich, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric and fetal cardiology, noninvasive cardiac imaging,
cardiac MRI
Brandy Hattendorf, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric and fetal cardiology
Allison Hill, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiogenomics
Grace Kung, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric and fetal cardiology, noninvasive cardiac imaging,
postnatal care of complex CHD patients
Alan Lewis, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol)
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Cardiology Providers (continued)Jondavid Menteer, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, transplant, heart failure
Neil Patel, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, interventional cardiology and
exercise physiology
Jay D. Pruetz, MD
Director, Fetal Cardiology Program; Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology,
Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric and fetal cardiology, prenatal diagnosis of complex
congenital heart disease, fetal cardiac interventions
Surabhi Reddy, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric and fetal cardiology
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Robert Shaddy, MD
Pediatrician-in-Chief, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs; Attending
Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute; Pasadena Guild Chair,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, heart failure
Mark Shwayder, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, electrophysiology
Michael Silka, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, electrophysiology
Andrew Souza, DO
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Acute Care Unit; Attending Physician,
Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric and fetal cardiology, noninvasive cardiac imaging,
interventional imaging, exercise physiology
Jennifer Su, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, heart failure, cardiogenomics
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Cardiology Providers (continued) Patrick Sullivan, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, interventional cardiology
Jacqueline Szmuszkovicz, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, pulmonary hypertension, Kawasaki disease
Cheryl Takao, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, interventional catheterization
Jodie Votava-Smith, MD
Associate Director, Fetal Cardiology Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric and fetal cardiology, fetal and neonatal brain imaging,
neurodevelopmental outcomes in CHD
Roberta Williams, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, adult congenital cardiology
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Pierre Wong, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, echocardiography
John Wood, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Heart Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiology, cardiac MRI
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #66,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-4148
Fax: 323-361-3668
Website: CHLA.org/CTSurgery
Programs and Services• Complex neonatal surgery
• Fetal surgery
• Heart transplant
• Interstage Follow-up Clinic for complex neonatal surgery
• Ross procedure
ProvidersVaughn Starnes, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Co-Director, Heart Institute;
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery; Surgeon-in-Chief,
Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital; H. Russell Smith
Foundation Chair and Executive Director, Cardiovascular Thoracic Institute;
President of USC Care Medical Group, Department of Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: congenital cardiac surgery; thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
John David Cleveland, MD
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: congenital cardiac surgery; thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Providers (continued)Cynthia Herrington, MD
Program Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship; Surgical Director,
Heart Transplant Program; Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Division of
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: congenital cardiac surgery; thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Richard Kim, MD
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: congenital cardiac surgery; thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: congenital cardiac surgery; thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Winfield Wells, MD
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: congenital cardiac surgery; thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Clinical Anesthesiology
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #3,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2262
Fax: 323-361-1001
Website: CHLA.org/anesthesiology
ProvidersGary Scott, MD
Chief, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology; Anesthesiologist,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Lydia Andras, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology, regional pain management
Marisa Bell, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology
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Clinical Anesthesiology
Providers (continued)Elizabeth “Alex” Bragg, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology; Intensivist, Division of
Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric critical care medicine
Gerald Bushman, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Emily Chen, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Divisions of Clinical Anesthesiology and
Pain Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pain medicine, pediatric anesthesiology
Vasili Chernishof, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
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Andrew Costandi, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Susan Firestone, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Karen Flotildes, DO
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Maria Fritock, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Joanna Green, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
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Providers (continued)Bjorn Jensen, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician-Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Abhishek Karnwal, MD
Director of Peri-operative Services; Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical
Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Eugene Kim, MD
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine; Attending Physician, Divisions of Pain
Medicine and Clinical Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pain medicine, pediatric anesthesiology
Jennifer Lau, MD
Director, Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship; Anesthesiologist,
Division of Clinical Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Sang Le, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
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Carl Lo, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Rebecca Margolis, DO
Director, Anesthesia Resident Education; Anesthesiologist,
Division of Clinical Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Barry Markovitz, MD, MPH
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine; Attending
Physician, Divisions of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Anesthesiology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric critical care medicine
Marla Matar, MD, FAAP
Director, Clinical Care Improvement; Anesthesiologist,
Division of Clinical Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology
Michael Mulick, DO
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
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Providers (continued)Connie Mun-Price, DO
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Makoto Nagoshi, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Duc Nguyen, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Sameh Nour, MD
Director, Ambulatory Surgery Center; Anesthesiologist,
Division of Clinical Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
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Neha Patel, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Kristin Richards, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship, Anesthesiologist,
Division of Clinical Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Anthony Romo, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Amgad Saied, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Kyle Sanders, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
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Providers (continued)Michelle Schlunt, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Kathleen Than, DO
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Thang Tran, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Clementine Vo, DO
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
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Sabine Von Busse, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Christian Walker, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
Randall Wetzel, MBBS, MRCP, LRCS, MSB
Attending Physician, Divisions of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric critical care medicine
Samuel Yanofsky, MD, MSEd
Director, Radiology Anesthesia Service; Director, Faculty Development and
Medical Education; Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric anesthesiology
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #75,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2501
Fax: 323-361-1191
Website: CHLA.org/ImmunologyAndAllergy
Specialty Care CentersArcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Santa Monica
1301 20th St., Suite 460
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-820-8608
Programs and Services• Anaphylaxis
• Asthma
• Atopic Dermatitis Program
• California State Newborn Screening Program for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
• Clinical Immunology Service – primary (genetic) immune deficiencies
• Drug allergies/challenges/desensitizations
• Food allergies/challenges/desensitizations
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Programs and Services (continued)• Gores Family Allergy Center
o Education and outreach o EpiPen Fund for Families in Need o Nutrition consultation for food allergies including eosinophilic GI disorders, food protein enterocolitis, anaphylaxis
o Mental health counseling from psychologists o Clinical trials
• Jeffrey Modell Research and Diagnostic Program
• Pediatric HIV/AIDS
• Respiratory allergies
• Stinging insect allergies/desensitizations
• Urticaria and angioedema
Providers Ronald Ferdman, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy;
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: allergy and immunology, asthma, urticaria/hives, angioedema,
anaphylaxis, PIDD
Melinda Braskett, MD
Associate Director, Gores Family Allergy Center; Attending Physician,
Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: allergy and immunology, food allergy, eosinophilic esophagitis,
drug allergy, PIDD in children and adults
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Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: allergy and immunology, primary immunodeficiency disorders
(PIDD) in children and adults, pediatric HIV/AIDS
Neema Izadi, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: allergy and immunology, atopic dermatitis, asthma,
food allergy, PIDD
Peck Ong, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: allergy and immunology, atopic dermatitis, asthma,
food allergy, PIDD
Jonathan Tam, MD
Medical Director, Gores Family Allergy Center; Attending Physician,
Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: allergy and immunology, food allergy, food protein-induced
enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), eosinophilic esophagitis, anaphylaxis,
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #170,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-7686
Fax: 323-361-7619
Website: CHLA.org/comfort
Programs and Services• Holistic symptom management to relieve discomfort and distress
• Collaboration with a child’s primary medical team to provide comprehensive, personalized care
• Family conferences to assist with difficult decision making and empower patients and families to communicate their needs to achieve their goals
• Ambulatory clinical services in a dedicated palliative care clinic, and concurrent with subspecialty ambulatory care
• Case management and care coordination across multiple care settings
• Support services if end-of-life care is needed
• Bereavement care for families and hospital staff
ProvidersDebra Lotstein, MD, MPH
Chief and Attending Physician, Division of Comfort and Palliative Care,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatrics, internal medicine, hospice and palliative medicine
Gitanjli Arora, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Comfort and Palliative Care,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatrics, hospice and palliative medicine
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Providers (continued)Ilanit Brook, MD, MSHS
Chief Wellness Officer; Attending Physician, Division of Comfort and
Palliative Care, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatrics, hospice and palliative medicine
Christopher Adrian, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Comfort and Palliative Care,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatrics, hospice and palliative medicine
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #12,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2557
Fax: 323-361-1001
Website: CHLA.org/CCM
ProvidersJose Pineda, MD, MSCI
Chief and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric critical care, neurocritical care and trauma
Ashraf Abou-Zamzam, MD
Director, Sedation Services; Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of
Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric critical care medicine, pediatric sedation, applications of
telemedicine in pediatric critical care, quality improvement
Fernando Beltramo, MD
Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; Intensivist and Attending Physician,
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric critical care medicine
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Associate Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program;
Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric critical care medicine, respiratory physiology, acute
lung injury
Elizabeth “Alex” Bragg, MD
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology; Intensivist and Attending
Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric critical care medicine
Edmund Burke, MD
Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric cardiac critical care medicine
Timothy Deakers, MD
Director, Performance Improvement, PICU; Intensivist and Attending Physician,
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric critical care medicine
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Medical Director, CTICU; Intensivist and Attending Physician,
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric cardiac critical care medicine, congenital heart disease
and mesenteric blood flow abnormalities
Alicia DeMarco Voltz, MD
Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric cardiac critical care medicine
Robin Horak, MD
Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric cardiac critical care medicine
Asavari Kamerkar, DO
Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric cardiac critical care medicine
Robinder Khemani, MD, MSCI
Associate Research Director, ACCM; Intensivist and Attending Physician,
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric critical care medicine
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Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric critical care medicine
John Marcum, MD
Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric critical care medicine
Barry Markovitz, MD, MPH
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine; Attending
Physician, Divisions of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Anesthesiology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric critical
care medicine
Lara Nelson, MD
Medical Director, ECMO; Intensivist and Attending Physician,
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric critical care medicine
Christopher Newth, MD
Research Director, ACCM; Intensivist and Attending Physician,
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric critical care medicine
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Medical Director, Las Madrinas Simulation Center; Intensivist and Attending
Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric critical care medicine
Niurka Rivero, MD
Chief Patient Safety Officer; Intensivist and Attending Physician,
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric critical care medicine
Patrick Ross, MD
Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program;
Anesthesiologist, Division of Clinical Anesthesiology;
Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric critical care medicine
Shilpa Shah, DO
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program;
Intensivist and Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric cardiac critical care medicine
Randall Wetzel, MBBS, MRCP, LRCS, MSB
Attending Physician, Divisions of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical
Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric critical care medicine
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Dentistry and Orthodontics
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #116,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2130
Fax: 323-361-1090
Website: CHLA.org/dentistry
Programs and Services• Pediatric dentistry
• General dentistry
• Craniofacial orthodontics
• Interceptive orthodontics
• Nasoalveolar molding (NAM)
• Oral surgery
• Periodontics
ProvidersJose Polido, DDS, MS
Chief and Attending Dentist, Division of Dentistry and Orthodontics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of
Dentistry of USC
Specialties: pediatric dentistry, oral health care for children with special health
care needs, particularly those requiring interdisciplinary care due to complex
diseases, autism and craniofacial anomalies
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Providers (continued)Alexander Alcaraz, DMD
Director of Education and Attending Dentist, Division of Dentistry and
Orthodontics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
of USC
Specialties: pediatric dentistry, oral health care for children with special
needs, particularly those with hematology/oncology diseases
Simon Gamer, DDS
Co-Director, Nasoalveolar Molding Program; Attending Dentist,
Division of Dentistry and Orthodontics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
of USC
Specialty: craniofacial prosthodontics
John Groper, DDS, MS
Co-Director, Nasoalveolar Molding Program; Attending Dentist,
Division of Dentistry and Orthodontics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Specialties: pediatric dentistry, nasoalveolar molding (NAM), cleft lip and
palate, craniofacial anomalies
Xuanyu Lu, DDS
Attending Dentist, Division of Dentistry and Orthodontics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
of USC
Specialty: craniofacial orthodontics
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Attending Dentist, Division of Dentistry and Orthodontics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
of USC
Specialties: pediatric dentistry, oral health care for children and adolescents
with a broad spectrum of medical conditions
John Kishibay, DMD, PhD
Director, Interceptive Orthodontics; Attending Dentist, Division of Dentistry
and Orthodontics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
of USC
Specialty: orthodontics
John Morzov, DDS
Attending Dentist, Division of Dentistry and Orthodontics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
of USC
Specialties: general dentistry, dental care for adolescent patients with special
health care needs
Kiyomi Yamazaki, DDS
Attending Dentist, Division of Dentistry and Orthodontics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
of USC
Specialty: orthodontics
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Providers (continued)Stephen Yen, DMD, PhD
Director, Fellowship in Craniofacial and Special Needs Orthodontics;
Attending Dentist, Division of Dentistry and Orthodontics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
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Specialty: craniofacial orthodontics
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #144,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-4191
Fax: 323-361-7257
Website: CHLA.org/dermatology
Specialty Care CentersArcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Encino
5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 818-788-3061
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Programs and Services• Acne
• Birthmarks
• Congenital skin disorders
• Eczema
• Hemangiomas
• Laser treatment for vascular birthmarks
• Moles
• Psoriasis
• Skin cancers
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Programs and Services (continued)• Skin rashes related to infectious disorders or medications
• Skin rashes related to systemic illnesses
• Tumors and cysts of childhood
• Vascular anomalies
• Viral and bacterial infections of the skin
ProvidersMinnelly Luu, MD
Chief, Division of Dermatology; Attending Physician,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric dermatology
Nicole Harter, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Dermatology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric dermatology
Meagan Hughes, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Dermatology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric dermatology
Sonia Kamath, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Dermatology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric dermatology
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #76,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2031
Fax: 323-361-4429
Websites: CHLA.org/DBP
CHLA.org/BooneFetterClinic
Additional LocationsBoone Fetter Clinic
1300 N. Vermont Ave. #905
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-6102
Community Mental Health Program
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: 323-361-7827
Fax: 323-361-8342
Newborn Follow-up Program
Phone: 323-361-7988
Programs and Services• Boone Fetter Clinic
• Community Mental Health Program
• Newborn Follow-up Program
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ProvidersDouglas Vanderbilt, MD, MS
Director and Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics, Medical Director, Newborn Follow-up
Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director, MCHB Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and California
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program
Training Programs
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: developmental-behavioral pediatrics
Karen Kay Imagawa, MD
Chief of Staff; Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics;
Director, Audrey Hepburn CARES Center, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: developmental-behavioral pediatrics, child abuse
Larry Yin, MD, MSPH
Interim Chief, Division of General Pediatrics; Medical Director, Boone Fetter
Clinic; Attending Physician, Developmental- Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director, USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: developmental-behavioral pediatrics
David Schonfeld, MD
Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement; Attending
Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Division of General
Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: developmental-behavioral pediatrics
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Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: developmental-behavioral pediatrics
Gregory Smookler, MD
Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: developmental-behavioral pediatrics
Jeffrey Yang, MD
Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Emergency and Transport Medicine
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #113,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2109
Fax: 323-361-3891
Website: CHLA.org/ED
Programs and Services • Emergency Department
• Level I Trauma Program
• Ultrasound Program
• Transport medicine
ProvidersAlan Nager, MD, MHA
Director, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine; Attending Physician,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Caroline Altergott, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: emergency medicine
Jessica Asencio, MD
Transport and Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialties: emergency medicine, emergency transport medicine
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Providers (continued)Solomon Behar, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: emergency medicine
Courtney Brennan, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Rashida Campwala, MD
Transport and Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Todd Chang, MD, MAcM
Director, Research & Scholarship; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency
and Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Education Scholar),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Pradip Chaudhari, MD
Associate Research Director; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and
Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
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Director, ED Fellowship and Education; Attending Physician, Division of
Emergency and Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Lourdes Escalona, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: emergency medicine
Marsha Elkhunovich, MD
Director, Emergency Point of Care Ultrasound; Attending Physician, Division of
Emergency and Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Ara Festekjian, MD, MS
Director, Quality Improvement; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency
and Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Robert Guglielmo, MD
Transport and Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialties: emergency medicine, emergency transport medicine
Jeanine Hall, MD
Associate Director, Process Improvement; Attending Physician, Division of
Emergency and Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
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Providers (continued)Robin Horak, MD
Transport and Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialties: emergency medicine, emergency transport medicine
Arshad Jiffry, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Yvette Liza Kearl, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: emergency medicine
David Kuenstle, MD
Transport and Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialties: emergency medicine, emergency transport medicine
Karen Kwan, MD
Director, Residents and Medical Students; Attending Physician, Division of
Emergency and Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Danielle Levitt, MD
Director of Wellness; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and
Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
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Advocacy Director; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Deborah Liu, MD
Associate Director; Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine; Director of
Process Improvement; Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Calvin Lowe, MD
Director, Transport; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: emergency medicine, transport medicine
Cindy Luu, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Craig McElderry, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Clinical Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
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Providers (continued)Ameer Mody, MD, MPH
Associate Director; Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine; Director,
Emergency Department Associate Program; Director, Clinical Informatics;
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Tiffany Pedigo, MD
Transport and Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialties: emergency medicine, emergency transport medicine
Jessica Perniciaro, MD
Associate Director, Process Improvement and Emergency Transport;
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine
Specialty: emergency medicine
Vijay Prasad, MD
Transport and Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: emergency medicine, transport medicine
Bahareh Ravandi, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
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Janet Semple-Hess, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Douglas Shapiro, MD
Transport and Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialties: emergency medicine, emergency transport medicine
Joo Lee Song, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Marie Waterhouse, MD
Manager, Quality Improvement; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency
and Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: emergency medicine
Sarah Young, MD
Transport and Attending Physician, Division of Emergency and Transport
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialties: emergency medicine, emergency transport medicine
Emergency Department Associates Tiffany Aman, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Emergency Department Associates (continued)Marina Armendariz, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Practitioner),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Melissa Aromin, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Katherine Gitz, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Sarah Levine, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Gabriela Moriel, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Dana Marseille, MD
Associate Director, Emergency Department Associate Program; Attending
Physician, Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Greg Marconi, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Prasra Olson, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Priya Tanna, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Lucille Uber, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Shruti Vora, MD, MS
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Michael Wolke, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Emergency Department Associates (continued)Jessica Zak, MD
Emergency Department Associate; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #61,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-4606
Fax: 323-361-8065
Website: CHLA.org/endo
Specialty Care CentersArcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Encino
5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 818-788-3061
Santa Monica
1301 20th St., Suite 460
