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Sahar Abdelrahman, M.D.
Sahar Abdelrahman, M.D.

Medical School: Wisconsin
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Resident Pediatrics 2013-2014
Community Primary Care 2015-2019
Attending Adolescent Care and Transition Clinic 2019-present
Description of Current Position:
Primary care for high risk and socially and medically complex people of all ages, attending on inpatient pediatrics and internal medicine wards, Med-Peds Resident clinic supervisor.

Michelle Banh, M.D.
Michelle Banh, M.D.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine 
Residency: LA General Medical Center 
Positions Since Residency: Still my current position
Description of Current Position: IM hospitalist, Associate Medical Director of Utilization Management, Associate Medical Director of Safer at Home 

Nick Caselman, M.D.
Nick Caselman, M.D.

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
(Community-based Assessment and Treatment Center) CATC Clinic Faculty
Description of Current Position:
CATC Clinic Attending (Primary care for children in foster care)
Med + Peds Clinic Attending

Lissette Cervantes, M.D.
Lissette Cervantes, M.D.

Medical School: Loma Linda University
Residency: Los Angeles General Medical Center (Previously LAC+USC)
Positions Since Residency:
Internal Medicine Hospitalist  
Associate Chief of Hospital Medicine 
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Description of Current Position:
Attending physician responsible for patient care, supervising and teaching medical students, interns, and residents in the inpatient setting.

Randall Chan, M.D.
Randall Chan, M.D.

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School 
Residency: LAC+USC (LA General)
Positions Since Residency:
Pediatrics Chief Resident 2010-2011
Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology clinical fellowship at CHLA 2011-2014 
Attending Physician at LA General 2014-current (see below) 
Description of Current Position:
Director and Division Chief, LA General Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (LAGMC), Keck School of Medicine of USC 

Kevin Chen, M.D.
Kevin Chen, M.D.

Medical School: Georgetown
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Med+Peds Chief Resident: 2017-2018
Med+Peds Faculty Clinic Attending
Associate Medical Director for Med+Peds Clinic
Description of Current Position:
Med+Peds Faculty and Associate Medical Director, Med+Peds Clinic

James Homans M.D.
James Homans M.D.

Medical School: Tulane
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Adult ID Fellowship LAC+USC
Pediatric Infectious Disease Faculty
Description of Current Position:
Pediatric Infectious Disease. Works in our outpatient ID clinic for HIV positive children. Performs inpatient consultations for ID and serves 2 months a year as Inpatient Pediatric Ward Attending.

Margarita Ivanova, M.D.
Margarita Ivanova, M.D.

Medical School: USC
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Med+Peds Chief Resident 2023-2024
Med+Peds Clinic Attending
Description of Current Position:
Med+Peds Clinic Attending

Spencer Liebman, M.D.
Spencer Liebman, M.D.

Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Med-Peds Chief Resident 2019-2020
DHS Internal Medicine Hospitalist 2020-present
Medical Director LA General Addiction Medicine 2020-present 
Description of Current Position:
I currently work as an academic hospitalist at LA General Medical Center in Internal Medicine supervising our residents, interns and medical students and help to run our Addiction Medicine department which provides inpatient and outpatient care to persons dealing with substance use disorders and complex pain across all ages.

Neha Mahajan, M.D.
Neha Mahajan, M.D.

Medical School: USC Keck Medical School
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Med+Peds Clinic Attending
Medical Director for Med+Peds Clinic
Description of Current Position:
Outpatient primary care Med + Peds Faculty Clinic seeing special needs patients and transitional care patients. Serves one month each as an inpatient medicine and pediatrics ward attending

  Medical School:  University of California, San Francisco  Residency:  USC/Los Angeles General Medical Center Med+Peds  P ositions Since Residency:  Pediatric Chief Resident (2022-2023) Internal Medicine Hospitalist (2023 - Present)   Desc

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Residency: USC/Los Angeles General Medical Center Med+Peds 
Positions Since Residency:
Pediatric Chief Resident (2022-2023)
Internal Medicine Hospitalist (2023 - Present) 
Description of Current Position:
As a hospitalist, in addition to attending on medicine wards, other responsibilities include being a unit medical director, teaching through the procedure service, conducting inpatient quality improvement initiatives, and leading diversity/equity/inclusion efforts across campus. 

