AFFILIATES AT OLIVE VIEW MED CENTER

Division Highlights 

The Department of Pediatrics at Olive View-UCLA provides inpatient, outpatient, urgent care and newborn healthcare services for infants, children and adolescents under the supervision of the Chief of Pediatrics. The Chief of Pediatrics is responsible to the Chairman, Department of Pediatrics at UCLA and Medical Director of Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. The following include the accomplishments of Pediatrics UCLA during 1999:

1. A Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) program was established in September 1997 is now in full operation in 1999. We evaluate approximately 60 children per month as part of this program.
2. In response to the ACGME changes in time that pediatric housestaff are allowed to rotate in neonatal intensive care settings, we have developed a new curriculum which uses an interactive format of progressively complicated neonatal problems. This was developed under the direction of Dr. Maureen Sims with the collaboration of the neonatal faculty members. Also, our newborn group has developed an updated comprehensive guideline for neonatal intensive care unit and normal nursery.
3. Initiation and maintenance of NICU database which has served as a performance improvement tool. This resulted in a change in the delivery protocol as well as ventilatory support.
4. Olive View-UCLA Medical Center was surveyed by JCAHO and California Medical Association in April of 1999. The Department of Pediatrics passed with an excellent score. In addition, the Department of Pediatrics had a site visit by Universal Care and they were very pleased with our performances.
5. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Program was established. The eligible infants were given Synagis. This program has been very successful and received an award from the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission.

Faculty Profiles

BUI, KIM C.

Faculty Member Since:	1997
Degrees:	MD, Faculte Necker Enfants Malades, Universite Rene Descartes, Paris V, France, 1982, Diplome de Medecin Tropical, Universite Cochin, Paris
Rank:	Clinical Assistant Professor
Research Interests:	Advanced respiratory care for newborn respiratory failure including ECMO, inhaled nitric oxide, intra-tracheal pulmonary ventilation
Teaching:	Co-Director of the ECMO program at UCLA since October 1997
Professional Committees:	Blood Usage Committee at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

DEFENDI, GERMAINE L.G.

Faculty Member Since:	1995
Degrees:	MD, New York University, NYC, NY MS, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ BA, Duke University, Durham, NC
Rank:	Assistant Clinical Professor
Research Interests:	Clinical Genetics
Teaching:	Coordinator, Medical Genetics Clinic, OV-UCLA Attending, Pediatric Clinic, OV-UCLA Attending, Inpatient Service, OV-UCLA
University Service:	Chairperson, Breastfeeding Committee, OV-UCLA Director, Newborn Hearing Screening Program, OV-UCLA Representative, Infectious Disease committee, OV-UCLA Representative, Library Committee, OV-UCLA Representative, Pediatric Redesign Task Force, OV-UCLA
Professional Committees:	Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Member, Los Angeles Pediatric Society
Community Involvement:	Trustee, Child Educational Center located in La Canada, CA

EWING, CYNTHIA K.

Faculty Member Since:	1998
Degrees:	MD, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine BS, Towson State University
Rank:	Assistant Clinical Professor
Research Interests:	Birth Defects Epidemiology
Teaching:	Clinical Fundamental Course for UCLA 2nd year medical students Teaching rounds in the NICU Teaching rounds in the Newborn Nursery Pediatric Noon Conference
University Service:	Development of the NICU database
Professional Committees:	Pediatric Mortality and Morbidity Committee Neonatal/Genetic Consultant to the Antepartum Screening Clinic Educational Research Institute Committee - OV-UCLA

HALL, SUE L.

Faculty Member Since:	1997
Degrees:	MD, University of Missouri MSW, Boston University BA, Stanford University
Rank:	Assistant Clinical Professor
Teaching:	Medical students, interns and residents
Professional Committees:	Reviewer for Journal of Perinatology and Acta Paediatrica California Association of Neonatologist, Co-editor of Newsletter Associate Director, Newborn Services, OV-UCLA Director, NICU Follow-up Clinic, OV-UCLA Director, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Program, OV-UCLA Director, Neonatal Sleep Lab, OV-UCLA Chairman, Pediatric Credentials Committee, OV-UCLA Chairman, Medication Usage Sub-Committee, OV-UCLA

