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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.

Ali Bearden, M.D.
Ali Bearden, M.D.

Medical School: Wisconsin
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Adult ID fellowship at University of Wisconsin Madison
Peds ID fellowship at LAC+USC
Pediatric Infectious Disease Faculty
Description of Current Position:
Attending in the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent and Adult Center for Virology and Infectious Disease (MCA), working with children, adolescents, and adults with HIV and other infections. Also provides inpatient pediatric infectious disease consultations.

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

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

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Pediatrics Chief 2010-2011
Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology with BMT fellowship 2011-2014
Description of Current Position:
Pediatrics Hematology Oncology Attending
Med + Peds Clinic Attending
Pediatric hospitalist



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

David Chung, M.D., M.B.A.
David Chung, M.D., M.B.A.

Medical School: Loma Linda University
Residency: LAC + USC
Positions Since Residency:
Quality Improvement Fellowship (QI) LAC + USC 2019-2020
Description of Current Position:
Leading and participating in several multi-disciplinary quality improvement and patient safety initiatives throughout LAC+USC Medical Center, training front line staff in Just Culture and teamwork tools, Assistant Medical Director of the Wilson High School Mobile Clinic, Med+Peds Resident clinic supervisor, attending on inpatient medicine wards

D. Steven Fox M.D., M.Sc.
D. Steven Fox M.D., M.Sc.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Positions Since Residency:
Consulting Specialist – Olive View UCLA Hospital
Financial Analyst – Private Investment Firm
Assistant Policy Analyst – The RAND Corporation
Description of Current Position:
Med+Peds Clinic Attending
Physician Specialist – Internal Medicine LAC+USC Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Keck School of Medicine
Clinical Fellow – Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics
Conducting Clinical Outcomes Research, and Health Services Research using real-time clinical informatics



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.

Marilyn Li M.D.
Marilyn Li M.D.

Medical School: Brown
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Residency Medicine 2000-2001
Allergy/Immunology Fellowship LAC+USC
Allergy/Immunology Faculty
Description of Current Position:
Allergy/Immunology Faculty. Performs inpatient consultations for Allergy/Immunology. Teaches Allergy/Immunology Fellows. Breathmobile Attending.

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

Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Resident Med-Peds 2019-2020


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

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.

John Nixon, M.D.
John Nixon, M.D.

Medical School: Rush University
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Resident Med-Peds 2019-2020


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


Justin Rice, M.D.
Justin Rice, M.D.

Medical School: Albany
Residency: LAC+USC
Positions Since Residency:
Chief Residency Med+Peds 2016-2017
Chief Resident Pediatrics 2017-2018
Description of Current Position:
Hospitalist at Keck Hospital of USC



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.



Patrick Sarte M.D., M.S.
Patrick Sarte M.D., M.S.

Medical School: Georgetown
Residency: LAC+USC
Description of Current Position:
Section Head of Hospital Medicine, 6 Months Inpatient Medicine Wards/Med Consult. Director of Non-Teaching Service, Private Practice Med+Peds at USC University Hospital, and Med+Peds Clinic Attending.



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.



LaShonda Spencer M.D.
LaShonda Spencer M.D.

Medical School: USC
Residency: University of Utah
Positions Since Residency:
Adult ID Fellowship LAC+USC
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.



Jaclyn Vargas, M.D.
Jaclyn Vargas, M.D.

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

Kira Watson, M.D., M.P.H.
Kira Watson, M.D., M.P.H.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: LAC + USC
Positions Since Residency:
Quality Improvement Fellowship (QI) LAC + USC 2019-2020
Description of Current Position:
Leading and participating in several multi-disciplinary quality improvement and patient safety initiatives throughout LAC+USC Medical Center, training front line staff in Just Culture and teamwork tools, Med+Peds Resident clinic supervisor, attending on inpatient medicine wards.



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