Provider Relations Reference Guide - CHLA

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Provider Relations Reference Guide - CHLA
Provider Relations
Reference Guide
Referrals
P: 888-631-2452
F: 323-361-8988
CHLA.org
Quick Reference Guide
Phone List
Satellite Offices
Provider Relations Team
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles - Arcadia
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles - Santa Monica
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles - South Bay
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles - Valencia
Miscellaneous
Clinical Services
Contact Information
Quick
Reference
Guide
Referrals, Admissions and Transport Services
Please Call: 888-631-2452 | Fax: 323-361-8988
Locations:
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Main Campus
4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Ph: 323-660-2450
CHLA.org
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia
Outpatient Specialty Center
468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006
Ph: 626-795-7177 | Fax: 626-357-4052
CHLA.org/ARCADIA
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Santa Monica
Outpatient Specialty Center
1301 20th St., Ste. 460, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Ph: 310-820-8608 | Fax: 310-586-7486
CHLA.org/SantaMonica
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
Outpatient Specialty Center
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
Ph: 310-303-3890 | Fax: 310-303-3893
CHLA.org/SouthBay
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
Outpatient Specialty Center
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355
Ph: 661-362-1240 | Fax: 661-259-7783
CHLA.org/VALENCIA
Laboratory Service
Children’s Laboratory – Main Campus
4650 Sunset Blvd., #32
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Ph: 877-543-9522
Fax: 323-361-6157
Walk-in service: Monday – Friday
6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Walk-in service: Saturday
7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Children’s Laboratory – Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Ph: 877-543-9522
Fax: 626-359-1019
Walk-in service: Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 1 – 5 p.m.
Children’s Laboratory – Encino
5353 Balboa Blvd., Ste.100
Encino, CA 91316
Ph: 877-543-9522
Fax: 818-728-4932
Walk-in service: Monday – Friday
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday appointments: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Children’s Laboratory – Pasadena
800 S. Fairmount Ave., Ste. 115
Pasadena, CA 91105
Ph: 877-543-9522
Fax: 626-578-0328
Walk-in service: Monday – Friday
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | 2 – 6 p.m.
Children’s Laboratory – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140
Valencia, CA 91355
Ph: 877-543-9522
Fax: 661-259-7560
Walk-in service: Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 1 – 5 p.m.
Other Support Services
and Resources
Provider Relations Team
Ph: 323-361-1667
Fax: 323-361-2719
Jennifer Klunder | Manager – 323-336-5903
Milena Yakubova, MPH – 323-361-5611
Pamela Lin – 323-361-6455
Megan Markham – 323-361-7415
Roxana Said, MPH – 323-361-6479
CHLA.org/ProviderRelations
Blood Donor Center – 323-361-2441
Foundation – 323-361-2308
Gabriel C. and Mary Duque Gift Shop –
323-361-4134
Health Information Management
(Medical Records) – 323-361-2387
Health Sciences Library – 323-361-2254
Office of Community Affairs – 323-361-2487
Patient Business Services – 323-361-2515
Radiology/Imaging Services – 323-361-2411
Referrals, Admissions and Transport Services
How to refer a patient:
Call:
888-631-2452 (select option 1)
How to admit a patient:
Call:
888-631-2452 (select option 2)
Fax:323-361-8988
Required information:
CHLA.org/REFERRALS
1. Patient demographics
2. Parent contact information
1. Patient demographics
2. Parent contact information
Facilities transporting patients to Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles for admission:
Email:md1@chla.usc.edu
Required information:
How to request transport services:
3. Admitting diagnosis
4. Insurance information for patient
5. Referring physician contact information
3. Chief diagnosis with notes
Call:
888-631-2452 (select option 2)
Required information:
1. Patient demographics
2. Purpose of the transport
3. Chief diagnosis
4. Patient condition
4. Requested department
5. Insurance information for patient
6. Referring physician contact information
An authorization is required for:
How to alert the Emergency
Department when you have a
patient on the way:
888-631-2452 (select option 2)
•
Patients with California Children’s Services
(CCS) insurance
Call:
•
Patients with HMO insurance
•
Patients with Medi-Cal insurance
Required information:
•
All radiology referrals
A prescription is required for referrals to:
•
Hearing and Speech
•
PT/OT
•
Radiology
1. Patient demographics
2. Chief diagnosis
3. Patient condition
4. Referring physician contact information
Emergency Department: 323-361-2120
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 Children’s Hospital
from anywhere in North America and internationally.
