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Abdenur, MD Metabolic Disorders Jose Abdenur, MD is board certified in Clinical Biochemical Genetics. Dr. Abdenur is the Medical Director of Metabolic Services at CHOC and the PSF Chief of the Metabolic Disorders Division. He has special interest in the diagnosis and management of children with fatty acid oxidation defects and organic acidemias. Dr. Abdenur completed fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology, metabolism and nutrition at North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University Medical College. He also completed fellowship training in Biochemical Genetics, at the Denver Children’s Hospital and The Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and in Clinical Genetics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Abdenur completed his pediatric residency training at Hospital General de Ninos Dr. Pedro de Elizalde in Buenos Aires and received his medical training at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Irfan Ahmad, MD Neonatology Irfan Ahmad, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and board admissible in neonatology. He served as Chief Fellow and completed his Neonatal-Perinatal fellowship at the University of California Irvine (UCI) Medical Center. Dr. Ahmad completed his pediatric internship and residency at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City. He attended medical school and completed a transitional internship at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Ahman served on the UCI faculty as an assistant professor of Pediatrics and continues to be involved in research at UCI. He is a co-investigator in a NIH sponsored study which involves measuring the effects of assisted exercise on body composition in preterm infants.
Dr. Ahmad’s philosophy of care is to provide the very best of care based on current research proven strategies. His special interests include infant growth and measurement of body composition. He is also interested in new strategies for prevention and treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis and spontaneous intestinal perforation in premature infants. Dr. Ahmad is fluent in Urdu and Hindi.
Sana Al-Jundi, MD Critical Care Sana Al-Jundi, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. She has special interest in evaluation of outcomes data and in performing clinical research. Dr. Al-Jundi completed her residency at University of Texas Medical Branch and her fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. She completed medical school at the University of Damascus in Syria.
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Amlie, MD Neonatology Ragnar Amlie, M.D. specializes in the full spectrum of neonatal critical care medicine. Dr. Amlie is board certified in pediatrics and board admissible in neonatology. He served his fellowship at UCI Medical Center in Orange. He completed his residency at Calgary General Hospital and Foothills Provincial General Hospital at University of Calgary in British Columbia. He served his internship at Halden Hospital in Halden, Norway. Dr. Amlie received his medical training at the University of Birmingham in England. Dr. Amlie is fluent in Norweigan, Swedish, Danish and German.
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Anas, MD Critical Care Medical Director of the CHOC Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and PSF Chief of Critical Care, Nick Anas, M.D. has specialized expertise in the treatment of acute respiratory failure, apnea and SIDS. Dr. Anas is board certified in both pediatric critical care medicine and pediatric pulmonology. He completed his fellowship training at the University of Rochester and his pediatric training at the Children's Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas where he also spent a year as the Chief Resident. Dr. Anas received his medical degree from the West Virginia University in Morgantown, Virginia. Dr. Anas serves as the President of the Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty.
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Andreeff, MD Hospitalist Dr. Andreeff attended medical school at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She completed her pediatric training including a chief residency at Children's Hospital of Orange County. She relishes teaching residents and speaks Spanish. She is active in meningitis research and has published a chapter on Renal tubular acidosis. She is affiliated with the AMA and AAP. Dr. Andreeff is board certified in Pediatrics. Her philosophy of care is to provide comprehensive and compassionate care.
Jeffrey Armstrong, MD Hospitalist As a general pediatrician in the PSF Hospitalist Division, Dr. Armstrong specializes in providing a wide scope of pediatric care for hospitalized children. He has a particular interest in Bronchiolitis, HUS and HSP. Dr. Armstrong attended medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his pediatric training at University of California, Irvine including a year as Chief Resident. He is board certified in pediatrics. He enjoys teaching medical students and residents in their pediatric training. He received the CHOC inpatient teacher of the year award in 2003.
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Arrieta, MD Infectious Disease PSF Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Antonio Arrieta specializes in the treatment of serious community acquired and nosocomial infections and has added expertise in HIV medicine. Dr. Arrieta is board certified in pediatric infectious diseases. He completed his fellowship at UCI-Memorial/Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach. He did his residency at Southern Illinois University in Springfield. A graduate of Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, Dr. Arrieta is fluent in Spanish.
Negar Ashouri, MD Infectious Diseases Negar Ashouri, MD is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases. She completed medical school At St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. Dr. Ashouri completed her residency training at Children’s Hospital of Orange County, followed by a year as Chief Resident. She recently completed her pediatric infectious diseases fellowship training at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Ashouri has special interest in neonatal and blood stream infections.
Daryoush Bassiri, MD Neonatology Co-Director of the CHOC Transport Program, Dr. Bassiri's expertise comprises a wide array of neonatology. He is board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in neonatology. Dr. Bassiri completed his fellowship training in neonatology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. His residency training was completed at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan, New York. Dr. Bassiri also served as Chief Resident at St. Luke's. He received his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. He completed his internship and residency at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center. His philosophy of care is to do no harm. Dr. Bassiri also speaks Farsi and Kurdish.
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Batra, MD Cardiology Dr. Batra is the Medical Director of Electrophysiology at the CHOC Heart Institute. He has also been appointed Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Batra attended medical school at Ohio State University and completed his internship, residency and fellowship at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Batra is board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics with a sub-board in Pediatric Cardiology as well as being a testamur in the NASPE EXAM for cardiac pacing. He is interested in electrophysiology, specifically arrhythmia management and device implantation. His research and scientific findings are reflected in over 40 publications in prestigious national journals and text books. Dr. Batra also speaks Hindi, Punjabi and Spanish.
