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CA-LEND

Children's Hospital Los Angeles
University of Southern California, UCEDD
4650 Sunset Boulevard
Mailstop #53
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062

Main Phone: 323-361-2300
Main Fax: 323-361-8305
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UCEDD, LEND Program

USC UCEDD at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
University of Southern California
4650 Sunset Boulevard
Mailstop #53
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062

Main Phone: 323-361-2300
Main Fax: 323-361-8305
Program Email
Program Website

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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Larry Yin, MD, MSPH Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
LEND Director Douglas Vanderbilt, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD [email protected]
Assistant Director, USC UCEDD Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Alexis Deavenport-Saman, DrPH Public Health [email protected]
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Caitlin Sayegh Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Attending Physician Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC Piper Ann Calasanti Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Attending Physician Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator), Keck School of Medicine of USC Suzanne Roberts Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Attending Physician Ashaunta Anderson Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Bridgid Conn Psychology [email protected]
Community Behavioral Health Services Bradley Hudson, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Core Function Director- Clinical and Community Services Christine Mirzaian, MD, MPH, CLC Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Health Science & Behavioral Research Assistant Kristy Macias Other [email protected]
Licensed Clinical Psychologist Natalie Cruz Psychology [email protected]
Licensed Psychologist Silvia Gutierrez [email protected]
Licensed Psychologist Irina Quebles Psychology [email protected]
Licensed Psychologist I Alexis Johns [email protected]
Medical Director of Pediatric Operations, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, AltaMed Health Services, August 2012-present Assistant Program Director, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Pediatric Residency Program, May 2011-September 2014 NextGen EHR Liason, AltaMed and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles; August 2012-present Director: Home Safe Home Advocacy ProgramInjury prevention home visit with CHLA pediatric residents. Director, Community Pediatrics Advocacy Program, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, February 2008-Present Co-Director, IMPACT Advocacy Track, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, June 2011-present Mona Patel, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics David Schonfeld, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Professor of Pediatrics, W.M. Keck Chair in Neurogenetics, USC Keck School of Medicine Chief Scientific Officer, Vice President, and Director of The Saban Research Institute Director of the Program in Developmental Neurogenetics at The Saban Research Institute Pat Levitt Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Project Coordinator Crystal Ashe Public Health [email protected]
Psychologist Veronica Chavez [email protected]
Psychologist Tamara Matic [email protected]
Psychologist Cynthia Munoz [email protected]
Psychology Internship and Fellowship Training Director Sara Sherer, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Research Director, Division of Hospital Medicine Attending Physician Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC Christopher Russell Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Bridgid Conn Psychology [email protected]
Clinical Services Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD [email protected]
Clinical Services Christine Mirzaian, MD, MPH, CLC Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Clinical Services Amy West, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Community Support Cristal Escamilla Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Community Support Christine Mirzaian, MD, MPH, CLC Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Early Intervention Cristal Escamilla Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Early Intervention Amy West, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Medical Director Mona Patel, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES Family/Parent/Youth Advocacy [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Wesley Witherspoon Other [email protected]
Pediatric Services Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD [email protected]
Pediatric Services Joyce Javier Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatric Services Patricia Lakatos, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Pediatric Services Mona Patel, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Research Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD [email protected]
Research Sharon Hudson, PhD Medicine-Other [email protected]
Research Joyce Javier Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Research Olga Solomon, PhD Other [email protected]
Research Director Cecily Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN Nursing-General [email protected]
Research Director Pat Levitt Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Research Director Christopher Russell Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Training Director Emily Haranin, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Training Director Mona Patel, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Training Director Sara Sherer, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Training Director Marian Williams, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Audiology Alison Grimes, AuD Audiology [email protected]
Audiology Kristina Rousso, AuD Audiology [email protected]
Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry Jose Polido, DDS Dentistry-Pediatric [email protected]
Family LaTysa Flowers-Jackson Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Health Administration LaVonna Blair-Lewis, PhD, MPH Health Administration [email protected]
Medicine John Harlow, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Nursing Cecily Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN Nursing-General [email protected]
Nursing Noreen Clarke, MS, RN Nursing-General [email protected]
Nutrition Hope Wills, MA, RD, CSP, CLS Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Shelby Surfas, OTD, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES Family/Parent/Youth Advocacy [email protected]
Pediatrics Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD [email protected]
Pediatrics Mona Patel, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics Sheela Rao, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics Christopher Russell Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Sheela Rao, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Physical Therapy Linda Fetters, PhD, PT, FAPTA Physical Therapy [email protected]
Physical Therapy Mary Habib, PhD Physical Therapy [email protected]
Physical Therapy Barbara Sargent, PhD, PT, PCS Physical Therapy [email protected]
Physical Therapy Jeremy Wong, PT, DPT, PCS Physical Therapy [email protected]
Psychiatry Irina Quebles Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Bridgid Conn Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD [email protected]
Psychology Marie Kanne Poulsen, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Jennifer Rafeedie, PsyD [email protected]
Public Health Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD Public Health [email protected]
Social Work Julie Cederbaum, PhD, MSW, MPH Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Nancy Hunt, MA, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Amanda Tyree, MA, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Health Care Transition Planning Cecily Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN Nursing-General [email protected]
Infant/Family and Early Childhood Mental Health Marie Kanne Poulsen, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Medical Home; Title V Kathryn Smith, DrPH, MN, RN Nursing-General [email protected]
Racial Disparities Barbara Wheeler, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Voting, Emergency Preparedness, Crime Prevention & Self-Advocacy Wesley Witherspoon Other [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
ALTA MED Nutrition Services; Obesity Services Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD Public Health [email protected]
ALTA MED Partnership Robert A. Jacobs, MD, MPH Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Behavioral Health: Adolescent Medicine Program Sara Sherer, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Behavioral Health: Child and Family Program Dean Coffey, PsyD Social Work [email protected]
Behavioral Health: Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Program Karen Kay Imagawa, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Behavioral Health: Early Childhood Program Marian Williams, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Behavioral Health: Occupational Therapy Program Shelby Surfas, OTD, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Behavioral Health: Pediatric Psychology Mental Health Melissa Carson, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Behavioral Health: Project Heal Trauma Program Karen Rogers, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Feeding Clinic Hope Wills, MA, RD, CSP, CLS Nutrition [email protected]
High Risk Infant Follow-up Douglas Vanderbilt, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Medical Director of Pediatric Operations, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, AltaMed Health Services, August 2012-present Medical Informatics NextGen Director, AltaMed CHLA, March 2012- present Medical Director: Patient Centered Medical home model for children with special health care needs within the AltaMed General Pediatrics Clinic. 2010-Present. $75,000 from the Hearst Foundation CCS Stakeholder Advisory Member, September 2014-present Young Adult Transition Committee, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA August 2012-Present Diversity Council Member, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA, July 2012-Present March for Babies Committee, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA, February 2012-present Ethics Resource Committee, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA, October 1, 2007Present Mona Patel, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Spina Bifida Program; Rett Clinic; Autism Clinic Boone Fetter (CHLA); Behavioral Health: Nursing Team & Psychiatry Kathryn Smith, DrPH, MN, RN Nursing-General [email protected]
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