To refer an international patient please call:
323-361-0751
Clinical Services
Pediatric Medicine
Phone
Fax
Pediatric Medicine
Phone
Fax
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine 323-361-2153
323-953-8116
Rehabilitation
323-361-2231
323-361-8166
Allergy and Immunology
323-361-2501
323-361-1191
Rheumatology
323-361-2119
323-361-8030
Autism Services 323-361-6102
323-361-8196
Sleep Center
323-361-2287
323-361-4533
Bone Marrow Transplant
323-361-2546
323-361-8068
Teenage Health Center
323-361-2153
323-953-8116
Pediatric Surgery
Phone
Fax
Cardiology
323-361-2461323-361-1513
Dermatology
323-361-4191323-953-8116
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 323-361-6102
Diabetes
323-361-4606323-361-8065
Cardiothoracic Surgery
323-361-4148
323-361-3668
Dialysis
323-361-2560
Cardiothoracic Transplant 323-361-5965
323-361-7979
323-361-8196
323-361-4539
Endocrinology
323-361-4606323-361-8065
Craniofacial
323-361-4543323-361-4106
Gastroenterology
323-361-2181323-361-3718
Dentistry
323-361-2130323-361-1090
General Pediatrics 323-361-2110
323-361-8003
ENT/Otolaryngology
323-361-2145323-361-8172
Hearing and Speech
323-361-2137
323-361-1835
Kidney Transplant
323-361-2102
323-361-8028
Hematology-Oncology
323-361-4100323-361-3642
Liver and Intestinal Transplant
323-361-5454
323-361-3612
Infectious Diseases
323-361-2509
323-361-1183
Neurosurgery
323-361-2169323-361-3101
Marfan Syndrome Clinic (Medical Genetics)
323-361-2178
323-361-1172
Ophthalmology
323-361-2347323-361-3524
Maternal-Fetal Health
323-361-6065
323-361-6067
Orthopaedic Surgery
323-361-2142
323-361-3112
Medical Genetics
323-361-2178
323-361-1172
Pediatric Surgery
323-361-2322
323-361-4775
Mental Health 323-361-2350
323-361-8390
Plastic Surgery
323-361-2154
323-361-4106
Mitochondrial Disorders Clinic
323-361-2178
323-361-1172
Scoliosis
323-361-2142323-361-3112
Neonatology
323-361-2531323-361-4016
Spina Bifida
323-361-2384
Nephrology
323-361-2102323-361-8028
Urology
323-361-2247323-361-8034
Neurology
323-361-2471323-361-1109
Pain Management and Palliative Care
323-361-7686
323-361-1001
Physical and Occupational Therapy 323-361-2118
323-361-8166
Pulmonary Clinic
323-361-2287
323-361-4533
Pulmonary Function Lab
323-361-2162
323-361-4533
Radiation Oncology
323-361-2417
323-361-7977
323-361-8566
Satellite Offices
Allergy and Immunology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Bakersfield Pedi-Center
9900 Stockdale Highway, Ste. 105, Bakersfield, CA 93311 323-361-8636
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
310-303-3890
468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia 468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Santa Monica 1301 20th St., Ste. 460, Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-820-8608
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
310-303-3890
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 661-362-1240
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia
468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group 435 Arden Ave., Ste. 540, Glendale, CA 91203 323-361-3690
Pediatric Gastroenterology
8631 W. 3rd St., Ste. 735, Los Angeles, CA 90048 323-361-3690
Pediatric Gastroenterology
50 W. Bellefontaine St., Ste. 405, Pasadena, CA 91105 323-361-3690
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
310-303-3890
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 661-362-1240
Cardiology
Dermatology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology, Oncology and Blood And Marrow Transplantation
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia 468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Clinic
2000 Outlet Center Dr., Ste. 110, Oxnard, CA 93036 805-604-4588
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Santa Monica
1301 20th St., Ste. 460, Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-820-8608
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 661-362-1240
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Clinic
3291 Loma Vista Road, 4th Floor, Ventura, CA 93003 805-652-6120
Medical Genetics 321 N. Larchmont, Ste. 505, Los Angeles, CA 90004 323-856-8800
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Santa Monica 1301 20th St., Ste. 460, Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-820-8608
1301 20th St., Ste. 460, Santa Monica, CA 90404 3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503 23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 310-820-8608
310-303-3890
661-362-1240
50 W. Bellefontaine, Ste. 405, Pasadena, CA 91105 323-663-8128
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia 468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
University of Southern California (USC) Eye Institute
18111 Brookhurst St., Ste. 6400, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
714-628-2966
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
310-303-3890
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 661-362-1240
Medical Genetics
Neurology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Santa Monica Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Opthalmology
Orthopaedics
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia 468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Children’s Orthopaedic Center
4220 W. 3rd St., Ste. 205, Los Angeles, CA 90020 213-386-0183
Children’s Orthopaedic Center
120 S. Spalding Dr., Ste. 401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310-657-1300
Children’s Orthopaedic Center
306 Laurel Mountain Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 323-361-4658
Santa Monica Orthopaedic Group
2020 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 400, Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-315-2041
Children’s Orthopaedic Center
5525 Etiwanda Ave., Ste. 311, Tarzana, CA 91356 818-788-2981
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
310-303-3890
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 661-362-1240
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia 468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Pediatric Otolaryngology
435 N. Bedford Drive, Ste. 203, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-859-3431
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group 435 Arden Ave., Ste. 540, Glendale, CA 91203 818-545-7711
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
310-303-3890
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 661-362-1240
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia 468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 877-543-9522
Children’s Laboratory
5353 Balboa Blvd., Ste. 100, Encino, CA 91316 877-543-9522
Children’s Laboratory
800 S. Fairmount Ave., Ste. 115, Pasadena, CA 91105 877-543-9522
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 877-543-9522
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia 468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Children’s Pediatric Surgery 5400 Balboa Blvd., Ste. 331, Encino, CA 91316 818-382-3456
Miller Children’s Hospital
2801 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806 562-933-8518
Pathology and Lab Medicine
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery (continued)
Children’s Pediatric Surgery (Steven Spielberg Building)
8723 Alden Dr., Ste. 240, Los Angeles, CA 90048 310-423-2331