MALEKZADEH, MOHAMMAD

Faculty Member Since:	1980
Degrees:	MD, Pahlavi University Medical School
Rank:	Professor, UCLA and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, OV-UCLA
Research Interests:	Chronic Renal Failure, Transplantation
Teaching:	Organizer, Grand rounds, Department of Pediatrics, OV-UCLA Member, Pediatric Training Program, UCLA and OV-UCLA Member, Pediatric Nephrology Training Program
University Service:	Member, Review and Appraisal Committee
Professional Committees:	Member, Medical Executive Committee, OV-UCLA Member, Performance Improvement Committee, OV-UCLA Member, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, OV-UCLA Member, Laboratory Evaluation Committee, OV-UCLA Member, Utilization Review Committee, OV-UCLA Chairman, CME Committee, Department of Pediatrics, OV-UCLA Chairman, CAMP Committee, National Kidney Foundation

MOLODOW, RONA E.

Faculty Member Since:	1995
Degrees:	MD, University of California, San Diego JD, University of Southern California BA, University of Southern California
Rank:	Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Research Interests:	Legal and Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
Teaching:	Didactic sessions at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center (OV-UCLA) for residents and medical students Teaching of students and residents in the OV-UCLA Pediatric Outpatient Clinic and Inpatient Service Preceptor, Doctoring III, UCLA School of Medicine Course Director, Pediatric Subinternship, Venice Family Clinic Instructor, Los Angeles County Pediatric Nursing Education Programs
University Service:	Co-Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program, UCLA Member, Resident Promotions Committee, Dept of Pediatrics, UCLA Member, Resident Selection Committee, Dept of Pediatrics, UCLA Member, Human Subjects Protection Committee, UCLA North Valley Public Health Liaison Committee, OV-UCLA

SIMS, MAUREEN 

Faculty Member Since:	1994
Degrees:	MD, Boston University BA, Drew University
Rank:	Clinical Professor, UCLA and Director Newborn Services, OV-UCLA
Research Interests:	Research Interests: Brain injury in the neonate, Control of breathing in the neonate, Bioethics
Teaching:	Clinical teaching of third year medical students Clinical Fundamental Course for second year students Teaching Rounds in the NICU and in the Normal Nursery Pediatric noon conferences Bioethics course for School of Religion, USC
University Service:	Chair, NICU Performance Improvement Committee, OV-UCLA Chair, Hospital Bioethics Committee, OV-UCLA Chair, County Wide Reengineering Program, OV-UCLA Member, Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality Committee, OV-UCLA Consultant, Antepartum Screening Clinic, OV-UCLA Member, Risk Management Committee, OV-UCLA Member, Infant Safety Committee, OV-UCLA
Professional Committees:	Board Member, California Association of Neonatologists Bioethics Consultant, LA Bar and LA Medical Association Consultant, LA County Judicial Hearing Review Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, Perinatology section Member, Western Society of Pediatric Research Co-editor, California Association of Neonatology Newsletter

TULLY, SUSAN 

Faculty Member Since:	1989
Degrees:	MD, BA, University of California, Los Angeles
Rank:	Professor Emerita
Research Interests:	Childhood injury, otitis media
Teaching:	Supervision and clinical teaching of pediatric, family medicine, emergency medicine residents, medical students and nurse practitioner students. Instructor in Nursing, California State University, Los Angeles, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program.
University Service:	Director, Lead Poisoning Clinic, Olive View-UCLA Director, Resident Continuity Clinic, Mid-Valley Comprehensive Health Center, Van Nuys
Professional Committees:	American Academy of Pediatrics, National Committee on Injury & Poison Prevention American Academy of Pediatrics, Chair, California Chapter 2 Scholarship Committee American Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapter 2 Injury Prevention Committee
Community Service:	730 Panel Consultant (Child Abuse Expert Witness), Los Angeles Children's Court

VANDEWEGHE, HEATHERLY S.