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-820-8608
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-362-1240
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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Programs and Services• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Growth disorders
• Hypopituitarism
• Obesity
• Thyroid issues
• Puberty problems
• Adrenal disorders (including congenital adrenal hyperplasia)
• Bone and mineral abnormalities
• Hypoglycemia
• Diabetes insipidus
• Turner, Klinefelter, Noonan and Prader-Willi syndromes
Providers
Jennifer Raymond, MD, MCR
Chief and Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and
Metabolism; Director, Clinical Diabetes; Co-Chair of the Virtual Care
Strategy Committee, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Juliana Austin, MD, MCR
Director, Thyroid Cancer Clinic; Attending Physician, Division of
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general endocrinology, thyroid cancer, and diabetes
Lily Chao, MD
Director, Type 2 Diabetes Clinic; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
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Clement Cheung, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Fellowship Program; Director, Neuroendocrine Program;
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Swati Elchuri, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Jessica Ferris, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Lynda Fisher, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Mitchell Geffner, MD
Ron Burkle Chair in the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism;
Co-Director, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Clinic;
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
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Providers (continued)David Geller, MD, PhD
Director, Hyperandrogenism Clinic; Attending Physician, Division of
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Francine Kaufman, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Pediatrics and Communications,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Mimi Kim, MD, MSC
Co-Director, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Clinic;
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Brian Miyazaki, MD
Director, Turner Syndrome Clinic; Attending Physician, Division of
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Roshanak Monzavi, MD
Director, Fellowship Program; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
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Jasreena Nijjar, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Anna Ryabets-Lienhard, DO
Director, Pediatric Bone Program; Attending Physician, Division of
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
Alaina Vidmar, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric endocrinology
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Fetal-Maternal Center
Address: 1300 N. Vermont Ave., Suite 301,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-6078
Fax: 323-361-6069
Website: CHLA.org/Fetal-Maternal-Center
We also care for patients at USC-affiliated Maternal-Fetal Medicine offices:Burbank
191 S. Buena Vista St., Suite 435, Burbank, CA 91505
Phone: 818-845-5802
Fax: 818-845-5856
Grand
1400 S. Grand Ave., Suite 805, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 213-763-1500
Fax: 213-763-1505
Mission Hills
11550 Indian Hills Road, Suite 380, Mission Hills, CA 91345
Phone: 818-256-1460
Fax: 818-256-1461
Pasadena
39 Congress St., Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: 626-796-2700
Fax: 626-796-2701
Wilshire
1127 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1414, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 213-241-5000
Fax: 213-241-5020
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Fetal Surgery ProgramAddress: 39 Congress St., Suite 302,
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: 626-356-3360
Fax: 323-361-6099
Our team includes:
• Heart and heart surgery experts o Cardiologists o Cardiothoracic surgeons
• Pregnancy and newborn experts o Neonatologists o Obstetricians o Perinatologists o Fetoscopic surgeons
• Brain experts o Neurologists o Neurosurgeons
• Psychology counselors
• Craniofacial surgeons
• Endocrinologists
• Epidemiologists
• Geneticists
• Infectious disease specialists
• Nurses and nurse care managers
• Orthopaedic surgeons
• Otolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat)
• General surgeons
• Radiologists
• Teratologists
• Urologists
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ProvidersDavid Miller, MD
Medical Director, Fetal-Maternal Center; Co-Medical Director,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute; Chair, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology; Chief, Fetal Heart Rate
Program, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: maternal and fetal medicine
Ramen Chmait, MD
Attending Physician, Fetal-Maternal Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director of Fetal Surgery
Program, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: obstetrics-gynecology, perinatology, maternal-fetal medicine,
fetal surgery
Brendan Grubbs, MD
Attending Physician, Fetal-Maternal Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology;
Co-Director of Fetal Maternal Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: obstetrics-gynecology, perinatology, maternal-fetal medicine
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Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #78,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2181
Fax: 323-361-3718
Website: CHLA.org/gastro
Specialty Care Centers Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Santa Monica
1301 20th St., Suite 460
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-820-8608
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-362-1240
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Neighborhood ClinicsEncino
CHLA Medical Group
5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 111
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 818-905-6600
Glendale
CHLA Medical Group
435 Arden Ave., Suite 540
Glendale, CA 91203
Phone: 323-361-3690
Pasadena
630 S. Raymond St., Suite 310
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: 323-361-3690
Programs and Services• Advanced pediatric endoscopic procedures (including ERCP, EUS, DBE),
diagnostic tests and treatments
• Aerodigestive Program
• Colorectal Center
• Fatty Liver Clinic
• Gastrointestinal Neuromuscular and Motility Disorders Program
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic
• Intestinal Rehabilitation Program
• Liver and Intestinal Transplant Program
• Pancreatic Clinic
• Unsedated trans-nasal endoscopy
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Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric hepatology and liver transplant
Vrinda Bhardwaj, MD
Director, Gastroenterology Endoscopy Services; Director, Eosinophilic
Gastrointestinal Disorders Program; Co-Director, Aerodigestive Program;
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, aerodigestive disorders, eosinophilic
gastrointestinal disorders
Beth Carter, MD
Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support Program;
Medical Director, Liver and Intestinal Transplant Program; Attending
Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: intestinal rehabilitation, feeding and nutrition, hepatology and
liver transplant
Mallory Chavannes, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease
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Providers (continued)Harry A. Cynamon, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease
Tanaz Farzan Danialifar, MD
Director of Resident and Medical Student Education;
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, motility disorders
Rula Harb, MD
Director of Education and Gastroenterology Fellowship Program;
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease
Chuan-Hao Lin, MD
Director of Research; Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatitis
B and C, pediatric hepatology and liver transplant
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Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: intestinal rehabilitation, feeding and nutrition
Sonia Michail, MD
Director, Research for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program;
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, fecal
microbiota transplant
Tania Mitsinikos, MD
Director, Fatty Liver Clinic; Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, liver transplant, fatty liver disease
Hillel Naon, MD
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program; Associate Division Head
and Director of Clinical Operations; Attending Physician, Division of
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease
Minesh Patel, DO
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease
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Providers (continued)Travis Piester, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, pancreatic disorders, ERCP
(endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
D. Brent Polk, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease
Jaya B. Punati, MD
Medical Director, Colorectal Center; Associate Director, Clinical Operations;
Attending Physician, Pediatric Gastrointestinal Neuromuscular and Motility
Disorders Program; Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, motility disorders
Anita Rowhani Sicolo, MD
Medical Director, Gastrointestinal Neuromuscular and Motility Disorders
Program; Director, Motility Advanced Fellowship Program; Attending
Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, neurogastrointestinal and
motility disorders
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Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Assistant Dean for Faculty Development,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric gastroenterology
Nisreen Soufi, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, transplant hepatology, cystic fibrosis,
cystic fibrosis liver disease
Sharon Tam, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, celiac disease, eosinophilic
gastrointestinal disorders
Daniel Thomas, MD
Section Chief, Hepatology; Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: transplant hepatology
Ardath Yamaga, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: pediatric gastroenterology
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Providers (continued)George Yanni, MD
Director of Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program; Attending Physician,
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, transplant hepatology, intestinal
rehabilitation, inflammatory bowel disease
Yuhua Zheng, MD, MS
Medical Director, Pancreas Clinic; Attending Physician, Division of
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease,
pancreas disorders
Affiliated Community Pediatric GastroenterologistsRon Bahar, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric gastroenterology
Brynie Slome Collins, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric gastroenterology
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #100,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2322
Fax: 323-361-4775
Website: CHLA.org/GPSurgery
Specialty Care Centers Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Encino
5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 818-788-3061
Santa Monica
1301 20th St., Suite 460
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-820-8608
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-362-1240
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Neighborhood ClinicsLong Beach
Miller Children’s Hospital
2801 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone: 562-933-8518
West Los Angeles
Children’s Health Center
Steven Spielberg Building
8723 Alden Drive, Suite 240
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310-423-2331
Programs and Services• Anorectal surgery
• Chest wall deformities
• CHiLDReN (Childhood Liver Disease Research Network) Liver Research Center
• Colorectal Center
• Diaphragm pacing
• ECMO and fetal intervention
• General surgery
• Gynecology
• Intestinal rehabilitation
• Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery
• Minimally-invasive surgery
• Pediatric trauma
• Prenatal counseling
• Surgical oncology
• Thoracic surgery
• Vascular anomalies
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ProvidersTracy Grikscheit, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery; Attending Surgeon,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
Dean Anselmo, MD
Co-Director, Vascular Anomalies Center; Attending Surgeon,
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery, vascular anomalies
David Bliss, MD
Director, Trauma Program; Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Surgery,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
Christopher Gayer, MD, PhD
Co-Director, Colorectal Center; Attending Surgeon,
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS
Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Surgery,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
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Providers (continued)Eugene Kim, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Surgery,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Surgery and Clinical Scholar, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
Nam Nguyen, MD
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery; Attending Surgeon,
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
Juan Carlos Pelayo, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Surgery,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
Cathy Shin, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Surgery,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
Eveline Shue, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pediatric Surgery,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
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Ryan Spurrier, MD
Associate Director, Trauma Program; Attending Surgeon,
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
James Stein, MD, MSc
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer; Ford Theodore Miller
Murphy Chair in Surgical Oncology; Attending Surgeon, Division of
Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
Ashley Walther, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Surgery,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
Kasper Wang, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program; Attending Surgeon,
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Surgery and Clinical Scholar, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric surgery
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General Pediatrics
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #76,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-7202
Fax: 323-361-4429
Website: CHLA.org/GeneralPediatrics
Additional Program Phone Numbers:Spina Bifida Program
Phone: 323-361-2384
The USC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
Phone: 323-361-4656
Community Mental Health Services
Phone: 323-361-2350
Programs and Services• Child abuse care
• Developmental-behavioral pediatrics
• Developmental disabilities
• General health care
• Rett Syndrome Clinic
ProvidersLarry Yin, MD, MSPH
Interim Chief, Division of General Pediatrics; Medical Director, Boone Fetter
Clinic; Attending Physician, Developmental- Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director, USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, developmental-behavioral pediatrics