Children’s Pediatric Surgery 2220 Lynn Road, Ste. 306, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 805-496-0920
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 661-362-1240
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
1146 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA 91202 818-241-4217
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Santa Monica 1301 20th St., Ste. 460, Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-820-8608
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
310-303-3890
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia 468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center 1798 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, CA 91767 909-865-9839
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
310-303-3890
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 661-362-1240
Children’s Specialty Center
3121 S. Meryland Pkwy., Ste. 300, Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-732-1493
Miller Children’s Hospital
2801 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806 562-933-8842
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Arcadia 468 E. Santa Clara St., Arcadia, CA 91006 626-795-7177
Bakersfield Pedi-Center 9900 Stockdale Highway, Ste. 105, Bakersfield, CA 93311 323-361-2247
Sand Canyon Urgent Care Center
15775 Laguna Canyon Road, Ste. 100, Irvine, CA 92615
323-361-2247
Pediatric Urology
1523 W. Ave. J, Ste. 7, Lancaster, CA 93534 323-361-2247
Pediatric Urology
2840 Long Beach Blvd., Ste. 435, Long Beach, CA 90806
323-361-2247
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
Pulmonology
Rheumatology
Urology
Urology (continued)
Pediatric Urology
2000 Outlet Center Dr., Ste. 110, Oxnard, CA 93036 323-361-2247
Pediatric Urology 800 South Fairmount Ave., Ste. 115, Pasadena, CA 91105 323-361-2247
Pediatric Urology 1770 N. Orange Grove Ave., Ste. 210, Pomona, CA 91767 323-361-2247
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Santa Monica 1301 20th St., Ste. 460, Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-820-8608
Pediatric Urology 5525 Etiwanda Ave., Ste. 212, Tarzana, CA 91356 323-361-2247
Pediatric Urology 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 323-361-2247
Pediatric Urology 3440 Lomita Blvd., Ste. 240, Torrance, CA 90505 323-361-2247
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – South Bay
3440 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA 90503
310-303-3890
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Valencia
23838 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 140, Valencia, CA 91355 661-362-1240
Provider Relations Team
Robert Adler, MD
Chief Medical Officer, CHLA Health System
Senior Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics
Director of Medical Education at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the
University of Southern California
Jennifer Klunder
Manager, Provider Programs and Outreach
Office:
Cell: 323-361-0747
323-336-5903
Milena Yakubova, MPH
Program Coordinator
Office:
Cell:
Pamela Lin
Outreach Specialist
Office:
Cell:
323-361-6455
323-208-2007
323-361-5611
323-336-5637
Megan Markham
Roxana Said, MPH
Office: 323-361-7415
Cell:
323-203-7041
Office:
Cell:
Outreach Specialist
Outreach Specialist
323-361-6479
323-821-6252
Visit us at CHLA.org/ProviderRelations for:
Schedules
Forms
Brochures
Community Events
Continuing Medical Education
New Physicians
Contact us at 323-361-1667 or at ProviderRelations@chla.usc.edu
Inpatient Admissions and Outpatient Referrals
One-Stop Shop
888-631-2452
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Access Center
Admissions, Transports and Emergency Department Referrals
24 hours a day, seven days a week
Staffed by nurses and EMTs
Physician Referral Service
Hours: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Staffed by referral coordinators
Schedule April 2014
ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
Peck Ong, MD
Tuesdays • 1 – 5 p.m.
DERMATOLOGY
Minnelly Luu, MD
Tuesdays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Thursdays: 1st, 3rd, and 5th week of the month • 1:30 – 5 p.m.
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Lynda Fisher, MD
Wednesdays: 1st and 3rd week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
2nd and 4th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Jamie Wood, MD
Friday: 2nd week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. • (available 4/18 from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
Brian Miyazaki, MD
Tuesdays: 1st, 3rd, and 5th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. • 4/8 (unavailable)
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Chuan-Hao Lin, MD
Thursdays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Fridays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.
Quin Liu, MD
Tuesdays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Jaya Punati, MD
Mondays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ardath Yamaga, MD
Wednesdays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Edward Gomperts, MD
Thursdays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
IMAGING SERVICES
X-ray services
Please call to schedule an appointment
LABORATORY SERVICES
877-543-9522
Walk-in Service: Monday – Friday • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 1 – 5 p.m.
NEUROLOGY
OPHTHALMOLOGY
(continued on back)
Mark Borchert, MD
Tuesdays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29 (unavailable)
Thursdays: 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
4/10, 4/17, 4/24 (unavailable)
Angela Buffenn, MD
Monday and Thursday: 1st week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • 4/3 (unavailable)
(available on 4/10 from 1 – 4 p.m.)
(Continued)
Schedule April 2014
Continued
ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
OPHTHALMOLOGY (continued)
Thomas Lee, MD
Sudha Nallasamy, MD
Bibiana Reiser, MD
Friday: 1st week of the month • 8 – 12 p.m. • Available February, June, August,
October, December
Tuesdays: 1st, 3rd, and 5th week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.
Wednesdays • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday: 1st week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. • 4/3 (unavailable)
Tuesdays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Natalia Uribe, OD
Wednesdays: 2nd and 5th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Fridays • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
ORTHOPAEDICS
Alex Arkader, MD
Cell: 213-999-9280
Thursdays • 1 – 5 p.m.
Paul Choi, MD
Cell: 213-605-5583
Mondays • 1 – 5 p.m.
Deirdre Ryan, MD
Cell: 213-999-6354
Wednesdays • 1 – 5 p.m.
Bianca Edison, MD
Tuesdays: 1st, 3rd, and 5th week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.
Fridays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. (last Friday clinic 4/18)
OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT)
Debra Don, MD
Wednesdays • 1 – 5 p.m. • 4/3 (unavailable)
Thursdays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
James Stein, MD
Cell: 213-705-7591
Every other Thursday* • 2:30 – 5 p.m. • 4/17 (unavailable)
Cathy Shin, MD
Cell: 213-200-4312
Every other Thursday* • 12:30 – 5 p.m. • 4/10 (unavailable)
* Surgeons alternate coverage days.
PULMONOLOGY
Iris Perez, MD
Natalie Shilo, MD
Salman Khan, MD
Every other Monday* • 1 – 5 p.m.
