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Our physician-in-chief, Edward McCabe, M.D., Ph.D., always has time in his schedule to meet with a resident -- to listen to a concern, to guide you to an appropriate fellowship program, or to find a position in a practice, whether local or far away. You can talk to him after weekly McCabe Rounds, as chief rounds are called. Or, you?ll find him in his lab. Dr. McCabe first identified the gene for adrenal hypoplasia congenita (AHC), and he studies how the AHC gene regulates the development of the adrenal gland. McCabe affirms that "It was our concern for our patients that started us on this path. It is very gratifying to apply our work directly to affected patients." He adds, "Research of all types -- clinical investigation, health services research, and bench work -- advance our understanding of the developing child in health and disease. We are privileged to be able to work with such courageous kids and their families. |
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Charles F. Simmons, Jr., MD,
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Ahmanson Pediatric Center,
Director, Division of Neonatology, and Director of the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Professor
of Pediatrics at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Ruth and
Harry Roman Chair in Neonatology. Dr. Simmons formerly served as
Director of the NICU and Associate in Medicine at Children's
Hospital, Boston. In addition, Dr. Simmons was Director of the
Harvard University Training Program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
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M. Virginia Barrow, MD, Director of the Pediatric Residency Program, earned her MD degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Barrow subsequently completed residency and chief residency at Cook County Childrens Hospital in Chicago.
Dr. Barrow served as the Associate Clerkship Director at Rush University Medical College and as the Associate Residency Program Director at Stroger Hospital of Cook County. She was recognized for her excellent teaching and contributions to curriculum development and program assessment at both institutions. Dr. Barrow studied Health Professions Education at the University of Illinois and is particularly interested in simulation. In addition to her work as a medical educator, Dr. Barrow is a dedicated child advocate and served on the Executive Committee of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Angelika Rampal, M.D. Assistant Program Director
Contact: arampal@ucla.edu
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Lee Todd Miller, M.D.
has assumed the role of Vice Chair for Education within the Department of
Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In this new role
Lee has assumed a leadership and oversight position within the newly formed
UCLA Tri-Campus Pediatric Residency Training Program, with particular
activities related to resident and medical student counseling and housestaff
recruitment. Lee has also a assumed role expanding our existing programs in
international pediatrics. After completing his post-graduate training at the
University of Virginia, Lee had been directing the training program at
Cedars-Sinai for over 18 years. He is the 10-time recipient of the UCLA
School of Medicine's Golden Apple Award, the UCLA School of Medicine
recipient of the Humanism in Medicine Award sponsored by the American
Association of Medical Colleges, and the recipient of the University of
California Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award. |
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Kate
Perkins, M.D., Ph.D., has assumed the role of Associate Vice Chair for
Education within the Department of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of
Medicine at UCLA. In this role, Kate has also assumed a leadership and
oversight position within the newly formed Tri-Campus Pediatric Residency
Program, focusing specifically on curriculum design. Kate has been at
Cedars-Sinai since 1987, beginning her residency in the Department of
Pediatrics after having completed both Medical School and PhD training in
Genetics at the University of Minnesota. Kate has been a member of the
Primary Care Division at Cedars-Sinai, and has Directed both the Inpatient
and Outpatient Pediatric Services at Cedars-Sinai. She has been recognized
over the years with numerous teaching awards at both the undergraduate and
graduate medical education levels, including the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Pediatric Residency Golden Apple Teaching Award, and the Award for
Excellence In Education from the UCLA School of Medicine. |
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Rona Molodow,
MD,
JD is Associate Program Director for the Olive View-UCLA site. In
addition to her responsibilities as a general pediatrician, she
serves as attending for the Mid-Valley continuity clinic and is
Medical Director of Olive View's Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect
Clinic. She currently is chairperson of Olive View's Graduate
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Arthur Cho, MD, is the Associate Program Director at the Cedars-Sinai campus, having joined the faculty in 2005 within the Division of General Academic Pediatrics. Dr. Cho completed his medical school studies at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and his residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and his Chief Residency in the integrated UCLA Pediatric Training Program.
His particular interests are in medical education and inpatient pediatric medicine. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Cedars-Sinai's COACH program (Community Outreach Assistance for Children's Health), a mobile health clinical program that brings ambulatory care services to underserved communities in Los Angeles County. He is the recipient of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Pediatric Residency Golden Apple Teaching Award for 2005-2006.
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Alice Kuo, M.D., Ph.D.,
M.Ed., is Program Director of the Community Health and Advocacy Training
(CHAT) Program and the Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency
Program at UCLA, and Director of the Community Health and Advocacy Guild.
She oversees the CHAT curriculum, the community-based training curriculum
for the categorical pediatrics program, and the med-peds curriculum. Dr.
Kuo is also Assistant Director of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children,
Families and Communities. Her academic interests include early education
experiences for Latino preschool children, developmental services delivery
systems, and systems of care for children with special health care needs.
Her goals for the UCLA Pediatric Residency Program are for residents to
understand the context in which children live—their families, schools, and
communities—and to “think beyond the four walls of the clinic room.” |
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