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Providers (continued)Ashraf Abou-Zamzam, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Robert Adler, MD, MSEd
Chief Medical Officer, CHLA Health System; Senior Advisor to the Chair of
Pediatrics; Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Sanchia Anderson, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Eyal Ben-Isaac, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Educational Scholar),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Ashley Bennett, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Parul Bhatia, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Piper Calasanti, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Caryn Cassidy, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Patricia Castillo, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Lily Chattopadhyay, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Providers (continued)Faisal Chawla, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Shanon Chen, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Pamela Clark, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Dean Coffey, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, clinical psychology
Stephanie Colantonio, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Jolene Collins, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Michael Cosimini, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Corinn Cross, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Michelle Escovedo, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Juan Espinoza, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Providers (continued)Kevin Fang, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Gladys Felix, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Danielle Fernandes, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Tiffany Fischman, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Joy Goldstein, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Yvonne Gutierrez, MD
Site Lead Medical Director, AltaMed General Pediatrics; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
John Harlow, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Samantha Hunter, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Stella Huynh, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Karen Kay Imagawa, MD
Chief of Staff; Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics;
Director, Audrey Hepburn CARES Center, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, developmental-behavioral pediatrics,
child abuse
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Providers (continued)Joyce Javier, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Christina Jung, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Jimmy Kakkanad, MD
Site Medical Director CHLA-AltaMed 3rd/Alvarado Clinic; Attending
Physician, Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Matthew Keefer, MD
Chief Medical Informatics Officer; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Louay Keilani, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Ruksana Khambaty, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Sarah Kim, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Gauri Kolhatkar, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, AltaMed General Pediatrics; Attending Physician,
CHLA Foster Care Hub Clinic for Mental/Medical Health Services
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Elizabeth Kuilanoff, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Providers (continued) Marie Lafortune, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Tiffany Leung, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Laura Lewis, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Fasha Liley, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Yendi Linares, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Amy Liu, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Natalia Lotz, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Liza Mackintosh, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Anna Maslan, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Troy Lawrence McGuire, MD
Chief Health Information Officer; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Ofir Mekel, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Richard Menendez, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Providers (continued)Christine Mirzaian, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Marwa Moustafa, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Kathleen Nelson, MD
Associate Chair, Faculty Development; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Katherine Nielsen, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Chelsey Overstreet, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Brandon Palmer, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Mona Patel, MD
Vice President, Ambulatory Operations; Director of Operations, AltaMed
Pediatric Clinics; Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Varsha Mona Puri, DO
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Manu Raam, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Sheela Rao, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Providers (continued)Suzanne Roberts, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Nicole Ross, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Tawny Saleh, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Kelly Schifsky, DO
Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, developmental-behavioral pediatrics
David Schonfeld, MD
Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement; Attending
Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Division of General
Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, developmental-behavioral pediatrics
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Cindy Le Sessions, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Gregory Smookler, MD
Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, developmental-behavioral pediatrics
Sophia Stavros, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Paige Stevens, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Jocelyn Supan, DO, MPH
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Glenn Takata, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Providers (continued)Niloufar Tehrani, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Michelle Thompson, MD
Director, Pediatric Residency Program; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Douglas Vanderbilt, MD
Director and Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics; Medical Director, Newborn Follow-up
Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director, MCHB Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and California Leadership
Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program Training Programs
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, developmental-behavioral pediatrics
Elizabeth Van Dyke, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Alexander Van Speybroeck, MD
Medical Director, Spina Bifida Program; Attending Physician, Division of
General Pediatrics; Co-Director, Residency Program - IMPACT Global
Health Track, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Robert Vasko, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Patricia Villegas, DO
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Angela Walker, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Elizabeth Weiner, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Amy West, MD
Associate Director for Psychology Training; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, clinical psychology
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Providers (continued)Henry Wu, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Sajjad Yacoob, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer; Attending Physician,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Jeffrey Yang, MD
Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, developmental-behavioral pediatrics
Susan Zargarian, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
Amy Zhou, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Jenny Zipkin, MD
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #54,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-4100
Fax: 323-361-3642
Website: CHLA.org/cancer
Specialty Care Centers Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Encino
5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 818-788-3061
Neighborhood ClinicVentura
3291 Loma Vista Road
Building 340, Suite 30
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: 805-652-6120
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Programs and Services• Hematology
o General hematology o Hemostasis and thrombosis o Red blood cell disorders o Bone marrow failure
› Acquired aplastic anemia › Genetic aplastic anemia
o Coagulation › Hemophilia › Von Willebrand disease › Rare bleeding disorders › Thrombosis
o Epidermolysis bullosa o Iron overload o Sickle cell disease, thalassemia and other red blood cell disorders o White blood cell disorders
• Oncology o Leukemia and lymphoma o Neuro-oncology o Radiation oncology o Sarcoma and Solid Tumor Program
› Bone and soft tissue tumors › Neuroblastoma › Retinoblastoma
o Survivorship and Supportive Care Program › Long-Term Information, Follow-Up and Evaluation (LIFE) Cancer
Survivorship and Transition Service › HOPE Behavioral Health, Neuropsychology and Education Service
• Transplantation and Cellular Therapy o Autologous and allogeneic-related and unrelated donor marrow o Cord blood and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplants
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o Transplants for lympho/hematological diseases, genetic diseases, immune deficiencies and metabolic diseases, and for treating solid tumors
o Diagnosis and medical management of patients with diseases treatable by stem cell transplantation, including all aspects of pre- and post-transplant care
o Cellular therapy
Providers
Alan Wayne, MD
Director, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute; Chief, Division of Hematology-
Oncology; Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplantation
Leo Mascarenhas, MD, MS
Deputy Director, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute; Director,
Clinical Trials Office and Names Family Foundation Early Phase Clinical
Trials Program; Section Head, Oncology; Attending Physician,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
James Amatruda, MD, PhD
Section Head, Research, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute; Endowed Chair, Sarcoma Research,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
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Providers (continued)Thomas Coates, MD
Section Head, Hematology; Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-
Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute; Endowed Chair,
BMT Clinical Research, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Lee Helman, MD
Section Head, Research; Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Program,
Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation,
Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Michael Pulsipher, MD
Section Head, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Division of Hematology-
Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute; Endowed Chair,
BMT Clinical Research, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplantation
Hisham Abdel-Azim, MD, MS
Director, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Fellowship Program; Director,
FACS Laboratory; Co-Director, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Laboratory; Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer
and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director, Clinical Immunology Laboratory and Flow Cytometry Core,
The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplantation
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Paibel Aguayo-Hiraldo, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplantation
Shahab Asgharzadeh, MD
Director, Neuroblastoma Basic and Translational Program; Researcher,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Melissa Balderrama, PsyD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neuropsychology
Leslie Ballas, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: radiation oncology
Laura Bava, PsyD
Pediatric Psychologist, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: clinical psychology
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Providers (continued)Deepa Bhojwani, MD, MBBS, DCH
Director, Leukemia and Lymphoma Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Francisco Bracho, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Eric Chang, MD, FASTRO
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: radiation oncology
Tom Belle Davidson, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Yves DeClerck, MD
Director, Research Training; Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-
Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
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Christopher Denton, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Andrew Doan, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Anat Erdreich-Epstein, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
David Freyer, DO, MS
Director, Survivorship and Supportive Care Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Medicine,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Cecilia Fu, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
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Providers (continued)Paul Gaynon, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Edward Gomperts, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Pathology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Thomas Hofstra, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Winston Huh, MD
Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training Program;
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood
Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Kathleen Ingman, PhD, ABPP
Director, HOPE Behavioral Health, Neuropsychology and Education Services,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: clinical psychology
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Julie Jaffray, MD
Director, Thrombosis Program; Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-
Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Richard Jennelle, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood
Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Director of Quality Improvement and Safety at the Department of Radiation
Oncology, LAC + USC Medical Center
Specialty: radiation oncology
Rima Jubran, MD, MPH, MACM
Director, Graduate Medical Education (DIO); Director, Retinoblastoma
Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease
Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Neena Kapoor, MD
Director, Blood and Marrow Transplant Laboratory, Division of Hematology-
Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplantation
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Providers (continued)Min Kim, MD
Hospitalist, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease
Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
Araz Marachelian, MD, MS
Medical Director, NANT Consortium; Clinical Director of the Neuroblastoma
Program; Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer
and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Ashley Margol, MD, MS
Interim Director, Neuro-oncology Program; Director, Neuro-oncology