Every other Monday* • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
* Physicians alternate coverage days.
Mondays: 1st, 3rd, and 5th week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m. • 4/21 (unavailable)
UROLOGY
Andy Chang, MD
Thursday: 2nd week of the month • 2 – 4 p.m.
Arcadia
Physician Bios
Allergy and Immunology
Peck Ong, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of
Southern California (USC)
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—White Memorial Medical Center
Fellowship: Allergy and Immunology—National Jewish Health
Dermatology
Minnelly Luu, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Medical School: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: Dermatology—State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Dermatology—University of California, San Francisco
Endocrinology
Lynda Fisher, MD
Associate Head, Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
Residency: Pediatrics—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Growth/Development Disorder; Pediatric Endocrinology—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Jamie R. Wood, MD
Director of Clinical Diabetes Programs, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency: Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Case Western University
Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University
Endocrinology (continued)
Brian Miyazaki, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Mattel Children’s Hospital
Gastroenterology
Chuan-Hao Lin, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: China Medical College
Residency: Pediatrics—Children’s Hospital Buffalo
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology—Children’s Hospital Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo
Quin Liu, MD
Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles;
Advanced Endoscopy—Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Jaya Punati, MD
Director of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Neuromuscular and Motility Program
Assistant Professor, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences
Residency: Pediatrics—Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatric Neurogastrointestinal Motility Disorders—
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ardath Yamaga, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Volunteer Faculty, at the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Hematology and Oncology
Edward Gomperts, MD, MBBCh, MSc
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: University of the Witwatersrand
Residency: Johannesburg General Hospital and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology—Royal Postgraduate Medical School
Ophthalmology
Mark Borchert, MD
Assistant Chief of Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Ophthalmology—Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center
Fellowship: Neuro-Ophthalmology—Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Angela Buffenn, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: Ophthalmology—University of Maryland
Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology—Wilmer Eye Institute/John Hopkins Hospital
Thomas Lee, MD
Director of The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Cornell University
Residency: Cornell University
Fellowship: Harvard University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Sudha Nallasamy, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Ophthalmology—Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus—Boston Children’s Hospital
Ophthalmology (continued)
Bibiana Reiser, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: The Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: Ophthalmology—University of California, Irvine
Fellowship: Cornea and Refractive Surgery—Doheny Eye Institute, USC; Pediatric Cornea, Cataract,
and Glaucoma—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Natalia Uribe, OD
Optometrist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Graduate School: La Salle University, Bogotá, Colombia
Residency: Contact Lenses—La Salle University, Bogotá, Colombia; Ocular Health and Primary Care—
Saint Thomas University
Orthopaedics
Alexandre Arkader, MD
Director of the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: F.T.E. Souza Marques, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residency: National Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics—Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Orthopaedic Oncology—
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Paul Choi, MD
Director of the Hip Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Washington University
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery—University of California, San Francisco
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Deirdre Ryan, MD
Director of the Spina Bifida Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery—Northwestern University – McGaw Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Orthopaedics (continued)
Bianca Edison, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—UCLA Medical Center
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Debra Don, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: The Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: Head and Neck Surgery—UCLA
Fellowship: Pediatric Otolaryngology—Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatric Surgery
James Stein, MD
Associate Chief of Surgery and Chief Medical Quality Officer, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Tufts School of Medicine
Residency: General Surgery—Tufts Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery—Babies Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian
Cathy Shin, MD
Attending Surgeon, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: General Surgery—University of Chicago Medical Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Pulmonology
Iris Perez, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Dr. Francisco Q. Duque Medical College
Residency: Pediatrics—Montefiore Medical Center, New York
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Pulmonology (continued)
Natalie Shilo, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology—McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital
Salman Khan, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Dow Medical School
Residency: Pediatrics—Brookdale University Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology—Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Urology
Andy Chang, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Urology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: The Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: General Surgery and Urology—LAC+USC Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Urology—Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Schedule April 2014
ENDOCRINOLOGY
David Geller, MD
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
HEMATOLOGY and ONCOLOGY
Stuart Siegel, MD
Thursdays: 1st and 3rd week of the month • 8:30 – 10 a.m.
MEDICAL GENETICS
Linda Randolph, MD
Thursday: 1st week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.*
Divya Vats, MD
Thursday: 1st week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.*
* Physicians will alternate coverage days.
NEUROLOGY
Kiarash Sadrieh, MD
Thursdays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
ORTHOPAEDICS
2020 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 400, Santa Monica, CA 90404 • Ph: 310-315-2041 | Fax: 323-361-3112
Nina Lightdale-Miric, MD
Tuesdays • 1 – 6 p.m.
Anita Herrera Hamilton
PhD, ABPP-CN
Mondays • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Neuropsych-concussion exams only
J. Lee Pace, MD
Tuesdays and Thursdays • 1 – 6 p.m.
Tracy Zaslow, MD
Mondays • 8 – 12 p.m.
Wednesdays and Fridays • 1 – 6 p.m.
PLASTIC SURGERY
Mark Urata, MD
Tuesdays • 1 – 5 p.m.
Jeffrey Hammoudeh, MD
Wednesdays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.