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Ben-Ezer, MD Nephrology Medical Director of CHOC Nephrology Program, Associate Director of the St. Joseph Hospital Nephrology Program and PSF Chief of Nephrology, Dorit Ben-Ezer, M.D. has specialized expertise in renal failure, hypertension, nephrotic syndrome, renal stones, dialysis and renal biopsy. Dr. Ben-Ezer is board certified in pediatric nephrology. She served her fellowship at UCLA Center for the Health Sciences in Los Angeles. She completed her residency and internship at Soroka Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel, and at Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel-Hashomer, Israel, respectively. She is a graduate of the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Dr. Ben-Ezer also speaks Hebrew.
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Bendig, MD Hospitalist Medical Director of the CHOC Hospitalist Program as well as PSF Chief of the Hospitalist Division. Dr. Bendig is certified in both pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology. He attended Medical School at University of California, Irvine and did his Pediatric Residency at UCIMC and CHOC, his Chief Pediatric Residency at CHOC and his Pediatric GI Fellowship at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. He has written multiple chapters and has many publications in the pediatric literature. He last won the CHOC in-patient award in 2005. He has been a Pediatric Hospitalist at CHOC since 1995 and after 26 years no longer is practicing Pediatric GI. He enjoys working with the Medical Students and Pediatric Residents and is proud of what the PSF Hospitalist Division has become.
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Bixby, MD Neonatology Christine Bixby, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and board admissible in neonatology. She completed her fellowship in neonatology at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California. Dr. Bixby also completed her residency and internship in pediatrics at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. She attended medical school at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Davis, California. Dr. Bixby speaks conversational Spanish.
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Boon, MD Rheumatology Sheryl Boon, MD is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric rheumatology. She has special interests in lupus, vasculitis and nutritional issues in patients with autoimmune disease. Dr. Boon completed her fellowship and residency training in pediatric rheumatology at Children's Hospital of Orange County. She also served as Chief Resident of the Pediatric Residency Training Program. Dr. Boon attended medical school at the University of California, Irvine and received a Masters Degree in Public Health from UCLA. Dr. Boon is the Division Chief of the Rheumatology Division.
Shelley Bose, MD Neurology Pediatric Neurologist, Shelley Bose, M.D., treats the full spectrum of pediatric neurological conditions and disorders. She is also involved in clinical research in the use of telemedicine to diagnose dementia in individuals with Down Syndrome. She is board certified in pediatrics and board admissible in neurology. Dr. Bose completed her fellowship training in child neurology at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, and her residency in pediatrics at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians United Kingdom, and graduated from R.G. Kar Medical College, University of Calcutta, India.
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Bronicki, MD Critical Care Ronald Bronicki, M.D. specializes in pediatric critical care medicine. He is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. Dr. Bronicki served his fellowship through Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago. He received his medical training at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, and completed both his internship and residency at Indiana University Medical Center.
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Caliendo, MD Neonatology Dr. Caliendo is board certified in pediatrics and neonatology. He performed his post graduate training at The Institutes for Premature and Other HiRisk Infants at New York Hospital. Dr. Caliendo completed his residency and an internship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College. Dr. Caliendo is affiliated with the American Academy of Pediatrics, California Association of Neonatologists, and the Los Angeles Pediatric Society. Areas of special interest include quality assurance in the NICU and outcome and evidence based practice guidelines in the NICU.
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Cappon, MD Critical Care James Cappon, M.D. provides the full range of tertiary-level critical care procedures, with expertise in mechanical ventilation and management of respiratory failure. He is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. Dr. Cappon served his fellowship at Harbor-UCLA/CHOC /Martin Luther King hospitals. Both his residency and internship were completed at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center in Torrance. Dr. Cappon is a graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque. Dr. Cappon is fluent in Spanish. Dr. Cappon also serves as the CHOC Director of Patient Safety.
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Chang, MD Cardiology Dr. Chang is Medical Director of the CHOC Heart Institute and the Chief of the PSF Division of Cardiology. He completed his pediatric residency and pediatric cardiology fellowship training at Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, in Washington D.C., and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, respectively. He graduated from the Georgetown University Medical School, in Washington, D.C., and received his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore. Dr. Chang also has a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Miami School of Business. Dr. Chang has held faculty appointments at the Harvard University School of Medicine, the University of Southern California School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, in Philadelphia. He also directed the cardiac intensive care programs at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and Miami Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining CHOC, Dr. Chang was medical director of the pediatric cardiac intensive care service and chief of critical care cardiology at Texas Children’s Hospital, and a tenured associate professor in pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Chang is widely published and on the editorial board of several publications. He frequently publishes articles, presents lectures on a variety of topics and has published books, including Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care and Heart Failure in Children. He has served as program director for several large international conferences and symposia. In 2003, Dr. Chang received the presidential citation award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
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Chaudhari, MD Rheumatology Minakshi Chaudhari, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric rheumatology. She received her medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. Dr. Chaudhari completed a pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medial Center. She completed her fellowship training in pediatric rheumatology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Chaudhari also has an M.S. in Epidemiology from the University of Cincinnati Department of Environmental Health.
Anthony Cherin, MD Critical Care Anthony Cherin, M.D. provides the full range of tertiary-level critical care procedures. Dr. Cherin is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care. He completed his critical care fellowship training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He completed his residency training at Children's Hospital of Orange County. Dr. Cherin completed medical school at Ohio State University School of Medicine.