Fellowship Program; Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Babak Moghimi, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood
Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplantation
Diana Moke, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
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Fariba Navid, MD
Assistant Director, Clinical Trials Office; Attending Physician,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Etan Orgel, MD, MS
Director, Medical Supportive Care Service; Attending Physician,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Chintan Parekh, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Nathan Robison, MD
Medical Director, Inpatient Clinical Services; Attending Physician,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Robert Seeger, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood
Disease Institute; Associate Director, The Saban Research Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
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Providers (continued)Rachana Shah, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Jamie Stokke, MD
Director, Medical Education; Associate Director, Pediatric Hematology-
Oncology Fellowship Training Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Agne Taraseviciute, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplantation
David Tishler, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of ISC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Judith Villablanca, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
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Saranya Veluswamy, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Ashley Whitaker, PhD, ABPP-Cn
Director, HOPE Neuropsychology Service; Pediatric Neuropsychologist,
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neuropsychology
Kenneth Wong, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: radiation oncology
Guy Young, MD
Director, Clinical Coagulation Laboratory; Director, Hemostasis and
Thrombosis Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood
Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematology, oncology
Re Zaw, MD
Hospitalist, Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics
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Hospital Medicine
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #94,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-6177
Fax: 323-361-8106
Website: CHLA.org/HospitalMedicine
ProvidersMichael Bryant, MD
Chief and Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Namrata Ahuja, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Fellowship Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Denizhan Akan, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
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ProvidersReshma Ambaram, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Practitioner),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Ara Balkian, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Director, Inpatient Operations; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Samantha Bapty, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
Fatuma Barqadle, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Jennifer Cannon, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
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David Chen, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Angela Choe, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Grant Christman, MD
Director, Education; Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Mark Corden, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Melissa Cowell, MD
Co-Director, Complex Care/Global Health; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
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ProvidersDaniel Diamond, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Practitioner),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Rajesh Donthi, MD
Assistant Designated Institutional Official; Associate Division Chief;
Director, Operations; Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Alicia Easley, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Chaddy Elhawary, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
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Michelle Essig, MD
Associate Director, Daytime Services; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Mayuri Ganupuru, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Anna Gay, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Kelley Gillette, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
Ruth Go, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
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ProvidersAdriana Hernandez, MD
Assistant Residency Program Director; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Thanh Huynh, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Reem Itani, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
Dina Jabaji, DO
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Practitioner),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Jessica Jaddaoui, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
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Alana Ju, MD
Clinical Fellow, Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Susan Jung, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Alitia Kandasamy, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
Anna Kitabjian
Nurse Practitioner, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
Joyce Koh, MD
Co-Director, Clinical Effectiveness; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
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ProvidersRobyn Kuroki, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Kyle Lamphier, MD
Director, Nighttime Services; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Vivian Lee, MD
Co-Director, Clinical Effectiveness; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Natalia Lotz, MD
Associate Director, Nighttime Services; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Practitioner),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
John Luttrell, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
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Purnima Mandal, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Andrea Matho, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Alexandra Mihalek, MD
Clinical Fellow, Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Kendra Mitchell, MD
Director, Daytime Services; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Kira Molas-Torreblanca, DO
Director, Pediatric Fellowship Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Part-Time),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
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ProvidersHeidi Morris, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Brandon Palmer, MD
Clinical Fellow, Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Amreeta Panesar, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
Kimberly Petko, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: hospital medicine
John Rodgers, MD
Co-Director, Complex Care/Global Health; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
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Christopher Russell, MD
Director, Research; Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Maria Santos, MD
Clinical Fellow, Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Alexandra Sardi, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Jasmine Smith, MD
Co-Director, Recruitment; Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Matthew Smith, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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ProvidersMargaret Trost, MD
Associate Division Chief; Director, Professional Development; Attending
Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Kevin Waloff, MD
Co-Director, Recruitment; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Sarah White, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Cindy Wong, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
Susan Wu, MD
Chief Medical Director, Quality and Clinical Effectiveness; Attending
Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
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Assistant Residency Program Director; Attending Physician,
Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: hospital medicine
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Infectious Diseases
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #51,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2509
Address: 323-361-1183
Website: CHLA.org/InfectiousDiseases
Programs and Services• Antimicrobial pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics and precision medicine
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Bacterial pathogenesis
• Clinical microbiologic diagnostics
• Infection prevention and control
• Infections in immunocompromised hosts
• Infectious diseases
• Microbiome
• Vaccinology
ProvidersMichael Neely, MD, MSc
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, Laboratory of Applied
Pharmacokinetics and Bioinformatics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Scholar, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: infectious diseases, clinical pharmacology, personalized medicine
Vikram Anand, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: infectious diseases, medical microbiology
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Providers (continued)Jeffrey Bender, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: infectious diseases, medical microbiology
Sindhu Mohandes, MBBS, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: infectious diseases, medical microbiology
Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai, MD
Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship; Attending Physician,
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: infectious diseases
Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH
Director, Residency Program – IMPACT Global Health Track;
Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: infectious diseases, tropical medicine, vaccines
Michael Smit, MD, MSPH
Hospital Epidemiologist, Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control;
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: infectious diseases, epidemiology, infection prevention and
control, tropical medicine
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Medical Genetics
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #90,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2178
Fax: 323-361-1172
Website: CHLA.org/MedicalGenetics
Programs and Services• Center for Cardiogenomics
• Clinical genetics
• Inborn errors of metabolism
• Management of common genetic disorders
• Neurocutaneous Disorders Clinic
• Newborn Screening Program
• Pharmacogenomics
• Prenatal diagnosis
• Rare and Undiagnosed Disease Program
• Telegenetics
ProvidersLinda Randolph, MD, MMM
Chief and Attending Physician, Division of Medical Genetics; Co-Director,
Neurocutaneous Disorders Clinic; Director of Education for the Division of
Medical Genetics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: medical genetics
James Bartley, MD, PhD
Clinical Geneticist, Division of Medical Genetics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: medical genetics
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Providers (continued)Catherine Karimov, MD
Co-Director, Center for Cardiogenomics; Director, Rare and Undiagnosed
Diseases, Cancer Genetics and Maintenance of Well Known Genetic
Disorders Programs; Attending Physician, Division of Medical Genetics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: medical genetics
Xuanto Leduc, MD
Clinical Geneticist, Division of Medical Genetics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: medical genetics
Alvaro Serrano Russi, MD
Director, Newborn Screening Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Medical Genetics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: medical genetics
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #31,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-5939
Fax: 323-361-7927
Website: CHLA.org/neonatology
Programs and Services:• Advanced pulmonary critical-care services
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program and full spectrum of hemo and renal dialysis services
• Dedicated neonatal neurocritical care
• High-Risk Infant Follow-up Program
• Neonatal surgery
• Specialized cardiovascular services
ProvidersPhilippe Friedlich, MD, MSEpi, MBA
Co-Director, Fetal and Neonatal Institute; Chief and Attending Neonatologist,
Division of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Rachel Chapman, MD
Medical Director, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation NICCU;
Associate Division Chief; Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
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Regional Director of Neonatology; Section Head, Quality and Performance
Improvement; Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: Neonatal-perinatal medicine
Punnet Arora, MD
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Claire Baldauf, MD
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Elmer David, MD
Associate Director of Operations; Attending Neonatologist,
Division of Neonatology, Fetal and Neonatal Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatology
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Bridget DiPrisco, MD
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Arlene Garingo, MD
Medical Director of Education, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center;
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology, Fetal and Neonatal
Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Narayan Prabhu Iyer, MBBS, MD, MRCPCH
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Neha Kumbhat, MD
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Ashwini Lakshmanan, MD, MPH
Section Head, Epidemiology and Outcomes; Attending Neonatologist,
Division of Neonatology, Fetal and Neonatal Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
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Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Christine Mirzaian, MD, MPH, CLC
Attending Physician, High-Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic,
Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general pediatrics, high-risk infant follow-up
Srikumar Nair, MD, MSHA
Medical Director, Quality and Performance Improvement;
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Shahab Noori, MD
Section Head, Clinical Research; Attending Neonatologist,
Division of Neonatology, Fetal and Neonatal Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
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Kshama Shah, MD, MPH, MA
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Jane Shay, MD
Associate Medical Director, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation NICCU;
Attending Physician, Division of Neonatology, Fetal and Neonatal Institute,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Jennifer Shepherd, MD
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Vinisha Singhi, MD
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, MS
Director and Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Division of General Pediatrics; Medical Director, Newborn Follow-up
Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director, MCHB Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and California Leadership
Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program Training Programs
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general pediatrics, developmental-behavioral pediatrics
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Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Michael Wolkenfeld, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: clinical psychology
Tai-Wei Wu, MD
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
Leah Yieh, MD, MPH
Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology,
Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neonatal-perinatal medicine
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Nephrology
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #40,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2102
Fax: 323-361-1184
Website: CHLA.org/nephrology
Specialty Care CenterEncino
5363 Balboa Blvd., Ste. 121
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 818-788-3061
Programs and Services• Dialysis Program
• Hypertension Clinic
• Kidney Transplant Program
• Pediatric Kidney Stone Center
• Peritoneal dialysis
ProvidersCarl Grushkin, MD
Chief, Division of Nephrology; Attending Physician,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: nephrology
Cecile Fajardo, DO
Attending Physician, Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: nephrology
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Providers (continued)Nadine Khouzam, MD
Co-Director, Pediatric Kidney Stone Center; Director, Renal Fellowship
Program; Attending Physician, Division of Nephrology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: nephrology
Kevin Lemley, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Research, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: nephrology
Gary Lerner, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: nephrology
Rachel Lestz, MD, MHS
Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program; Medical Director,
Acute Kidney Injury Program; Clinical Director and Attending Physician,
Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: nephrology
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Neurology
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #82,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2471
Fax: 323-361-1109
Website: CHLA.org/neurology
Specialty Care CentersArcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Encino
5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 818-788-3061
Santa Monica
1301 20th St., Suite 460
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-820-8608
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-362-1240
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Programs and Services• Brain tumors
• Cerebral palsy
• Comprehensive Epilepsy Center o Intractable Epilepsy Program
• Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis Clinic (NF Clinic)
• Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
• Headache Clinic
• Immune-mediated neurological disorders o Multiple sclerosis
• Infusion Center
• Movement disorders
• Muscular Dystrophy Association Neuromuscular Clinic
• Neurocritical care
• Neurogenetic, degenerative and leukodystrophy disorders
• New-Onset Seizure Clinic
ProvidersTena Rosser, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Neurology; Director, Neurocutaneous Disorders
Program; Attending Physician, Division of Neurology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, neurocutaneous disorders, including
neurofibromatosis and tuberous sclerosis
Latanya Agurs, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: Child neurology, epilepsy
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Nusrat Ahsan, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: child neurology
Jay Desai, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: child neurology
Payal Gu, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, sleep medicine, sleep apnea, narcolepsy,
insomnia, parasomnias, circadian rhythm disorders, periodic limb
movement disorders
Rebecca Hanson, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: child neurology
Kenneth Hartline, PsyD
Attending Neuropsychologist, Division of Neurology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: neuropsychology
Eugenia Ho, MD, MPH
Director, Neurocritical Care and Fetal-Neonatal Neurology; Attending
Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, neurocritical care and fetal-neonatal neurology
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Providers (continued)Deborah Holder, MD
Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center; Attending Physician,
Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, epilepsy
Charles Imbus, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: child neurology
Andy Kim, MD
Director, EEG Lab; Attending Physician, Division of Neurology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, epilepsy
Quyen Luc, MD
Assistant Director, Pediatric Movement Disorders Program;
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, movement disorders
Wendy Mitchell, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: child neurology
Andrew Ng, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: child neurology
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Nancy Niparko, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: child neurology
Arthur Partikian, MD
Physician Consultant, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Director, Division of Child Neurology, LAC + USC Medical Center,
LA County Department of Health Services
Specialty: child neurology
Leigh Ramos-Platt, MD
Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association Neuromuscular Clinic;
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, neuromuscular disorders
Kiarash Sadrieh, MD
Director, Child Neurology Training Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: child neurology
Terence Sanger, MD, PhD
Director, Pediatric Movement Disorders Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
David L. Lee and Simon Ramo Chair in Health Science and Technology;
Associate Professor of Child Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, movement disorders
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Providers (continued)Jonathan Santoro, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, demyelinating disorders, multiple sclerosis,
neuroimmunology-related conditions
Emmanuelle Tiongson, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: child neurology
Michele Van Hirtum-Das, MD
Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit; Attending Physician,
Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, epilepsy
Vijay Vishwanath, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: child neurology, epilepsy, neurocutaneous disorders,
neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd. #102,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2169
Fax: 323-361-3101
Website: CHLA.org/neurosurgery
Programs and Services• Arachnoid cysts
• Brachial plexus injuries
• Brain and spinal cord tumors
• Chiari malformation and spinal cord syrinx
• Craniosynostosis and craniofacial reconstruction
• Diaphragmatic pacing
• Head and spinal cord trauma
• Hydrocephalus in utero
• Medically intractable epilepsy
• Neural tube defects
• Neurocutaneous syndromes
• Neuroendoscopy
• Neurosurgical conditions
• Spasticity surgery
• Vascular malformations
• Vertebral column anomalies
ProvidersSusan Durham, MD, MS
Chief, Division of Neurosurgery; Attending Surgeon,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric neurosurgery, peripheral nerve surgery, spina
bifida, pediatric brain tumors, hydrocephalus, tethered spinal cord,
Chiari 1 malformations
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Attending Surgeon, Division of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric brain tumors, pediatric spinal
tumors, Chiari malformations, congenital disorders of the brain, neural tube
defects (spina bifida), hydrocephalus, arachnoid cysts
Jason Chu, MD, MSc
Attending Surgeon, Division of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric neurosurgery, epilepsy surgery, cerebrovascular
disorders, pediatric head trauma, endoscopic neurosurgery, hydrocephalus,
brain and spine tumors, congenital abnormalities
Gordon McComb, MD
Chief Emeritus, Division of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric neurosurgery, hydrocephalus, neural tube defects,
brain and spinal cord tumors, craniosynostosis, craniofacial anomalies,
Chiari malformations, arachnoid cysts, brain and spinal cord trauma,
vascular malformations
Mark Krieger, MD
Senior Vice President and Surgeon-in-Chief; Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Chair
in Neurosurgery; Director, Neurological Institute; Attending Surgeon,
Division of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric neurosurgery, brain and spinal tumors, Chiari
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Ophthalmology
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #88,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2347
Fax: 323-361-1592
Website: CHLA.org/vision
Specialty Care CentersArcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-362-1240
Programs and Services• Children’s Optical
• Contact Lens Program
• Cornea Institute
• Eye Birth Defects Institute
• Eye Technology Institute
• Orbit and Eye Movement Institute
• Orthoptics Program
• Retina Institute
• Retinoblastoma Program
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ProvidersThomas C. Lee, MD
Chief and Attending Physician, Division of Ophthalmology; Director,
The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Interim Chair, USC, Department of Ophthalmology; Associate Professor of
Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric ophthalmology, vitreoretinal surgery, retinal disease
Jesse Berry, MD
Associate Director, Ocular Oncology; Attending Physician,
The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: ocular oncology and pediatric ophthalmology
Mark Borchert, MD
Director, Eye Birth Defects Institute and Eye Technology Institute;
Attending Physician, The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Neurology,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neuro-ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology
Angela Buffenn, MD, MPH
Director, Orbit and Eye Movement Institute; Attending Physician,
The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric ophthalmology
Melinda Chang, MD
Attending Physician, The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, strabismus
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Jonathan Kim, MD
Director, Retinoblastoma Program; Attending Physician, The Vision Center;
A. Linn Murphree Chair in Ocular Oncology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neuro-ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology, ocular oncology
Arlanna Moshfeghi, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric ophthalmology
Aaron Nagiel, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric ophthalmology, vitreoretinal surgery, retinal disease
Sudha Nallasamy, MD
Director, Vision Development Institute, The Vision Center,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric ophthalmology
Bibiana Reiser, MD, MS
Director, Cornea Institute, The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: corneal and external diseases
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Orthopaedic Surgery
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #69,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2142
Fax: 323-361-1310
Website: CHLA.org/ortho
Specialty Care Centers Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Santa Monica
1301 20th St., Suite 460
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-820-8608
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 90503
Phone: 661-362-1240
Neighborhood ClinicsBeverly Hills/Los Angeles
444 S. San Vicente Blvd., Suite 603
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310-423-4566
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Neighborhood Clinics (continued)Beverly Hills/Los Angeles
8635 W. 3rd St., Suite 975W
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310-423-5900
Encino/Tarzana
18411 Clark St., Suite 302
Tarzana, CA 91356
Phone: 818-788-2981
Programs and Services• Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Program
• Children’s Spine Center
• Hand and Upper Extremity Program
• Hip Preservation Program
• Low-radiation imaging (EOS imaging)
• Motion and Sports Analysis Laboratory
• Neuromuscular Program
• Sports Medicine Program
Providers
David Skaggs, MD, MMM
Chief, Children’s Orthopaedic Center and Division of Orthopaedic Surgery;
Director, Spine Program; Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic
Surgery, Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: complex trauma, fractures, hip disorders, kyphosis, scoliosis,
spinal deformities
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Oussama “Sam” Abousamra, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neuromuscular disorders, limb deformity reconstruction
Daniel Allison, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: skeletal tumors
Lindsay Andras, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: scoliosis, kyphosis, muscular dystrophy, cervical spine, trauma
Melissa Bent, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: non-operative neuromuscular, clubfoot and scoliosis care;
developmental dysplasia of the hip; rotational deformities; benign bone lesions
Alexander Christ, MD
Attending Surgeon, Children’s Orthopaedic Center,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: orthopaedic oncology
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Providers (continued)Bianca Edison, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: sports medicine, sports concussion
Rachel Goldstein, MD, MPH
Director, Hip Preservation Program; Attending Surgeon,
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Orthopaedic Center,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hip preservation, clubfoot, trauma
Kenneth Illingworth, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: complex spinal deformities, skeletal trauma
Robert Kay, MD
Vice Chief, Children’s Orthopaedic Center; Director, Neuromuscular
Program; Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neuromuscular diseases, cerebral palsy, foot disorders, hip
disorders, fractures
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Ryan Kelln, DO
Attending Physician, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: sports-related concussion, sports medicine, fracture care, trauma,
overuse injuries and injury prevention
Nina Lightdale-Miric, MD
Director, Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Program;
Founder and Director, Center for Achievement of Teens and Children with
Hand Differences (CATCH); Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic
Surgery, Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: congenital hand reconstruction, upper extremity trauma,
microsurgery, birth brachial plexus palsy, cerebral palsy treatment of the
upper extremity
Erin Meisel, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: congenital hand reconstruction, upper extremity trauma,
microsurgery, birth brachial plexus palsy, cerebral palsy treatment of the
upper extremity, peripheral nerve injuries, trauma
Milan Stevanovic, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: peripheral nerve injuries, trauma, burns, microvascular and
rheumatoid problems affecting the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder
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Providers (continued)Vernon Tolo, MD