UROLOGY
Tuesdays: 3rd week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Roger De Filippo, MD
Wednesdays: 1st week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Fridays: 2nd week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Santa Monica
Physician Bios
Endocrinology
David Geller, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology—University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Stuart Siegel, MD
Director, Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program and the Center for International Health,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC)
Medical School: Boston University
Residency: Pediatrics—University of Minnesota Hospitals
Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology—National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Medical Genetics
Linda Randolph, MD
Division Chief, Medical Genetics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—Children’s National Medical Center
Fellowship: Clinical and Molecular Genetics—Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Clinical Genetics—Los Angeles County-Harbor/University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center
Divya Vats, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: NHL Municipal Medical College
Residency: Family Medicine—Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Fellowship: Clinical Biochemical Genetics—University of California, San Francisco
Neurology
Kiarash Sadrieh, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Finch University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School
Residency: Pediatrics—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Orthopaedics
Nina Lightdale-Miric, MD
Director, Upper Extremity Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital; Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Anita Herrera Hamilton, PhD, ABPP-CN
Director, Neuropsychology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Fuller Theological Seminary School of Psychology
Residency: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
J. Lee Pace, MD
Director, Sports Medicine Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington
Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Tracy Zaslow, MD
Medical Director, Sports Medicine Program and Director, Concussion Program, Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Pediatrics—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine—UCLA
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
Mark Urata, MD, DDS
Division Chief, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: The Keck School of Medicine and School of Dentistry of USC
Residency: General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
—Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center
Fellowship: Craniofacial Surgery—UCLA Medical Center
Jeffrey Hammoudeh, MD, DDS
Director, Jaw Deformities Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Northwestern University Medicine School
Residency: General and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery—Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard
Program; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Urology
Roger De Filippo, MD
Attending Surgeon, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of the Institute of Urology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: The Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: Urology—Keck School of Medicine of USC, LAC+USC Medical Center and Affiliate Hospitals
Fellowship: Research Fellowship in Tissue Engineering—Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Pediatric Urology—Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Schedule April 2014
ENDOCRINOLOGY
CARDIOLOGY
Sarah Badran, MD
Wednesdays • 1 – 4:30 p.m.*
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Pierre Wong, MD
Wednesdays • 1 – 4:30 p.m.*
*Physicians alternate coverage days
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Juliana Austin, MD
Clement Cheung, MD, PhD
Fridays: 1st, 3rd, and 5th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • 4/4 (unavailable)
(available 4/11 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Mondays: 1st and 3rd week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Harry Cynamon, MD
Thursdays • 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
IMAGING SERVICES (ENT)
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
X-ray services
Please call to schedule an appointment
NEUROLOGY
Nusrat Ahsan, MD
Wednesdays • 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
OPHTHALMOLOGY (Subspecialty Coverage: Retina, Cornea, and Glaucoma)
Thomas Lee, MD
Friday: 1st week of the month • 8 – 12 p.m. • available March, May, July,
September, November
Bibiana Reiser, MD
Thursday: 3rd week of the month • 8 – 12 p.m.
ORTHOPAEDICS
Bianca Edison, MD
Mondays: 1st, 3rd, and 5th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Wednesdays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
J. Lee Pace, MD
Thursdays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. • 4/10 (unavailable)
Lindsay Andras, MD
Tuesdays: 1st and 3rd week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
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Schedule April 2014
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Continued
OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT)
Ankur Patel, MD
PLASTIC SURGERY
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
William Magee III, MD
Fridays: 1st, 3rd, and 5th week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m. • 4/4 (unavailable)
Wednesday: 4th week of the month • 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
PULMONARY
Roberta Kato, MD
Tuesday: 2nd week of the month • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
UROLOGY
Roger De Filippo, MD
Friday: 1st week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.
Paul Kokorowski, MD
Wednesday: 3rd week of the month • 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT)
South Bay
Physician Bios
Cardiology
Sarah Badran, MD
Co-director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of
Southern California (USC)
Medical School: Kuwait University
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Pierre Wong, MD
Director of Echocardiography, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University Medicine School
Residency: Pediatrics—Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology—Boston Children’s Hospital
Endocrinology
Juliana Austin, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: Pediatrics — Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology — Oregon Health & Science University
Clement Cheung, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: University of Washington
Residency: Pediatrics—University of California, San Francisco
Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology—University of California, San Francisco
Gastroenterology
Harry Cynamon, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Gastroenterology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: Pediatrics—University of Miami School of Medicine
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology—University of Texas Medical Branch
Neurology
Nusrat Ahsan, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Medical School: University of Karachi Dow Medical College
Residency: Pediatrics—Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Fellowship: Child Neurology—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Ophthalmology
Thomas Lee, MD
Director of The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Cornell University
Residency: Cornell University
Fellowship: Harvard University, Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary
Bibiana Reiser, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: The Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: Ophthalmology—University of California, Irvine
Fellowship: Cornea and Refractive Surgery—USC Eye Institute; Pediatric Cornea, Cataract,
and Glaucoma—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Orthopaedics
Lindsay Andras, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Emory University
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery—Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Orthopaedics (continued)
Bianca Edison, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—UCLA Medical Center
J. Lee Pace, MD
Director of the Sports Medicine Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery—University of Washington
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles;
Sports Medicine—Children’s Hospital Boston
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Ankur Patel, DO, MPH
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Ohio University
Residency: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery—Ohio University
Fellowship: Pediatric Otolaryngology—Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Plastic And Maxillofacial Surgery
William Magee, MD, DDS
Director of International Programs, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Plastic Surgery—LAC+USC Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric and Craniofacial Surgery—USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Pulmonology
Roberta Kato, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Urology
Roger De Filippo, MD
Attending Surgeon, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of the Institute of Urology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: The Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: Urology—The Keck School of Medicine of USC, LAC+USC Medical Center and
Affiliate Hospitals
Fellowship: Research Fellowship in Tissue Engineering—Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard
Medical School; Pediatric Urology—Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Paul Kokorowski, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of the Institute of Urology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: The Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: Urology—LAC+USC Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Urology—Boston Children’s Hospital
Schedule April 2014
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Brian Miyazaki, MD
Tuesdays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Vrinda Bhardwaj, MD
Wednesdays and Thursdays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Gilberto Bultron, MD
Mondays • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • 4/7 (unavailable)
HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY
Francisco Bracho, MD
Thursdays: 1st and 3rd week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.