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Clark, MD Endocrinology Susan Clark, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. Dr. Clark is the Medical Director of Endocrinology at CHOC and is the PSF Chief of the Endocrinology and Diabetes Division. She has a special interest in thyroid disorders in neonates and children. Dr. Clark completed medical school and her residency at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and her fellowship at UC San Francisco.
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Cleary, MD Neonatology John Cleary, MD, specializes in all aspects of neonatal intensive care and is the physician leader of the ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) and Neonatal Cardiovascular Intensive Care teams. His research interests include synchronized mechanical ventilation, high frequency ventilation, pulmonary hypertension and non-invasive monitoring. Dr. Cleary is board certified in both pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. He served his fellowship through the University of California, San Diego. He completed his residency and internship at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine in Worcester, where he received his medical training.
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Daniels, MD Endocrinology Mark Daniels, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and in pediatric endocrinology. He has expertise in diagnosis and management of growth, puberty and bone mineral disorders and in the management of diabetes mellitus. Dr. Daniels completed his residency and his fellowship training at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
Saar Danon, MD Cardiology Saar Danon, M.D. is a pediatric cardiologist with specialized expertise in cardiac catheterization and intervention. Dr. Danon is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. He received his medical degree from UCLA School of Medicine, and did his residency in Pediatrics at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Danon completed his fellowship in pediatric cardiology at UCLA School of Medicine, and then trained for an additional year in pediatric cardiac catheterization and intervention at San Diego Children’s Hospital/UCSD. His major interests include the treatment of children with heart disease utilizing non-surgical, catheter-based techniques, as well as developing new, minimally invasive treatment options. Dr. Danon speaks Hebrew and Spanish.
Vijay Dhar, MD Neonatology Vijay Dhar, M.D. specializes in neonatal critical care, with particular interests in cytokines, nitric oxide, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and high-frequency oscillating ventilation (HFOV) performed at CHOC. Dr. Dhar serves as the Medical Director of the CHOC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Administrative Chief of the PSF Neonatology Division. Dr. Dhar is board certified in both pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. He completed his fellowship training at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and UCI Medical Center in Orange. He received his medical training at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India, and served his residency and internship at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Chandigarh, and Gauhati Medical College in Gauhati, respectively. Dr. Dhar is a member of the Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty Board of Directors.
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Domico, MD Critical Care Michele Domico, M.D. provides the full range of tertiary-level critical care procedures, with expertise in pediatric cardiac intensive care. She is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. Dr. Domico worked in London at the world-renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children as a Senior Fellow in pediatric cardiac intensive care/ ECMO. She completed her pediatric critical care fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Orange County. She also had additional fellowship training in pediatric cardiology at the University of Florida Health Science Center. Dr. Domico attended medical school and completed her internship and residency at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She is also a published clinical researcher with an interest in post-operative cardiac care.
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Elbalalesy, MD Neurology Pediatric Neurologist, Naser Elbalalesy, MD, treats the full spectrum of pediatric neurological conditions and disorders, with special interest in epileptology, seizures, anticonvulsant therapies, headaches, including migraines, and ADHD. He is board certified in pediatrics and board admissible in neurology. Dr. Elbalalesy completed his fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. He completed his residency at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, a teaching affiliate of Columbia University College of Surgeons and Physicians. He also completed a pediatric neurology Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Elbalalesy attended medical school at Tanta University in Tanta, Egypt.
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Ellis, MD Allergy/Immunology Chief of the PSF Allergy & Immunology Division, Director of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Program at CHOC, and a member of the St. Joseph Hospital Nasal and Sinus Center, Mark Ellis, M.D. specializes in the treatment and management of allergies and asthma, including specialized care for sinusitis. Dr. Ellis is board certified in pediatrics and in allergy, asthma and immunology. Dr. Ellis is a principal investigator for many clinical research studies for both adults and children, concerning new treatments for asthma and allergies. He served his fellowship at UCI Medical Center in Orange. He completed his internship and residency through the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in Phoenix. Dr. Ellis graduated from the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans.
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Esparza, MD Oncology Samuel D. Esparza, M.D. is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist who attended medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He also completed his residency in pediatrics and his fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Mattel Children’s Hospital/UCLA. In addition, as a Specialty Training and Advanced Research Fellow at UCLA, he worked in cellular and molecular pathology. Dr. Esparza is board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in pediatric oncology/hematology. Dr. Esparza is fluent in Spanish. His philosophy of care is to provide the best possible care with compassion and competence to all patients regardless of race, creed, color, or economic background.
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Flannery, MD Endocrinology Dr. Tim Flannery is board certified in pediatrics and in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. He has a special interest in diabetes and growth disorders in children. He completed his fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Flannery completed his residency training at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He attended medical school at Oral Roberts University School of Medicine in Oklahoma.
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Gibbs, DO Allergy/Immunology Dr. Joshua Gibbs treats patients of all ages with asthma, allergic or immunologic conditions. He is board certified in internal medicine and in allergy/immunology. Dr. Gibbs served as Chief Fellow during his allergy/immunology fellowship at Penn State University in Hershey, PA. He completed an internal medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. His osteopathic rotating internship was performed at Crozer-Keystone Health System in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gibbs graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia. His special interests include treating patients with hereditary angioedema, drug allergy, rhinitis, asthma and chronic rhino sinusitis.
