Pediatrics Los Angeles Medical Center - Faculty

Joshua May, MD
Program Director

Joshua May, MD
Program Director
Medical School
David Geffen School of Medicine - UCLA
Residency Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Clinical Interests
childhood growth and endocrine disorders, pediatric diabetes and coping with diagnosis through community resources, resident/medical student education

Doris Waldron, MD
Associate Program Director

Doris Waldron, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School
Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles
Clinical Interests
resident and medical student education, wellness, obesity prevention

Ameeta Ganju, MD
Associate Program Director

Ameeta Ganju, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School
University of Miami School of Medicine
Residency Training
University of Chicago Hospitals
Clinical Interests
physician-patient communication, child behavior, resident teaching

Jelena Douillard, MD
Associate Program Director

Jelena Douillard, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles
Clinical Interests
pediatric hospital medicine, resident education, and critical care transport

Nilesh Patel, MD
Residency Program Director Emeritus (2012-2016)

Nilesh Patel, MD
Residency Program Director Emeritus (2012-2016)
Medical School
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Residency Training
University of California: Los Angeles Medical Center

Jerry Cheng, MD
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Jerry Cheng, MD
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Medical School
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Residency Training
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
Fellowship Training
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
Full-Time Faculty
Adolescent Medicine
M. Nava, PNP
R. Zeledon, MD
Allergy and Immunology
M. Kaplan, MD
J. Sheikh, MD
S. Samant, MD
Ambulatory Pediatrics
C. Baker, MD
B. Do, MD
R. Druma, MD
A. Ganju, MD
J. Gonzalez, MD
B. Haiem, MD
I. Huang, MD
C. Hurley, MD
S. Marout, MD
S. Newman, MD
N. Patel, MD
E. Pelayo, MD
R. Scanlon, MD
S. Shi, MD
D. Waldron, MD
Cardiology
T. Degner, MD
M. Russel, MD
M. Salem, MD
Cardiac Surgery
K. Kallin, MD
Dermatology
V. Sosa, MD
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Kek-Khee Loo, MD
J. Yang, MD
Endocrinology
J. May, MD
E. Shih, MD
Gastroenterology
S. Kim, DO
F. Watanabe, MD
Genetics
M. Vera, MD
Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation
R. Cooper, MD
J. Cheng, MD
L. Mueller, MD
H. Tran, MD
Hospitalists
K. Chang, MD
D. Chin, MD
J. Douillard, MD
P. Han, MD
A. Hawthorne, DO
J. Pachon, MD
L. Schram, MD
E. Taragano, MD
A. Vora, MD
Infectious Diseases
S. Fitzwater, MD
Z. Taylor, MD
Learning Disorders
I. Huang, MD
Metabolic Diseases
D. Vats, MD
Neonatology
S. Alagarsamy, MD
P. Arora, MD
C. McLean, MD
A. Moghimi, MD
S. Newman, MD
E. Raab, MD
E. Rhee, MD
A. Reitman, DO
Nephrology
J. Hernandez, MD
B. Kuizon, MD
Neurology
E. McGinnis, MD
D. Sarco, MD
Neurosurgery
E. Christian, MD
D. Esfahani, MD
Ophthalmology
N. Ellenhorn, MD
M. Pearson-Cody, DO
Orthopedics
D. Apel, MD
J. Kessler, MD
J. Weiss, MD
Otolaryngology
C. Nguyen, MD
D. Tieu, MD
Pediatric Critical Care
D. Bruno, MD
J. Ejike, MD
M. Favazza, MD
K. Lewis, MD
J. Luu, MD
M. Malik, MD
R. Parungao, MD
G. Tan, MD
S. Treiman, MD
N. Vilasagar, MD
Pediatric Palliative Care
S. Dabagh, MD
Pulmonology
M. Saeed, MD
E. Sohn, MD
Radiology
L. Peng, MD
M. Ngo, MD
G. Radner, MD
Rheumatology
J. Garza-Figueroa, MD
A. Ramanathan, MD
Sports Medicine
J. Tierney, MD
Surgery
A. Chong, MD
C. Lee, MD
R. Sydorak, MD
Urology
G. Huang, MD
M. Metzdorf, MD
Well Baby Nursery/High-Risk Infant Clinic
M. Rosen, MD