Doris Waldron, MD
Residency 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

David Chin, MD
Associate Residency Program Director

Medical School: Loma Linda School of Medicine
Residency Training: Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles
Clinical Interests: inpatient pediatric medicine, management and transportation of critically ill patients, graduate medical education

Ameeta Ganju, MD
Associate Residency Program Director, Community Medicine 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

Joshua May, MD
Associate Residency 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

Nilesh Patel, MD
Residency Program Director Emeritus

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Residency Training: University of California: Los Angeles Medical Center

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
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
M. Shahrokhi, MD
S. Shi, MD
S. Wormley, MD

Cardiology
T. Degner, MD
M. Russel, MD
M. Salem, MD

Cardiac Surgery
K. Kallin, MD

Dermatology
V. Sosa, MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
J. Yang, MD

Endocrinology
E. Bellfield, MD
J. May, MD

Gastroenterology
S. Kim, DO
F. Watanabe, MD

Genetics
M. Vera, MD

Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation
R. Cooper, MD
J. Cheng, MD
R. Shearer, 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
K. Bui, 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

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

Pulmonology
M. Saeed, MD
E. Sohn, MD

Radiology
L. Peng, MD
M. Ngo, MD
G. Radner, MD
R. Saul, MD

Rheumatology
J. Garza-Figueroa, MD
A. Ramanathan, MD

Sports Medicine
J. Tierney, MD

Surgery
C. Lee, MD
R. Sydorak, MD

Urology
G. Huang, MD
M. Metzdorf, MD

Well Baby Nursery/High-Risk Infant Clinic
M. Rosen, MD