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Gillman, MD Allergy/Immunology Member of the St. Joseph Hospital Nasal and Sinus Center, Dr. Gillman specializes in the treatment and management of childhood asthma and allergies. He is board certified in pediatrics and in allergy, asthma and immunology. He has expertise in caring for food and bee sensitivities and in minimizing the impact of allergies on school performance. Dr. Gillman is also a principal investigator for many clinical research studies concerning new treatments for asthma and allergies. Additionally, he serves as medical director of the annual summer camp for asthmatic children sponsored by the American Lung Association. Dr. Gillman received his fellowship training at LA County/USC Medical Center in Los Angeles and completed his medical training, internship and residency through the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.
Gary Goodman, MD Critical Care Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at CHOC at Mission in Mission Viejo, Gary Goodman, M.D. specializes in pediatric critical care with expertise in the treatment of shock, RSV and traumatic brain injury. He is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. Dr. Goodman served his fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. He received his medical training at the University of California, Irvine and completed both his residency and internship at UC Davis Medical Center.
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Grant, MD Gastroenterology Kenneth Grant, M.D. specializes in the treatment and management of pediatric gastroenterology disorders, with particular emphasis in growth and development. Dr. Grant is board certified in pediatric gastroenterology. He served his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and completed both his internship and residency at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo in New York. He is a graduate of Albany Medical College in New York. Dr. Grant is a member of the Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty Board of Directors.
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Hanten, MD Neonatology Medical Director of the CHOC at Mission Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Stephen Hanten, M.D. specializes in the care of pre-term infants. Dr. Hanten is board certified in both pediatrics and neonatology. He served his fellowship at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach. His residency and internship were completed at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and at the University of California, Irvine, respectively. He received his medical training at Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in Mexico and at the University of California, Irvine.
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Hicks, MD Pulmonology Medical Director of the CHOC Cystic Fibrosis Center, David Hicks, M.D. is also Medical Director of Neonatalogy at Irvine Medical Center and Medical Director of HealthBridge Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Hicks specializes in treating and managing the full spectrum of related disorders. Dr. Hicks served his fellowship and residency at UCI Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Orange County, both in Orange. He completed his internship at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City. Dr. Hicks is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine. He is board certified in three areas of pediatric medicine: pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology and neonatology.
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Hillyard, MD Neonatology Dr. Hillyard attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed both his internship and residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He performed a Neonatal fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is affiliated with the American Academy of Pediatrics. His honors include the Munzer family Award for excellence in research and teaching. Dr. Hillyard is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. His philosophy of care is having the privilege to be trusted with the care of your child. His special interests include a wide range of critically ill newborns including those with extreme prematurely, congenital heart disease and severe pulmonary hypertension. He has produced both basic science and clinical research, and is actively teaching newborn critical care and in the CHOC residency and fellowship programs.
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Hsieh, MD Hematology Loan B. Hsieh, MD specializes in all aspects of hematology with an emphasis in Factor 13 deficiency, a rare bleeding disorder. Dr. Hsieh completed her fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology and her residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. She received her medical training at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Hsieh is board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in pediatric hematology/oncology. Dr. Hsieh is fluent in Vietnamese.
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Idries, MD Gastroenterology Pediatric gastroenterologist Shaheen Idries, M.D. specializes in treating constipation, GER, inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal motility disorders. Dr. Idries is board certified in pediatrics and board admissible in pediatric gastroenterology. She served her fellowship and internship at UCI Medical Center in Orange. Dr. Idries completed her residency at Winthrop University Hospital in Long Island. She is a graduate of Dow Medical College in Pakistan.
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Ismail, MD Neurology Dr. Ismail has been certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He has also been certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology with special qualifications in child neurology. Dr. Ismail served as a Child Neurology Fellow at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He served as Chief Resident in Neurology at Barnes Hospital in the adult neurology program. Dr. Ismail completed his neurology training at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery. He spent fifteen months as a child neurology fellow at the Medical College of Ohio. Dr. Ismail did his training in general pediatrics at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, a program affiliated with Michigan State University. Dr. Ismail has been in private practice from October 1987 to present.
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Iwai, MD Critical Care Dina Iwai, MD specializes in pediatric critical care medicine with special interest in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Dr. Iwai is board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in pediatric critical care. Dr. Iwai completed her internship, residency and fellowship trainnig at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center. She received her medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.
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Jones, MD Neonatology Pediatric physician Sophia S. Lin Jones, M.D., Ph.D. provides hospitalist and newborn services for the PSF Critical Care Division at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and PSF affiliated hospitals. Dr. Jones is board eligible in Pediatrics. She completed her pediatric internship and residency at Harbor UCLA, Torrance, CA. She attended medical school and graduate school at the University of California, Irvine, CA, where she received both her medical and Ph.D. degrees. Dr. Jones is fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese and medical Spanish.
Shahid Kamran, MD Neonatology Neonatologist Shahid Kamran, M.D. provides the full range of neonatal critical care services. Dr. Kamran is board certified in pediatric and neonatal-perinatal medicine. He served his fellowship at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York. Both his residency and internship were completed at Our Lady of Mercy, Bronx in New York. A graduate of Illama Igbal Medical College in Pakistan, Dr. Kamran also speaks Urdu.
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Kassir, MD Critical Care Dr. Kassir is board certified in pediatrics and in pediatric critical care medicine, providing the full spectrum of pediatric critical care medicine. She received her fellowship training through Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She completed her residency at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. She attended medical school at the University of California, Irvine.
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Katz, MD Gastroenterology Medical Director of the CHOC Gastroenterology & Nutrition Program, as well as PSF Chief of Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Mitchell Katz, M.D. provides care for the full spectrum of pediatric disorders, specializing in pediatric intestinal and liver diseases. Dr. Katz is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology. He completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at the University of California San Francisco. In addition, Dr. Katz served a fellowship in ambulatory pediatrics as well as his residency and internship at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. He received his medical training from State University of New York at Downstate Medical School, Brooklyn, New York.