Chief Emeritus, Children’s Orthopaedic Center; Attending Surgeon,
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Orthopaedic Center,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: spinal deformity, skeletal dysplasia, cerebral palsy, hip disorders
Curtis VandenBerg, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric sports medicine; sports-related conditions of the knee,
shoulder, hip, elbow, foot and ankle; overuse injuries; trauma and fractures
Joan Wright, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialties: plastic surgery, arthrogryposis, hand trauma, pediatric arthritis
Tracy Zaslow, MD, FAAP, CAQSM
Director, Sports Concussion Program; Medical Director, Sports Medicine
Program; Fellowship Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine; Attending
Physician, Division of Orthopaedics, Children’s Orthopaedic Center,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: sports-related concussion, sports medicine, fracture care, trauma,
overuse injuries, injury prevention
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Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #58,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2145
Fax: 323-361-3717
Website: CHLA.org/ENT
Specialty Care Centers Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Encino
5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 818-788-3061
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 90503
Phone: 661-362-1240
Neighborhood ClinicGlendale
435 Arden Ave., Suite 540
Glendale, CA 91203
Phone: 818-545-7711
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Programs and Services• Adenoidectomy
• Bronchoesophagology
• Bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA)
• Congenital aural atresia repair
• Cochlear implantation
• Eardrum repair and reconstruction
• External ear reconstruction
• Facial nerve disorder treatment
• Fiberoptic laryngoscopy
• Foreign-body removal from ear, nose, airway, esophagus
• Laryngeal and airway reconstruction
• Laser airway surgery
• Mastoid disorder treatment
• Middle ear bone reconstruction
• Myringotomy with ventilating tubes
• Nasal endoscopy
• Pediatric sinus disease treatment
• Septoplasty
• Sinus surgery (open and endoscopic)
• Skull-base surgery
• Speech and voice evaluation
• Thyroglossal duct/sinus surgery
• Tonsillectomy
• Tracheal reconstruction
• Tumor removal
• Tumor removal from the cerebellopontine angle
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Providers Jeffrey Koempel, MD, MBA
Chief, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general ENT, airway and breathing problems, adenotonsillar
disease, neck masses, thyroglossal duct/sinus
Joni Doherty, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general ENT
Debra Don, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general ENT, adenotonsillar disease, sleep apnea
Elisabeth Ference, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: rhinology, sinus and skull-base surgery
Gabriel Gomez, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general ENT, microtia, endoscopic ear surgery
Christian Hochstim, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general ENT; airway, voice and swallow disorders
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Providers (continued)Amit Kochhar, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general ENT, facial plastic and reconstruction
Raymond Kung, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general ENT
Daniel Kwon, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: general ENT
Courtney Voelker, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: cochlear implants, hearing loss, ear disorders
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #170,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-7142
Fax: 323-361-7619
Website: CHLA.org/PainMedicine
Specialty Care Center Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Programs and Services• Chronic pain care (outpatient)
o Individual and family therapy o Cognitive behavioral interventions o Breathing, relaxation and imagery training o Medication management o Alternative therapies (acupuncture and massage) o Biofeedback training o Psychotherapy o Regional interventional therapy
• Acute pain care (inpatient) o Pain management before, during and after surgery o Treatment of pain caused by chronic illness, trauma or life-altering conditions such as cancer, complex regional pain syndrome, sickle cell disease and pancreatitis
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ProvidersEugene Kim, MD
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine; Attending Physician, Divisions of Pain
Medicine and Clinical Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pain medicine and anesthesiology
Emily Chen, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pain medicine and anesthesiology, acute pain management,
pediatric regional anesthesia
Vasili Chernishof, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pain medicine, acute pain management, pediatric
regional anesthesia
Andrew Costandi, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: anesthesiology, acute perioperative pediatric pain management,
neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks, solid organ transplant surgery,
fetal surgery
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Robert Holloway, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of Pain Medicine and Psychiatry,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pain management, chronic pain management, psychogenic
disorders, depression, anxiety, child and adolescent psychiatry
Sang Le, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: anesthesiology, regional anesthesia, acute postoperative pain
management, difficult airway management
Carl Lo, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: anesthesiology, pediatric pain, regional anesthesia,
blood transfusion
Neha Patel, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: anesthesiology, pediatric pain, regional anesthesia,
neuroanesthesia, quality improvement
Jocelyn Wong, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pain medicine, acute pain management, pediatric
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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #32,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 877-543-9522
Fax: 323-361-8004
Website: CHLA.org/pathology
ReferralsPhone: 877-543-9522
Fax: 323-361-6157
Laboratory Portal: ChildrensConnectLab.CHLA.org
Specialty Care CentersArcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 877-543-9522
Encino
5359 Balboa Blvd., Suite B
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 877-543-9522
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 877-543-9522
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 877-543-9522
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Neighborhood ClinicPasadena
800 S. Fairmount Ave., Suite 115
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: 877-543-9522
Programs• Blood Donor Center
• Children’s Family Laboratory
• Center for Personalized Medicine
Division of Anatomic PathologyWebsite: CHLA.org/AnatomicPathology
Providers Bruce Pawel, MD
Chief, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric pathology, anatomic and clinical pathology
Alexander Judkins, MD, FCAP, FRCP (Edin)
Pathologist-in-Chief; Executive Director, Center for Personalized Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pathology (Clinical Scholar) and Vice Chair, Department of
Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neuropathology, forensic pathology, anatomic pathology
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Jennifer Cotter, MD
Director of Pediatric Biorepository and Neuropathologist,
Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neuropathology, anatomic pathology
Debra Hawes, MD
Director of Pathology Core Lab and Neuropathologist,
Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neuropathology, anatomic pathology
Nick Shillingford, MD
Pediatric Pathologist, Division of Anatomic Pathology,
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology (Clinician Educator),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric pathology, anatomic pathology
Linda Szymanski, DO
Director of Autopsy and Perinatal Pathology, Division of Anatomic Pathology,
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric pathology, neuropathology, forensic pathology,
anatomic pathology
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Providers (continued)Larry Wang, MD, PhD
Director, Surgical Pathology, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pathology and Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric pathology, anatomic pathology, clinical pathology
Mikako Warren, MD
Director of Electron Microscopy and Pediatric Pathologist, Division of
Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric pathology, molecular genetic pathology, anatomic
pathology, clinical pathology
Shengmei Zhou, MD
Pediatric Pathologist, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric pathology, anatomic pathology, clinical pathology
Division of Laboratory MedicineWebsite: CHLA.org/LaboratoryMedicine
ProvidersMaurice O’Gorman, MSc, MBA, PhD, D(ABMLI)
Chief, Division of Laboratory Medicine; Director, Clinical Laboratory;
Director, Diagnostic Immunology and Flow Cytometry Laboratory, Department
of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics (Clinical Scholar),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: clinical immunology, diagnostic laboratory immunology,
flow cytometry
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Le Aye, DO
Hematopathologist, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hematopathology; anatomic and clinical pathology
Lee Ann Baxter-Lowe, PhD, dABHI
Director, HLA Laboratory, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: histocompatibility
Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD, D(ABMM), F(CCM)
Director, Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Virology Laboratories,
Division of Laboratory Medicine; Chief of Academic and Faculty
Development, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pathology (Clinical Scholar),
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: clinical microbiology
Edward Leung, PhD, DABCC, FACB/FAACC
Director, Core Laboratory (Clinical Chemistry, Point-of-Care Testing,
Biochemical Genetics and Special Chemistry), Division of Laboratory
Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: clinical chemistry
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Providers (continued)Angelica Vivero, MD
Attending Physician, Transfusion Medicine, Division of Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: transfusion medicine and blood banking; clinical pathology
Division of Genomic MedicineWebsite: CHLA.org/CPM
To contact our genetic counselor, email: [email protected].
ProvidersJaclyn Biegel, PhD, FACMG
Chief, Division of Genomic Medicine; Director, Center for Personalized
Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pathology (Clinical Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: clinical cytogenetics, cancer genetics
Alexander Judkins, MD, FCAP, FRCP (Edin)
Pathologist-in-Chief; Executive Director, Center for Personalized Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pathology (Clinical Scholar) and Vice Chair, Department
of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: neuropathology, forensic pathology, anatomic pathology
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Xiaowu Gai, PhD
Director of Bioinformatics, Center for Personalized Medicine; Division of
Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: bioinformatics
Jianling (Jenny) Ji, MD, MS
Assistant Director, Clinical Genomics Laboratory, Center for Personalized
Medicine, Division of Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: clinical molecular genetics, clinical cytogenetics
Gordana Raca, MD, PhD, FACMG
Director, Clinical Cytogenomics Laboratory, Center for Personalized Medicine,
Division of Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: clinical cytogenetics
Ryan Schmidt, MD, PhD
Assistant Director of Clinical Genomics Laboratory, Center for Personalized
Medicine, Division of Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: molecular genetic pathology, clinical pathology
Timothy Triche, MD, PhD
Co-Director, Center for Personalized Medicine, Division of Genomic
Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics (tenured), Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: anatomic pathology, molecular oncology
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Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #96,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2154
Fax: 323-361-4106
Website: CHLA.org/PlasticSurgery
Specialty Care CentersSanta Monica
1301 20th St., Suite 460
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-820-8608
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Programs• Craniofacial and Cleft Center
• Craniosynostosis Center
• Facial Paralysis Center
• Gender Affirmation Surgery
• Hand and Microsurgery Program
• Jaw Deformities Center
• Vascular Anomalies Center
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ProvidersMark Urata, MD, DDS
Chief, Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery; Attending Surgeon,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Surgery; Audrey Skirball Kenis Endowed Chair and
Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Chair, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ostrow School of
Dentistry of USC
Specialties: complex craniofacial anomalies, craniosynostosis, syndromic
reconstruction and jaw deformities (including Apert, Crouzon and Treacher-
Collins syndrome)
Jeffrey Hammoudeh, MD, DDS
Director, Jaw Deformities Center; Attending Surgeon, Division of Plastic and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: craniofacial surgery, orthognathic surgery, craniofacial tumor
resection, early and neonatal cleft lip repair
Jessica Lee, MD
Director, Gender Affirmation Surgery Program; Co-Director, Vascular
Anomalies Center; Attending Surgeon, Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial
Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric plastic surgery, pediatric microsurgery and complex
reconstruction cleft and craniofacial surgery; gender affirmation surgery;
vascular anomalies.
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Director, International Programs; Attending Surgeon,
Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: cleft lip and palate, craniofacial reconstruction, facial
reconstruction, hemangiomas, jaw reconstruction, ear reconstruction,
secondary burn deformities
Mitchel Seruya, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: brachial plexus palsy; cerebral palsy; facial palsy; facial
paralysis; congenital hand and wrist deformities; traumatic hand and wrist
deformities; microsurgery
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Psychiatry
The Division of Psychiatry provides care to patients who are medically admitted
at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. In addition, our team offers services to
inpatients and children seen in the Boone Fetter Clinic, and patients of The
USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD).
The team also collaborates with the Division of Pain Medicine to provide care
for children with acute pain and chronic pain. Our Division brings together a
team of psychiatric attendings, nurse practitioners, psychologists and social
workers to meet the special needs of each child.
Please note: The Division of Psychiatry does not have an inpatient
psychiatric unit.