IMAGING SERVICES
X-ray services
Please call to schedule an appointment
LABORATORY SERVICES
877-543-9522
Walk-in Service: Monday – Friday • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.  1 – 5 p.m.
NEUROLOGY
Jay Desai, MD
Tuesday: 1st week of the month • 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Quyen Luc, MD
Thursdays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Sudha Nallasamy, MD
Thursdays • 8 – 12 p.m. • 4/17 (unavailable)
Thomas Lee, MD
Friday: 2nd week of every other month • 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
ORTHOPAEDICS
ORTHOPAEDICS
Bianca Edison, MD
Tuesdays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 8 – 12 p.m.
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Schedule April 2014
Continued
OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT)
Jeffery Koempel, MD
Wednesdays: 1st and 3rd week of the month • 8 – 11:45 a.m.
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Akemi Kawaguchi, MD
Thursday: 1st week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.
Cathy Shin, MD
Cell: 213-200-4312
Thursday: 3rd week of the month • 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
PULMONARY
Eugene Sohn, MD
Friday: 4th week of the month • 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Salman Khan, MD
Mondays: 2nd and 4th week of the month • 1 – 5 p.m.
PULMONARY
UROLOGY
Steve Kim, MD
Mondays • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Valencia
Physician Bios
Endocrinology
Brian Miyazaki, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC)
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Mattel Children’s Hospital
Gastroenterology
Vrinda Bhardwaj, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Residency: Pediatrics—Maimonides Medical Center, Infants and Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Gilberto Bultron, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Infants and Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: New Haven Medical Center, Yale University School of Medicine
Hematology and Oncology
Francisco Bracho, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology—Children’s Hospital of Orange County and the
National Cancer Institute
Neurology
Jay Desai, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: B.J. Medical College
Residency: Lincoln Medical Center, New York
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Quyen Luc, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics, Child Neurology—Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Movement Disorders—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Ophthalmology
Thomas Lee, MD
Director of The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Cornell University
Residency: Cornell University
Fellowship: Harvard University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Sudha Nallasamy, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Ophthalmology—Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus—Boston Children’s Hospital
Orthopaedics
Bianca Edison, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics—UCLA Medical Center
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Jeffrey Koempel, MD, MBA
Division Chief of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Otolaryngology-University of Illinois Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Otolaryngology-Children’s Memorial Hospital
Pediatric Surgery
Akemi Kawaguchi, MD
Attending Surgeon, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Residency: General Surgery—Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery—Texas Children’s Hospital
Cathy Shin, MD
Attending Surgeon, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: General Surgery—University of Chicago Medical Center and Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Pulmonology
Eugene Sohn, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Medical School: University of California, San Diego
Residency: Pediatrics—Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Salman Khan, MD
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Dow Medical School
Residency: Pediatrics—Brookdale University Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology—Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Urology
Steve S. Kim, MD, MSCE
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology, USC Institute of Urology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College
Residency: Urology—LAC+USC Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Urology—The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Master’s of Science in Clinical Epidemiology—University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Center for Clinical
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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Bakersfield
Pediatric Cardiology
& Urology Clinic
CARDIOLOGY SCHEDULE:
Second and fourth Tuesday of the month
HOURS: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
APPOINTMENTS/REFERRALS: Ph: 888-361-2452 • Fax: 323-361-8988 • Email: MD1@chla.usc.edu
CARDIOLOGY CONTACT: Claudia Figueroa • Ph: 323-361-8636 • Fax: 323-361-8169 • Email: cfigueroa@chla.usc.edu
PRIMARY PHYSICIANS: Jay Pruetz, MD Jon Detterich, MD
SPECIALTY SERVICES: (available in addition to the complete general cardiology practice)
Cardiac Electrophysiology and Device Program
Cardiac MRI
Non-Invasive Imaging
Interventional Catherization Services
Kawasaki Syndrome and Adult CHD Program
Preventive Cardiology and Dyslipidemia
Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension
Fetal Cardiology Program
PEDIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC CARDIAC SERVICES CONTACT:
Steve Okoli • Technician • 661-323-2341 • 2520 H St., Ste. C, Bakersfield, CA 93311
SERVICES:
• Echocardiograms
• ECGs
• Event Monitors
• Holter Monitors
SCHEDULE:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday: Closed
UROLOGY SCHEDULE: Second and fourth Monday of the month
HOURS: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