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Kirov, MD Oncology Ivan Kirov, M.D. is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist specializing in bone marrow transplantation. He is the Director of the Recurrent Cancer Program and Palliative Care Program. Dr. Kirov is board certified in pediatric hematology/oncology. He received his medical training at the Medical Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology. He served his residency at New York Medical College in Valhalla and completed his second hematology/oncology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Orange County.
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Knight, MD Critical Care Co-Director of the CHOC Transport Program, Jason Knight, MD is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care. He received his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Knight completed his residency training, including a year as Chief Resident, at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. His fellowship training in critical care medicine was completed at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). Dr. Knight has special interest in congenital heart disease, ARDS, and transport medicine.
Sudeep Kukreja, MD Neonatology Sudeep Kukreja, M.D. is the Medical Director of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program at CHOC and CHOC at Mission. Dr. Kukreja provides the full spectrum of neonatal critical care, with special interests in the management of high-risk infants, apnea and newborn hearing. He is board certified in neonatal-perinatal medicine. Dr. Kukreja served his fellowship and residency at UCI Medical Center in Orange and at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, respectively. He completed his internship and medical training at King George’s Medical College in Lucknow, India. Dr. Kukreja also speaks Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
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Kurlawalla-Martinez, MD Neonatology Dr. Kurlawalla-Martinez has specialized training in neonatology. She is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. She attended medical school at the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at King-Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles and completed her fellowship training in neonataology at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA. Dr. Kurlawalla-Martinez is available to see patients at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) and CHOC at Mission. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Anthony Liu, MD Neonatology Anthony Liu, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in neonatal-perinatal medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and his residency and fellowship training were completed at the Loma Linda University Medical Center. Dr. Liu has special interests in medical informatics and patients with retinopathy of prematurity.
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Lott, MD Neurology Ira T. Lott, M.D. is the Division Chief of PSF Neurology and the Medical Director of Neurology at CHOC. Dr. Lott is also a Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the UCI School of Medicine. He was Chairman of the UCI’s Department of Pediatrics from 1990-2000, and since 2000, he has served at UCI as Associate Dean of Clinical Neuroscience.
Dr. Lott graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine and received his training in pediatrics, neurology and child neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He was clinical director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center for Mental Retardation at Harvard from 1974-1982, and has also served as a clinical research associate at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. He is listed in Woodward and White’s “Best Doctors in America.”
Dr. Lott's primary research interest is in the neurology of developmental disabilities. He is the director of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Down Syndrome Society in New York. He received the national research award from the Down Syndrome Society in 2004 and the Christian Pueschel Memorial Research Award from the National Down Syndrome Congress in 2005. In addition, he received the 2005 Spotlight Award from the California State Senate for his work with the developmentally disabled.
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Lubinsky, MD Critical Care Associate Director of the PICU at both CHOC and at CHOC at Mission in Mission Viejo, Paul Lubinsky, M.D. specializes in pediatric critical care with expertise in the treatment of respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury and cardiac intensive care. He is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. He completed his fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and served as Chief Resident at UCI Medical Center in Orange. Dr. Lubinsky received his medical training and completed an internship at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He is Vice President of the Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty.
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Mathis, MD Gastroenterology Pediatric gastroenterologist Richard Mathis, M.D., specializes in hepatology and inflammatory bowel disease, with expertise in providing endoscopy, liver biopsy and percutaneous gastrostomy studies. Dr. Mathis is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology. He completed his fellowship, residency and internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. Dr. Mathis is a graduate of the University of California School of Medicine at Los Angeles.
Pamela Mattson, MD Pediatrics Pamela A. Mattson, MD is board certified in pediatrics. She received her medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, Arizona and completed her residency training at Children's Hospital of Orange County. She also completed a Dietetics internship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as a Pediatric Dietitian with a special interest in critical care nutrition support.
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McCurdy, MD Rheumatology Deborah McCurdy, M.D. provides treatment and management for the full range of rheumatic related conditions. Additionally, she serves as principal investigator for several research studies on inflammation, with activities focused on the genetics of autoimmune disease and DNA repair. Dr. McCurdy is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric rheumatology. She received her fellowship, residency and internship training at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She is a graduate of Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia.
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McGuire, MD Hospitalist Dr. McGuire specializes in providing all aspects of pediatric care for the Hospitalist Service at CHOC. He enjoys teaching residents and has a special clinical interest in treating children with asthma. He received the CHOC Teacher of the Year award in 2002. Dr. McGuire is fluent in Spanish and is board certified in pediatrics. Recent publications include chapters on nephrotic syndrome and acute renal failure in the Pediatric Hospital Medicine textbook. He completed his residency at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and received his medical training at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. McGuire is also the Director of Medical Informatics at CHOC.
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Muhonen, MD Cardiology Pediatric cardiologist Linda Muhonen, M.D. provides care for the full spectrum of related conditions with special emphasis in preventive cardiology. Additionally, she directs the Children’s Cholesterol Clinic located at Children's Hospital of Orange County and CHOC at Mission in Mission Viejo. Dr. Muhonen is board certified in pediatric cardiology. She served her fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. She completed her internship and residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Dr. Muhonen received her medical training at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa.
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Neudorf, MD Oncology Clinical Director of the CHOC Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Steven Neudorf, M.D. has specialized expertise in stem-cell transplantation. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. Dr. Neudorf served his fellowship, residency and internship through the University of Minnesota. He received his medical training at University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, in Illinois. Dr. Neudorf is a member of the Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty Board of Directors.