Faculty Member Since:	1992
Degrees:	MD, University of Southern California BS, Stanford University
Rank:	Assistant Clinical Professor
Research Interests:	Asthma, Cimetidine for Warts
Teaching:	Director, Ambulatory Pediatrics, OV-UCLA Coordinator, Asthma Clinic, OV-UCLA Coordinator, Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Clinic, OV-UCLA

Division Publications

1. Committee on Injury & Poison Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics, including Tully SB. External cause-of-injury codes. Pediatrics 103:524-26, 1999.

2. Committee on Injury & Poison Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics, including Tully SB. Trampolines at home, school, and recreational centers. Pediatrics 103:1053-56, 1999.

3. Committee on Native American Child Health and Committee on Injury & Poison Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics, including Tully SB. Prevention of unintentional injury among American Indian and Alaska Native children. Pediatrics 103:1397-99, 1999.

4. Molodow R. Commentary: The McGolgan Case, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 8(1):129-131, 1999.

5. Perez CA, Bui KC, Bustorff-Silva J, Atkinson JB. Comparison of intratracheal pulmonary ventilation (ITPV) to hybrid ITP in a rabbit model of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by saline lavage. ASAIO J 45(5):496-01, 1999.

6. Perez CA, Bui KC, Bustorff-Silva J, Atkinson JB. Comparison of intratracheal pulmonary ventilation and hybrid intratracheal pulmonary ventilation to conventional mechanical ventilation. Critical Care Medicine (in press, 1999.)

Division Presentations

1. Bui KC. ECMO and nitric oxide orientation lecture for new NICU nurses. UCLA, 2/18/99.

2. Bui KC. ECMO for neonatal respiratory failure. Advanced neonatal/perinatal nursing conference organized by Ventura County Medical Center. Radisson Hotel, Oxnard, CA. 5/13/99.

3. Bui KC. ECMO 101 lecture series for UCLA Pediatric Cardiology fellows.

   1. 4/5/99: Oxygen delivery and consumption, physiology of gas exchange on VA and VV ECMO.
   2. 4/12/99: Daily management of patients on ECMO. Special considerations with ECMO for cardiac support.
   3. 4/19/99: Weaning and trial off ECMO, post ECMO studies, survival and follow up neurodevelopmental outcome.
   4. 5/17/99: Complications, incidence, impact on survival, management.

4. Bui KC. ECMO training session for three NICU and PICU attendings and two perfusionists. 7/15/99.

5. Bui KC. ECMO orientation for NICU nurses: History, physiology of venoarterial and veno-venous ECMO, pre-ECMO assessment, daily management, complications and their management, outcome data. These half-day orientation classes were given on: 5/28/99, 7/1/99, 7/8/99, 7/29/99, 10/12/99.

6. Bui KC. Blood gas interpretation and approach to ventilator management. Noon conference for pediatric residents and students. Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. 7/16/99.

7. Bui KC. Venovenous and veno-arterial ECMO for newborns and adults. Lecture to pediatric surgical residents and students. 7/26/99.

8. Bui KC. Neonatal ECMO didactic training course for neonatology attendings (9am to 5pm). UCLA. 9/16/99.

9. Bui KC. ECMO wet lab skills and emergency drills for NICU physicians and nurses. UCLA. 9/21/99.

10. Bui KC. Introduction to ECMO didactic day for four ECTU nurses, UCLA: History of ECMO, venovenous and venoarterial ECMO physiology, newborn respiratory failure and cardiac support consideration, survival outcome, oxygen delivery and consumption, membrane oxygenator gas exchange principles, complications and management, neurodevelopmental outcome of ECMO survivors. UCLA. 10/30/99.

11. Defendi GL. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. LAC+USC Grand Rounds. 1/19/99.

12. Defendi GL. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. UCLA. 2/12/99.

13. Defendi GL. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Noon Conference, OV-UCLA. 4/2/99.

14. Defendi GL. Poisonings. Medical Student Conference, OV-UCLA. 4/7/99.

15. Defendi GL. Fragile X Syndrome. Morning Educational Conference, OV-UCLA. 4/19/99.

16. Defendi GL. How to Become A Physician. Education Conference for High School Students. 5/5/99.

17. Defendi GL. Eating Disorders -Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. Noon Conference, OV-UCLA. 5/18/99.

18. Defendi GL. Genetic Syndromes with Focus on Chromosomal Abnormalities. Morning Education Conference, OV-UCLA. 5/20/99.