APPOINTMENTS/REFERRALS: Ph: 888-361-2452 • Fax: 323-361-8988 • Email: MD1@chla.usc.edu
UROLOGY CONTACT: Martina Delgado • Ph: 323-361-2247 • Fax: 323-361-8034 • Email: mdelgado@chla.usc.edu
PRIMARY PHYSICIAN: Paul Kokorowski, MD
SPECIALTY SERVICES: (available in addition to the complete general urology practice)
Hypospadias
Epispadias and complex genital reconstruction
Inguinal, scrotal and testicular surgery
Genitourinary oncology
Disorders of sex development
Antenatal and neonatal genitourinary anomalies
Congenital bladder and ureteral abnormalities including
vesicoureteral reflux
Renal collecting system malformations including
ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Endoscopic therapies including management of stone disease
Laparoscopy and robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery
The PEDI Center • 9900 Stockdale Hwy., Suite 105 • Bakersfield, CA 93311
Beverly Hills, West Valley and
Ventura/Oxnard
Schedule
Referrals – P: 888-631-2452 | F: 323-361-8988
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• Drug allergies/challenges
• Behavioral health
• Food allergies/challenges
• Center for Transyouth Health and Development
• Hereditary Angioedema
• HIV care services
• Pediatric HIV/AIDS
• Homeless health services
• Primary immunodeficiencies
• My VOICE (transition program for youth
with chronic illness)
• Respiratory allergies
• Project NATEEN (case management for teen parents)
Dentistry
• Reproductive health
• Substance abuse prevention and treatment
• Comprehensive dental treatment under
sedation/general anesthesia
• Teenage and young adult health (primary and
specialty care)
• Craniofacial and special care orthodontics
• Youth violence and gang prevention
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
• Cardiothoracic intensive care
• Inpatient procedural sedation
• Pain management
• Palliative care
• Pediatric anesthesiology
• Pediatric intensive care
Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Cardiac catheterization
• Double switch for L transposition
• Ebstein’s anomaly
• Interceptive orthodontics
• Nasoalveolar molding
• Oral surgery
• Pediatric and special needs dentistry
Dermatology
• Acne
• Benign growths
• Birthmarks
• Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
• Genetic skin disorders
• Hemangiomas and other vascular lesions
• Infectious skin diseases (fungal, viral, bacterial)
• Moles
• Psoriasis
• Electrophysiology
• Rashes or skin lesions of unknown cause
• Fetal cardiology
• Skin manifestations of rheumatologic disorders
• Heart failure
• Warts and molluscum
• Heart transplants
• Hyperlipidemia
Emergency Medicine
• Hypertension
• Kids Care (urgent care)
• Neonatal surgery
• Pediatric emergency department
• Noninvasive imaging
• Single ventricle
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
• Transposition of the great arteries
• Valvular disease
Clinical Immunology/Allergy
• Asthma
• Atopic dermatitis/eczema
• Transport
• Trauma care
Endocrinology/Metabolism
• Adrenal disorders
• Bone and mineral abnormalities
• Diabetes insipidus
• Hypoglycemia
• Obesity
Endocrinology/Metabolism (continued)
• Foster care, child abuse and violence intervention
•Puberty problems
• Primary/general health care
•Short stature
• Rett syndrome
•Thyroid issues
• Special health care needs – case management
•Type 1 diabetes
• Spina bifida
•Type 2 diabetes
Gastroenterology
•Achalasia
•Biliary atresia
•Celiac disease
•Chronic abdominal pain
•Chronic constipation
•Chronic diarrhea
•Crohn’s disease
•Dyspepsia
•Dysphagia
•Encopresis
•Fatty liver
•Gastroesophageal reflux
•Gastrointestinal endoscopy
•Hepatitis A, B, C
•Hirschsprung’s disease
•Home TPN
•Intestinal bleeding
•Intestinal failure
•Intestinal rehabilitation
•Irritable bowel syndrome
•Jaundice
•Liver and intestinal transplant
•Liver dysfunction
•Megacolon
•Pancreatitis
•Poor growth or malnutrition
•Short gut syndrome
•TPN-associated cholestasis
•Ulcerative colitis
•Unspecified functional motility disorders
•Vomiting
Hematology, Oncology and Blood and
Marrow Transplantation
• Blood and marrow transplant
• Bone and soft tissue sarcomas
• Bone marrow failure
• Brain and spinal cord tumors
• Clinical trials
• Clotting
• Developmental therapeutics
• Education resource center
• Genetic anemia
• Genetic white cell disorders
• Hemophilia
• Histiocytosis
• Iron overload
• Leukemia/lymphoma
• Neuroblastoma
• Neuropsychology assessment
• Psychosocial and educational support
• Psychology services
• Radiation oncology
• Retinoblastoma
• School reintegration
• Sickle cell disease
• Solid tumors
• Survivorship and transition services
• Teen support services
• Thalassemia
• Thrombosis
Hospital Medicine
• Inpatient unit coverage
• Inpatient care coordination
•Wilson’s disease
• Inpatient consults
General Pediatrics
• Inpatient access
•Autism and neurodevelopmental conditions
•Behavioral and mental health
•Community advocacy and policy development
•Developmental and behavioral pediatrics
•Developmental disabilities
• Attending-only inpatient services
• Reciprocal transfers
• Complex medical care
Infectious Diseases
• Bacterial, fungal and viral infections
Infectious Diseases (continued)
• Proteinuria
• Infections following travel
• Recurrent UTIs
• Infections in immunocompromised patients, including
those with cancer and transplant recipients
• Transplantation
• Kawasaki syndrome
Neonatology
• Neonatal infections, including those seen in
premature infants
• Unexplained fevers
• Unusual infections, including bone, joint and
central nervous system
Infusion Center/Day Hospital
• Antibiotic therapy
• Anticoagulation
• Apheresis
• Biologic therapy
• Blood draws
• Catheter care and maintenance
• Chemotherapy
• Endocrine stimulation testing
• Enzyme replacement therapy
• Hematopoietic stem cell infusion
• Hydration
• Injections
• Intravenous therapy and fluids
• Iron replacement therapy
• Photopheresis
• Transfusion of blood and blood products
Medical Genetics
• Birth defects and dysmorphology