Breck Nichols M.D., M.P.H.
Breck Nichols M.D., M.P.H.

Medical School: Tulane
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Residency Medicine
Allergy/Immunology Fellowship LAC+USC
Program Director for Med+Peds Residency Program
Medical Director for Med+Peds Clinic 2005-2018
Division Chief for Med+Peds Division
Description of Current Position:
Med+Peds Residency Program Director and Med+Peds Division Chief. Serves 2 months as Pediatric Inpatient Ward Attending and 2 months as Medicine Inpatient Ward Attending. Allergy/Immunology Clinic Attending 6 months of the year. Active in Community Outreach and Disease Management Research. Med+Peds Clinic Attending.

Mohamad Raad, M.D.
Mohamad Raad, M.D.

Medical School: UCSD
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Pediatric Chief Resident
Adolescent Care and Transitions Clinic (ACT) Medical Director
Description of Current Position:
Med+Peds Clinic Attending, Outpatient primary care in the Adolescent Care and Transition (ACT) Clinic taking care of transitional age youth and young adults with chronic medical diseases of childhood. Also attend on the internal medicine and pediatric inpatient services.



Pruthul Patel, M.D.
Pruthul Patel, M.D.

Medical School: USC
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Resident Pediatrics 2019-2020


Tracey Samko, M.D.
Tracey Samko, M.D.

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Residency Med-Peds 2014-2015
Chief Resident Pediatrics 2015-2016
Attending Adolescent Care and Transition Clinic 2016-present
Associate Program for Med+Peds Residency Program
LGBTQ Clinic Director
Description of Current Position:
Primary care for high risk and socially and medically complex people of all ages with a special focus in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) population, attending on inpatient pediatrics and internal medicine wards, Med-Peds Resident clinic supervisor.



Paola Sequeira M.D., M.P.H.
Paola Sequeira M.D., M.P.H.

Medical School: University of Miami
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Residency Medicine
Adult Endocrine Fellowship LAC+USC
Director of Clinic for Adults and Young Adults with Type I Diabetes
Endocrine Consultant for LGBTQ Clinic
Endocrine Consultant for Gestational Diabetes Clinic
Description of Current Position:
Pediatric Endocrine Attending. Performs inpatient consultations for Pediatric Endocrinology. Attends in Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic. Very active in Pediatric Endocrine research. Starting a Transitional Care Clinic for patients over 18 with Type I Diabetes.



Stephanie Zia M.D., MACM
Stephanie Zia M.D., MACM

Medical School: USC
Residency: LAC+USC
Teaching Award from 4th Year USC Med School Class:
1 Resident is selected from over 900 in Med Center for this award yearly.
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Resident Pediatrics
Assistant Program Director for Med+Peds Residency Program
Description of Current Position:
Assistant Dean for Career Advising at Keck School of Medicine, Med+Peds Hospitalist, Faculty Advisor for Keck Med+Peds Student Interest Groupt. Rotates between Medicine and Pediatrics every 2 months doing Inpatient Medicine Ward Attending, Inpatient Pediatrics Ward Attending, and PICU Attending. Med+Peds Clinic Attending.

 
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Contacts

Phone: 323.409.5610
Fax: 323.226.3853

Program Director:
Breck Nichols
Email: brn@usc.edu

Program Coordinator:
Marilu Ramos
Email: MRamos4@dhs.lacounty.gov



 

Mailing Address:

Med+Peds GME Office
Los Angeles General Medical Center /
IRD Building
2020 Zonal Ave, Rm. 115
Los Angeles, CA 90033