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #167,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-3500
Fax: 323-361-1172
Website: CHLA.org/psychiatry
ProvidersBradley Peterson, MD
Chief, Division of Psychiatry; Vice Chair for Research in the
Department of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Psychiatry with Tenure, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general psychiatry, child psychiatry
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Consultation Liaison Psychiatry ProvidersJulienne Jacobson, MD
Medical Director, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry; Attending Physician,
Division of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry
Janet Charoensook, MD
Attending Physician, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatry,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry
Maria Levine, MD
Attending Physician, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatry,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry
Steven Storage, MD
Attending Physician, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatry,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry
The USC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEED) ProvidersKimberly Lo, MD
Medical Director Outpatient Psychiatry; Attending Physician,
Division of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and UCEDD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: child and adolescent psychiatry
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Daniela Davis, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Psychiatry,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and UCEDD
Specialty: child and adolescent psychiatry
Robert Holloway, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Psychiatry,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and UCEDD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: child and adolescent psychiatry
Iman Parhami, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Psychiatry,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and UCEDD
Specialty: child and adolescent psychiatry
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Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #83,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2287
Fax: 323-361-4533
Website: CHLA.org/pulmonology
Specialty Care CentersArcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Encino
5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 818-788-3061
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-362-1240
Programs and Services• Asthma/chronic cough
• Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy Program
• Cystic Fibrosis Center
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Programs and Services (continued)• Diaphragm pacing
• Diffuse Lung Disease Program
• Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Program
• Home mechanical ventilation
• Multispecialty care
• Respiratory control/apnea/Sleep Disorders Program
• Respiratory function testing
• Sleep Center
• Thoracic restriction and early scoliosis
ProvidersSally Davidson Ward, MD
Chief and Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: sleep medicine, neuromuscular respiratory disease
Manvi Bansal, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: chronic lung disease of infancy, diffuse lung disease,
aerodigestive disorders
Lara Bishay, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: asthma, primary ciliary diskinesia
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Payal Kenia Gu, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of Neurology and Pulmonology and Sleep
Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: sleep medicine
Roberta Kato, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: sickle cell disease, related lung disease, asthma
Thomas Keens, MD
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center; Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology
and Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Physiology and Biophysics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: cystic fibrosis, chronic respiratory failure
Salman Khan, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: sleep medicine, chronic lung disease
Cheryl Lew, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: chronic lung disease of infancy
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Providers (continued)Shirleen Loloyan Kohn, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: asthma
Iris Perez, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: respiratory control disorders, sleep medicine
Danieli Salinas, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: cystic fibrosis
Eugene Sohn, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Specialties: sleep medicine, cystic fibrosis
Christina Zhang, MD
Attending Physician, Divisions of General Pediatrics and Pulmonology and
Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: sleep medicine
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Radiology and Imaging Services
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #81,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2411
Website: CHLA.org/radiology
X-ray Services at Specialty Care Centers Locations:Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 626-795-7177
Santa Monica
1301 20th St., Suite 460
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-820-8608
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-303-3890
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-362-1240
Programs and Services• CT (computed tomography)
• CT bone density
• DEXA scans
• EOS digital imaging system (low-dose X-ray)
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Programs and Services (continued)• Fluoroscopy
• General X-ray
• Imaging research
• Interventional imaging/angiography
• MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) o Cardiac MRI o fMRI o Diffusion imaging o Perfusion imaging o MR spectroscopy o Fetal MRI o Elastography
• Nuclear medicine
• PET-CT (positron emission tomography with CT)
• PET scans
• SPECT-CT
• Ultrasound
ProvidersMarvin Nelson, MD, MBA, FACR
Chair, Department of Radiology and Imaging Services;
Attending Pediatric Neuroradiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric neuroradiology
Fariba Goodarzian, MD
Vice Chairman, Department of Radiology; Director, Radiology Quality
Improvement; Director, Nuclear Medicine; Attending Pediatric Radiologist,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric radiology, pediatric neuroradiology
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Patricia Acharya, MD
Attending Pediatric Radiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric radiology, MSK imaging
Rachel Berkovich, MD
Attending Pediatric Radiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric radiology, pediatric neuroradiology
Michael Chiang, MD
Attending Pediatric Radiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric radiology
Cornelia Kaminsky, MD
Attending Pediatric Radiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric radiology
Lillian Lai, MD
Attending Pediatric Radiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric radiology, pediatric neuroradiology
Natalie Mahieu, MD
Attending Pediatric Radiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric radiology
Joseph Miller, MD
Attending Pediatric Interventional Radiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric interventional radiology
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Providers (continued)Skorn Ponrartana, MD
Attending Pediatric Radiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric radiology, pediatric neuroradiology
Philip Stanley, MD
Attending Pediatric Radiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric radiology, pediatric interventional radiology
Amit Sura, MD, MBA
Fellowship Program Director; Attending Pediatric Radiologist,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric radiology
Benita Tamrazi, MD
Attending Pediatric Neuroradiologist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric neuroradiology
Chadi Zeinati, MD
Director, Interventional Radiology; Co-Director, Vascular Anomalies Center,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric interventional radiology
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Rehabilitation Medicine
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #36,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2231
Referrals:Phone: 323-361-4155
Fax: 323-361-3649
Website: CHLA.org/rehab
Outpatient Therapy Services • Audiology
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Speech and language pathology
How to refer a patient for inpatient rehabilitation
1. Please fax the following information to 323-361-3649:
• Patient demographics
• History and physical examination
• Recent progress notes
• Recent therapy notes
2. Call the rehabilitation coordination manager at 323-361-4155 to confirm
receipt and discuss the process moving forward.
ProvidersKevan Craig, DO
Chief, Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #60,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2119
Fax: 323-361-8030
Website: CHLA.org/rheumatology
Neighborhood ClinicsLas Vegas
Children’s Specialty Center
3121 S. Meryland Parkway, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: 702-732-1493
Long Beach
Miller Children’s Hospital
2801 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone: 562-933-8518
Programs and Services• Access to full radiological and laboratory testing on campus
• Child and family education and goal setting
• Comprehensive assessment of a child’s disorder and extent of physical disability
• Development of a comprehensive treatment plan, including specialized consultative services
• Facilitating assistance with educational needs of our patients and individualized education plans (IEPs)
• Prompt management of acute crises
• Psychosocial function assessment and assistance
• Referrals for financial assistance, community services, vocational rehabilitation and support
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Providers
Katherine Marzan, MD
Interim Chief; Attending Physician, Division of Rheumatology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric rheumatology
Diane Brown, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Rheumatology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric rheumatology
Michal Cidon, MD
Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Rheumatology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric rheumatology
Iris Reyhan, MD
Assistant Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program; Attending Physician,
Division of Rheumatology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric rheumatology
Bracha Shaham, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Rheumatology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: pediatric rheumatology
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Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd., #114,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-2247
Fax: 323-361-8034
Website: CHLA.org/urology
Specialty Care Centers Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 323-361-2247
Encino
5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 323-361-2247
Santa Monica
1301 20th St., Suite 460
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 323-361-2247
South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 323-361-2247
Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Phone: 323-361-2247
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Neighborhood ClinicsBakersfield
6001 Truxtun Ave., Suite 130A
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone: 323-361-2247
Long Beach
2840 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 465
Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone: 323-361-2247
Orange County
15775 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 323-361-2247
Pasadena
800 Fairmount Ave., Suite 115
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: 323-361-2247
Pomona
1770 N. Orange Grove Blvd., Suite 210
Pomona, CA 91767
Phone: 323-361-2247
Thousand Oaks
125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Phone: 323-361-2247
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3440 Lomita Blvd., Suite 240
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone:
Ventura
2660 E. Main St., Suite 204
Ventura, CA 93003
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Programs and Services• Advanced fetal care
• Bladder exstrophy/genitourinary (GU) reconstruction
• Comprehensive Stone Program
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Disorders of sex development
• GU tumor/oncology
• Health systems innovation and clinical outcomes
• Robotic surgery
• Spina bifida
• Voiding improvement
Providers
Roger De Filippo, MD, FACS, FAAP
Chief, Division of Urology; Co-Director, GOFARR Laboratory for Organ
Regenerative Research and Cell Therapeutics in Urology; Co-Surgical
Director, CAH Comprehensive Care Clinic; Attending Physician,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Urology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: fetal urology, complex genitourinary reconstruction (bladder
exstrophy, ambiguous genitalia and congenital adrenal hyperplasia), clinical
trials for tissue-engineered transplantation of neo-organs, robotic surgery
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Providers (continued)Andy Chang, MD, FACS, FAAP
Vice Chief, Division of Urology; Director, Genitourinary Oncology Program;
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: bladder hypertrophy/pathophysiology, cryptorchidism,
hypospadias, ureteropelvic junction obstructions, robotic/laparoscopic
pediatric urologic surgery, vesicoureteral reflux, disorders of sex
development including congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Joan Ko, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Urology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Urology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialty: complex urinary tract reconstruction
Paul Kokorowski, MD, MPH
Director, Robotic Surgery Program; Co-Surgical Director, CAH Comprehensive
Care Clinic; Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: hypospadias, disorders of sexual development including
congenital adrenal hyperplasia, complex genitourinary reconstructive
surgery, robotic/minimally invasive surgery, undescended testes, congenital
obstruction/obstructive uropathy
Scott Sparks, MD
Surgical Director, Comprehensive Stone Program; Attending Physician,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: renal calculi, hypospadias, fetal urology, undescended testes,
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Director, Complex Reconstruction and Malformations Program;
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Specialties: complex genitourinary reconstruction, bladder exstrophy,
epispadias, hypospadias, vesicoureteral reflux, hydronephrosis, undescended
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Education and Research
Pediatric Residency Program As a regional referral center for children, CHLA is the perfect place to gain
expertise in pediatric care. With outstanding Board exam pass rates, our
Pediatric Residency Program helps residents meet their career goals and
respects their personal lives and time. Our residents come from across the
United States.
Phone: 323-361-2122
Email: [email protected]
Website: CHLA.org/residency
Medical InternshipsCHLA provides a wealth of training and volunteer opportunities for individuals
committed to helping children.
For more information, visit CHLA.org/internships
FellowshipsFellowship training at CHLA offers an exciting range of opportunities, including
research opportunities, for an advanced pediatric education. We nurture
and promote the career aspirations of our fellows through a wide array of
subspecialty programs, scholarship skills training, state-of-the-art clinical facilities
and unsurpassed exposure to a large, diverse patient population.
For more information, visit CHLA.org/fellowships
Continuing Medical EducationVisit CHLA.org/CME for a list of upcoming CME events.
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RN Residency in PediatricsCHLA is the founding hospital of the Versant™ RN Residency in Pediatrics.
The 22-week program provides new nursing school graduates with a
comprehensive clinical and learning experience to prepare them for work in
an acute care environment. It has become a national model for new graduate
nurse residency programs throughout the United States.
Phone: 323-361-2193
Website: CHLA.org/RNResidency
Research Training and EducationThe Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles trains some
of the best pediatric scientists in the world. It aims to recruit the most talented
and dedicated research trainees from diverse backgrounds, providing
them with the optimal resources, support and setting to investigate new
breakthroughs and build successful and fulfilling independent research
careers. The goal of Training, Education, Career Planning and Development
(TECPAD) at the Institute is to provide a comprehensive, immersive experience
for research trainees across career stages and at different academic levels.
Email: [email protected]
Website: CHLA.org/TECPAD
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