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Nickerson, MD Pulmonology Medical Director of CHOC Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Therapy and Blood Gas Laboratory Services and Administrative Chief of the PSF Division of Pulmonology, Bruce Nickerson M.D. is also Medical Director of the Asthma Chronic Lung Disease collaboration between CHOC and UCI, as well as Medical Co-Director of Pediatric Sub-Acute Services at Whittier Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Nickerson has special expertise in treating cystic fibrosis and providing fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Dr. Nickerson received his MD degree at UCLA and completed both his residency and internship through the University of Arizona in Tucson. He did his fellowship at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Nickerson is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology and neonatal perinatal medicine. The doctor's philosophy of care is to allow each child to obtain their greatest potential.
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Nugent, MD Hematology Medical Director of CHOC Hematology and Blood & Donor Services and Chief of the PSF Division of Hematology, Diane Nugent, M.D. is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. She specializes in all aspects of hematology, bone marrow failure, anemias, immune disorders, bleeding and clotting disorders. Specialized procedures include bone marrow biopsy, aspiration and lumbar puncture. Dr. Nugent received her fellowship training at FChildren’s Hospital Medical Center in Seattle and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Her residency and internship were completed at Denver Affiliated Hospitals in Colorado. She received her medical training at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. Dr. Nugent also speaks Spanish. Dr. Nugent is a member of the Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty Board of Directors and the Children's Hospital of Orange County Board of Directors. She is specifically interested in blood disorders or bone marrow failure, bleeding and clotting disorders, and white cell and immune deficiencies. Recently Dr. Nugent was recognized as Physician of the Year in Orange County and serves as chair of review subcommittees at NHLB1/NIH in Area 9 program projects in the area of hematology.
Dilip Patel, MD Neonatology Dilip Patel, M.D. specializes in treating the full spectrum of neonatal conditions. Dr. Patel is board certified in pediatrics and board admissible in neonatal-perinatal medicine. He served his fellowship through the University of California, San Diego. He completed both his residency and internship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark. Dr. Patel received his medical training at Maharaja Sayajirao University in India.
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Pathare, MD Hospitalist Dr. Pathare attended medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his internship, residency and chief residency at Children's Hospital of Orange County. Dr. Pathare is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. His philosophy of care is to provide a wide scope of pediatric care for the hospitalized children at CHOC. He speaks medical Spanish. He has a particular interest in Infectious Diseases and has published chapters on Upper Airway Infections and Foreign Body Ingestions. He cherishes the opportunity to teach the next generation of medical students and residents. Dr. Pathare has received the CHOC Teacher of the Year award in 2006 and 2007.
Ying Peng, MD Child Neurology Dr. Peng provides care for the full range of neurological conditions, with special interest in pediatric neuromuscular disease and Electromyography/Nerve Conduction Studies (EMG/NCV) in children. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatric Neurology and the Clinical Neurophysiology Subspecialty Board. Dr. Peng completed medical school at the Shanghai Medical University in China/University of Kansas Co-education Program. She did her internship in pediatrics and her residency in neurology at UCI. Her fellowships are in clinical neurophysiology at UCI and in neuroscience/molecular biology research at Northwestern University.
Dr. Peng also speaks Chinese.
Her philosophy of care is that "options are always available if we are trying."
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Peterson, MD Cardiology Dr. Peterson is board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in pediatric cardiology. She completed her medical training at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Her internship and residency training were completed at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Peterson completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Peterson’s practice emphasis is on non-invasive imaging, including transesophageal and fetal echocardiography. Dr. Peterson is available for inpatient and outpatient consultations at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), CHOC at Mission, and other selected Orange County hospitals.
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Geetha Puthenveetil, MD Hematology Geetha Puthenveetil, MD specializes in all aspects of hematology with emphasis in hemoglobinopathies, including Beta Thalassemia and Sickle Cell disease. Dr. Puthenveetil is board certified in pediatrics and in pediatric hematology-oncology. She received her medical degree from St. John's Medical College in Karnataka, India. She completed pediatric residency training at St. John's Medical College Hospital and at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She completed a pediatric hematology-onocology fellowship at Children's Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California.
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Randhawa, MD Endocrinology Ruvdeep S. Randhawa, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and in pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Randhawa completed his fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at Mattel Children’s Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles. He received his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and completed residency training at Loma Linda Children’s Hospital. His research interests involve fetal growth restriction and the Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF) system. Dr. Randhawa’s philosophy of care is to always listen to the patient attentively.
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Rebolledo, MD Cardiology Medical Director of the CHOC Echocardiography Program and Director of the CHOC Cardiology Program, Michael Rebolledo, M.D. specializes in fetal cardiology, fetal echocardiography, transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography. Dr. Rebolledo is also the Clinical Director of PSF Cardiology. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. Dr. Rebolledo served his fellowship through the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where he also completed his residency. Dr. Rebolledo also speaks Spanish.
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Rehan, MD Neonatology Dr. Rehan treats the full spectrum of neonatal conditions. He is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. He completed his fellowship training at the Health Sciences Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Dr. Rehan completed his residency at Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital at Alderhey, Liverpool, England. He attended medical school at the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
William Mark Roberts, MD Pediatric Oncology Dr. Roberts attended medical school at the University of Missouri Kansas City. He completed his residency at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. He performed a fellowship at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. He is affiliated with Children's Oncology Group and Parents Against Cancer. His honors include the Alpha Omega Alpha, ABC7/MemorialCare Excellence in Health Care award, MCH Physician of the Year, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Ambulatory Care Center
Hubert Houssels Memorial Award/UCI Center for Health Education. Dr. Roberts is board certified in Pediatrics. His philosophy of care is to bring the best of science and humanity to serve children with cancer and blood disease with a patient and family centered care approach.