19. Defendi GL. Fragile X Syndrome. Resident Educational Conference, OV-UCLA. 5/26/99.

20. Defendi GL. Genetic Syndromes: Overview of Mendelian Genetics (AR, AD, X linked). Nursing Conference, OV-UCLA. 6/9/99.

21. Defendi GL. Neurofibromatosis: Understanding "The Elephant Man." Pediatric Grand Rounds, OV-UCLA. 6/9/99.

22. Defendi GL. Eating Disorders. Resident Noon Conference, OV-UCLA. 6/18/99.

23. Defendi GL. Genetic Syndromes-Focus on Chromosomal and Autosomal Dominant Syndromes. Resident Noon Conference, OV-UCLA. 6/25/99.

24. Defendi GL. Genetic Syndromes-Trisomies, Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Autosomal Dominant Syndromes, Fetal Teratogen. Resident Noon Conference, OV-UCLA. 9/24/99.

25. Defendi GL. Genetic Syndromes - "An overview of chromosomal and Mendelian Inheritance." Resident Noon Conference, OV-UCLA. 10/27/99.

26. Defendi GL. HSP: Henoch Scholein Purpura. Morning Case Conference, OV-UCLA. 10/28/99.

27. Defendi GL. Genetic Syndromes: "Unusual Syndromes - Obesity and Short Stature." Resident Noon Conference, OV-UCLA. 11/19/99.

28. Hall SL. Twins: Twice as Much to Know. Neonatology Seminar, Children's Mercy Hosital, Kansas City, MO. 10/10/99.

29. Hall SL. Infants of Substance Abusing Mothers. Pediatric Grand Rounds, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA. 9/2/99.

30. Hall SL. Neonatal Sepsis and Dehydration. Pediatric Grand Rounds, Pacific Alliance Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. 9/27/99.

31. Hall SL. Prevention of RSV in High Risk Infants. Lecture to Community Pediatricians, Bakersfield, CA.10/21/99.

32. Hall SL. Prenatal Drug Exposure: Diagnosis and Management. Pediatric Grand Rounds, OV-UCLA. 12/1/99.

33. Molodow RE. Pediatric Respiratory Pathophysiology. Los Angeles County Advanced Neonatal/Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Program. 3/99.

34. Molodow RE. Chest Pain in Kids: When Is It Really an Emergency? 12th Annual OV-UCLA National Conference on Advances in Emergency Medicine. 4/99.

35. Molodow RE. Pediatric Emergency Procedures: A Hands-On Experience. 12th Annual OV-UCLA National Conference on Advances in Emergency Medicine. 4/99.

36. Molodow RE. Failure to Thrive: Why isn't this baby growing? ValleyCare Third Annual Case Conference on Disease Management, OV-UCLA. 5/99.

37. Molodow RE. Common Respiratory Disorders. Los Angeles County Pediatric Emergency Nursing Program.11/99.

38. Molodow RE. Knowing When to Suspect: Recognizing Child Abuse in the Clinic and Emergency Department. Los Angeles County Pediatric Emergency Nursing Program. 11/99.

39. Sims ME. Neuropathophysiology in Neonates. LA County Neonatal Critical Care Program. 3/99.

40. Tully SB. Acute Limp in Children. Pediatric Grand Rounds, LAC+USC Medical Center. 1/15/99.

41. Tully SB. Pediatric Dermatology in the Emergency Department. Winter Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Board Review Course, University of Southern California School of Medicine. 3/4/99.

42. Tully SB. Pediatric Genitourinary Tract Problems. University of Southern California Physician Assistant Training Program. 4/4/99.

43. Tully SB. Childhood Poisoning. Pediatric Conference, Simi Valley Hospital. 6/10/99.

44. Tully SB. Childhood Injury Prevention: Principles and Practice. Pediatric Grand Rounds, Long Beach Memorial/Miller Children's Hospital. 6/18/99.

45. Tully SB. Pediatric Dermatology in the Emergency Department. Annual Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Board Review Course, University of Southern California School of Medicine. 9/2/99.

46. Tully SB. Infant and Child Case Presentations. Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course, UCLA Medical Center. 11/8/99.