• Clinical genetics
• Genetic counseling
• Inborn errors of metabolism
• Mitochondrial disorders
• Neurocutaneous disorders
• Prenatal genetics consultations
Nephrology
• Acute kidney failure
• Chronic kidney failure
• Congenital kidney abnormalities
• Dialysis, acute and chronic
• Glomerulonephritis
• Hematuria
• Hypertension
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
• Fetal diagnosis and intervention
• High-risk infant follow-up
• Maternal-fetal health
• Minimally invasive fetal surgery
• Newborn and Infant Critical Care
Neurology
• Brain tumors
• Cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities
• Epilepsy
• Headaches
• Immune-mediated neurological disorders
• Movement disorders
• Muscular dystrophy
• Neurocutaneous disorders
•Neurogenetic, degenerative and leukodystrophy disorders
• Neuromuscular disorders
Neurosurgery
• Arachnoid cysts
• Brachial plexus injuries
• Brain and spinal cord tumors
• Chiari malformation and spinal cord syringes
• Craniosynostosis and craniofacial reconstruction
• Diaphragmatic pacing
• Head and spinal cord trauma
• Hydrocephalus in utero
• Medically intractable epilepsy
• Neural tube defects
• Neurocutaneous syndromes
• Neuroendoscopy
• Spasticity surgery
• Vascular malformations
• Vertebral column anomalies
Orthopaedic Surgery
• Bone and soft tissue tumor
• Concussion evaluations and treatment
• General fracture care
• Hand and microsurgery
• Hip disorders
Orthopaedic Surgery (continued)
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
•Motion and sports evaluation and analysis
• Anatomic pathology
•Neuromuscular
•Biochemical genetics, endocrinology and special chemistry
•Scoliosis and spinal disorders
• Chemistry
•Sports medicine
• Chromosomal microarray with genetic counselor
Ophthalmology
• Comprehensive consultation services in all areas of
anatomic pathology
•Cataracts
•Contact lenses
•Cornea issues
•Eye birth defects
•Eye technology
•Glaucoma
•Neuro-ophthalmology
•Ocular plastics
•Orbit and eye movement
•Retina issues
•Retinoblastoma
•Strabismus
•Trauma
•Uveitis
• Cytogenetics
• Electron microscopy
• Flow cytometry immunophenotyping (leukemia/
lymphoma, immunodeficiency, stem cells)
• Hematology and coagulation
• Hematopathology
• Histocompatibility and immunogenetics (human leukocyte
antigen laboratory services)
• Immunology and immunoserology
•Microbiology, mycology, microbacterium and parasitology
• Molecular and genetic pathology
• Neuropathology and muscle biopsies
• Pediatric phlebotomy expertise
• Point of care testing
•Vision development
• Surgical pathology, perinatal pathology, autopsy
and cytopathology
Otolaryngology
• Transfusion medicine (donor center, blood bank,
therapeutic apheresis)
•Airway and breathing disorders
•Branchial cleft cyst and sinuses
•Cholesteatoma surgery
•Cochlear implantation
•Dermoid cyst and sinuses
•Ear drum perforations
•Ear infections and tube placement
•Facial nerve problems
•Foreign bodies of the ear, nose, airway and esophagus
•Head and neck masses
•Hearing loss
•Lymphatic malformations
•Mastoid diseases
•Neuro-otologic disorders
•Outer ear malformations
•Parathyroid diseases
•Sinus disease
• Virology
Pediatric Surgery
• Abdominal
• Ambulatory surgery
• Kidney and liver transplant
• Laparoscopic endoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery
• Neonatal
• Oncologic
• Pediatric gynecology
• Thoracic
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Cleft lip and palate
• Craniofacial
• Craniosynostosis
•Sleep apnea
• Ear reconstruction
•Thyroglossal duct cyst and sinuses
• Facial paralysis
•Thyroid masses and cancers
• Hand and microsurgery
•Tonsil and adenoid surgery
• Jaw deformities
•Tracheal reconstruction
• Scar revisions
•Turbinate reduction
• Tissue transplantation
•Voice disorders
• Vascular anomalies and pigmented lesions
Pulmonology
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Asthma
• Vasculitis
• Altitude testing
• Chronic lung disease of infancy
• Chronic respiratory failure
• Cystic fibrosis
• Diaphragm pacing
• Exercise stress testing
• Home mechanical ventilation
• Interstitial lung disease
•Neuromuscular disease with ventilatory muscle weakness
• Primary sleep disorders
• Pulmonary function laboratory
• Respiratory control disorders
• Sleep laboratory
• Sleep-related breathing disorders
• Sweat chloride laboratory
• Thoracic restriction
Radiology/Imaging Services
• CT (computed tomography)
• General anesthesia and sedation
• Interventional radiology
• MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
• Nuclear medicine
• PET-CT (positron emission tomography with
computed tomography)
• Ultrasound
STAR (Specialty Treatment Answers and
Recommendations) Service
• Physician consultations for difficult-to-diagnose patients
Transplant Programs
• Blood and marrow
• Heart
• Kidney
• Liver and intestinal
Urology
• Advanced fetal care
• “Belly button” surgery/single incision
laparoscopic surgery
• Bladder exstrophy
• Bladder issues
• Circumcisions
• Duplex kidneys
• Genital reconstruction
• Genitourinary tumors
• Hernias
• Hydroceles
• Hydronephrosis
• Hypospadias
• Disorders of sex development (intersex conditions)
• X-ray
• Kidney stones
Rehabilitation Medicine
• Robotic surgery/minimally invasive surgery
• Audiology hearing testing
• Inpatient acute rehabilitation
• Newborn hearing screening
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Sedated and non-sedated auditory brainstem
response hearing testing
• Speech language pathology
Rheumatology
• Autoimmune hearing loss
• Chronic inflammatory and degenerative eye diseases
• Chronic inflammatory muscle diseases
• Chronic pain conditions of childhood
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• Periodic fever syndromes
• Scleroderma
• Neurogenic bladder/urodynamics/spina bifida
• Undescended testicles (cryptorchidism)
• Ureteropelvic junction obstruction/pyeloplasty
• Urinary reconstruction
• Vesicoureteral reflux
• Voiding dysfunction

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