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David Sami, MD Ophthalmology Division Chief for PSF Ophthalmology, Dr. David Sami is board certified in Ophthalmology. Following medical school and internship at UCLA, his residency in Ophthalmology was at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Sami completed two fellowships in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus: A combined research and clinical fellowship at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, England; and a second at the Harvard fellowship program of Children's Hospital Boston. His academic and research interests include development of the visual system, motility of ocular prostheses, hereditary and systemic eye disorders of childhood, and retinopathy of prematurity.
Services provided include screening, consultation, treatment and surgery for: strabismus (children and adults), amblyopia (lazy eye), tearing eyes, infantile and childhood cataracts, pediatric glaucoma, traumatic eye injuries in children, complications of ROP (retinopathy of prematurity), periocular hemangiomas, ptosis (droopy eyelids), complications of systemic disorders: diabetes, sickle cell anemia, juvenile rheumatic disease, lupus.
Sanford Schneider, MD Neurology Sanford Schneider, M.D. FAAN, FAAP, provides care for the full range of neurological conditions. He is board certified in Child Neurology, Neurology, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, and Pediatrics. Dr. Schneider completed medical school at the New York University School of Medicine in New York and interned at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He completed his pediatric residency at Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York followed by a pediatric neurology and neurology fellowship at the Neurological Institute of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York.
Dr. Schneider was the former Professor and Director of the Division of Child Neurology at the Loma Linda School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California and was the Presbyterian Health Professor and Director of the Division of Child Neurology at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is presently Clinical Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Dr. Schneider was elected as a Fellow of the American Neurological Association, and is a Fellow of both the American Academies of Neurology and Pediatrics. He is scheduled to receive the New York University School of Medicine Alumni of the Year Award in October, 2007.
Dr. Schneider has special interest in neurological disorders, particularly epilepsy, headache, and genetic disorders of children and adolescents until the age of 18.
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Schwarz, MD Critical Care Adam Schwarz, M.D. specializes in pediatric critical care medicine. He is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. Dr. Schwarz completed a combined Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at Harbor-UCLA, Children’s Hospital of Orange County & King/Drew Medical Center. He received his medical training at Stanford University School of Medicine and completed both his internship and residency at Stanford University Hospital.
Dr. Schwarz previously served as the Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University of Kansas, and as an intensives at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. In 2007, he published Blueprints Pocket Pediatric ICU. Dr. Schwarz is fluent in Spanish, French and Malay/Indonesian.
Sarah Sela-Herman, MD Gastroenterology Dr. Herman is board certified in pediatrics and in pediatric gastroenterology. She completed her fellowship training in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of California San Francisco and completed her residency training in pediatrics at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland. She is fluent in Hebrew, Yiddish, Romanian, medical Arabic and medical Spanish.
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Sender, MD Oncology Leonard S. Sender, M.D. received his medical education in South Africa at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and completed his pediatrics internship and residency at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) Medical Center in Orange. His pediatrics hematology/oncology subspecialty training included the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA). Dr. Sender is board certified both in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. His professional interests are strongly centered on the diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of adolescent and young adult cancers (patients between the ages of 15 and 29). Dr. Sender is currently Medical Director of the Cancer Institute at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC); Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty (PSF) Division Chief of Oncology; and Medical Director of Clinical Oncology Services at the UC Irvine Medical Center’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Sharma, MD Nephrology Kavita Sharma, MD is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric nephrology. Dr. Sharma received her medical degree from the Maulana Azad Medical College at the University of Delhi in India where she also completed a junior residency in opthamology and a pediatric residency. She completed her internship in pediatrics at the Albert Einstein Medical Center at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and her residency at Children’s Hospital at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Sharma completed her nephrology fellowship training at Cedars Sinai Medical Center thru the University of Los Angeles. Dr. Sharma has a special interest in transplantation and dialysis.
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Wei-Ping Violet Shen, MD Oncology Clinical Director of the CHOC Research Program, pediatric hematologist/oncologist Violet Shen, M.D. provides expertise in neuro-oncology and new-agent clinical trials. Dr. Shen is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. She served a fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She completed her residency and internship at Cornell Medical College – North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in New York City, respectively. Dr. Shen received her medical training at National Taiwan University in Taipei. She also speaks Chinese. Dr. Shen manages the Neuro Oncology Clinic at CHOC.
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Singer, MD Cardiology With more than 50 years of experience, Melville Singer, M.D. treats the full spectrum of pediatric cardiology related conditions, with specialized expertise in adults with congenital heart disease. Dr. Singer is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. He served his fellowship and residency at Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati. He received his medical training at Ohio State University, in Cincinnati, and completed his internship at Cincinnati General Hospital.
Jasjit Singh, MD Infectious Disease Pediatric infectious disease subspecialist Jasjit Singh, M.D. specializes in international health issues, including vaccines for children. Dr. Singh is board certified in both pediatrics and infectious diseases. She received her fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. Both her residency and internship were completed at New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center in New York City. She received her medical training at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina.
Antoine Soliman, MD Neonatology Antoine Soliman, M.D. attended medical school at The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania. He completed both his internship and residency in pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. He performed a fellowship in Neonatology/Perinatology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as well. Dr. Soliman is board certified in pediatrics and board admissible in neonatology. He is fluent in Arabic.
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Steinmetz, MD Gastroenterology Pediatric Gastroenterologist Barry Steinmetz, M.D. specializes in inflammatory bowel disease. His research interests are in functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Steinmetz is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology/nutrition. He served his fellowship at UCLA Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, California and completed his residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine.
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Tesmer, MD Neonatology Katrina Tesmer, M.D. provides the full range of neonatal medical services. Dr. Tesmer serves as the Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana. Dr. Tesmer is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. She served her fellowship and residency through the University of Southern California and White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles, respectively. She graduated from the Medical School of Gdansk, Poland and completed her internship at Mlava Hospital in Poland.
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Torno, MD Oncology Dr. Lilibeth Torno leads the Ambulatory Care Services of The CHOC Cancer Institute and directs the CHOC Long Term Follow-up Clinic for survivors of childhood cancer. The outpatient clinic provides comprehensive care of children undergoing chemotherapy, as well as those who have completed therapy. She is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. Dr. Torno completed her fellowship training at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. She completed her residency at CHOC. She attended medical school at University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Phillipines.
Robert Tran, MD Gastroenterology Robert Tran, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and gastroenterology/nutrition. He received his medical degree from the Tuffs University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Tran completed his residency training at the University of California, Davis Medical Center. His fellowship training was completed at Mattel Children’s Hospital of UCLA in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Tran has special interests in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, pediatric intestinal disorders and growth and nutrition. Dr. Tran believes in treating each individual patient as a whole person and recognizes the importance of family and spirituality in the well-being of patients. Dr. Tran is available for consultations at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) and other selected Los Angeles and Orange County hospitals. Dr. Tran is fluent in Vietnamese.
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Trice, MD Neurology Pediatric neurologist Jill Trice, M.D. specializes in the treatment and management of all neurological conditions, with special emphasis in adolescent neurology, seizures and learning disorders. Dr. Trice served both her fellowship and internship training at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri. She completed her residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She received her medical training at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. She is specifically interested in pediatric headache, learning disabilities, and neonatal neurology.
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Trinh, MD Endocrinology Lien N. Trinh, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics and in pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Trinh completed her fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. She served her internship and residency at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, New York Medical College and received her medical degree at St. George’s University, School of Medicine in St. George, Grenada. Dr. Trinh is fluent in Vietnamese.
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Umnas, MD Critical Care Pediatric physician Gilbert Umnas, M.D. provides hospitalist services for the PSF Critical Care Division at the outreach hospitals that we serve. Dr. Umnas is board certified in pediatrics. He completed his residency at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and completed medical school at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine.
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Veiga, MD Nephrology Pediatric nephrologist Patricia Veiga, M.D. specializes in treatment and management of the full spectrum of related kidney conditions. She completed her fellowship, residency and internship training at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo in New York. She received her medical training at Saint Louis University in Missouri. Dr. Veiga is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric nephrology.
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Wang, MD Metabolic Disorders Raymond Wang, MD is a member of the PSF metabolic division and is board certified in both biochemical genetics and pediatrics. His major interests include inborn errors of metabolism, especially the lysosomal storage disorders. Dr. Wang has performed research on Fabry disease, determining the symptomatology of females with the disorder and participating as an investigator in a clinical trial for a novel treatment of the disease. He is currently in the process of establishing a lysosomal storage disorder clinic at the Children's Hospital of Orange County. Dr. Wang attended medical school at the University of California-Los Angeles. He completed his residency in pediatrics and medical genetics as well as a fellowship in clinical biochemical genetics at the University of California-Los Angeles/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Lawrence Wickham, MD Neonatology Lawrence K. Wickham, M.D. is the Medical Co-Director of Neonatal Services at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach. Dr. Wickham served a neonatology fellowship at Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, Washington. He completed both his internship and residency at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he served as Chief Resident. He attended medical school at the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Wickham is board certified in both pediatrics and neonatal/perinatal medicine. His honors include the Jonas Salk Mentor in Medicine Award in 2000 and California Perinatal Association’s Clinician of the Year in 1989.
As a PSF neonatologist, Dr. Wickham’s goal is to provide the highest level of care for patients at delivery and during their stay in the Hoag Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). His special interests include care of the late preterm infant and support of families dealing with the stress of having their infant hospitalized in a NICU.
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Worcester, MD Neonatology Dr. Worcester serves as the Director of CHOC Case Management and the Medical Director of the CHOC Early Development Assessment Center. She specializes in all aspects of neonatal medicine with expertise in the management of critically ill and pre-term newborns. Dr. Worcester is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. She served her fellowship and residency at University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange. Additionally, she completed her internship at Harbor General Hospital – UCLA School of Medicine. She received her training at the University of Oregon Medical School in Portland.
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Younes, MD Gastroenterology Bassam Younes, M.D. treats the full spectrum of pediatric gastro-intestinal disorders and diseases. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology/nutrition. He completed his fellowship training at UCLA Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Younes received his residency training at Semmelweis University School of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York and attended medical school at Semmelweis University School of Medicine in Budpest, Hungary.
Anchalee Yuengsrigul, MD Pulmonology Dr. Yuengsrigul specializes in the treatment of asthma, chronic lung disease, apnea and sleep related respiratory disorders. She completed a pulmonology clinical and research fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and a pediatric pulmonology fellowship at Miller Children's Hospital through the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Yuengsrigul completed her pediatric residency training at the Ramathibodi Hospital at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand and at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. Her medical training was completed at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. She is board certified in pediatric pulmonology.
