Our Expert Team
Our expertise in pediatrics covers more than 20 specialties, ranging from pediatric general surgery to neurosurgery, from cardiology to neonatology and from oncology to medical genetics. Our pediatric specialists are drawn from Cedars-Sinai's world renowned centers of excellence and specialty programs, as well as from the Cedars-Sinai Department of Pediatrics.
Our highly skilled and compassionate medical staff provides the latest diagnostic procedures and treatments available. Our multidisciplinary team consists of board-certified physicians, surgeons, pediatric hematologists, oncologists, nurse specialists, clinical social workers, child life specialists and skilled volunteers.
 Charles Simmons, Jr, MD Chairman, Pediatrics; Director, Neonatology |  Harold N. Amer, MD Vice Chairman, Department of Pediatric Clinical Services; Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
 Moshe Arditi, MD Vice-Chairman, Department of Pediatric Research, Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases |  Lee Miller, MD Vice-Chairman, Department of Pediatric Education, Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program |
Cardiology - Pediatric
- Tim W. Casarez, MD Medical Director, Pediatric Echocardiology
- David A. Ferry, MD Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
- L. Stephen Gordon, MD Director, Invasive and Interventional Pediatric Cardiology
Endocrinology - Pediatric
- David H. Geller, MD
- Suparna Jain, MD
Gastronenterology - Pediatric
- Marla C. Dubinsky, MD Director, Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
- Shervin Rabizadeh, MD, MBA
Hematology/Oncology - Pediatric
- Carole H. Hurvitz, MD, FAAP Director, Division of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
- Fataneh (Fae) Majlessipour, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Liliana Sloninsky, MD
Infectious Disease, Allergy, Immunology - Pediatric
- Deborah Lehman, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- George Yen-Hsi Liu, MD, PhD
- Danica J. Schulte, MD
Neonatal Intensive Care
- Arie L. Alkalay, MD Director, Well Baby Nursery, Division of Neonatology
- William Binder, MD Neonatology
- Arash Moghimi, MD Neonatology
- Kurlen Payton, MD Neonatology
- Maria L. Pernia, MD Neonatology
- Asha Puri, MD Associate Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Sivapriya T. Reddy, DO Neonatology
- Sabitha Sehgal, MD Director, Infant Progress Clinic
- Merdado Supnet, MD, FAAP Neonatology
Nephrology - Pediatric
- Elaine S. Kamil, MD Clinical Director, Pediatric Nephrology
- Dechu Puliyanda, MD
Neurology
- Nancy Niparko, MD
- Y. Jane Tavyev, MD
Pediatrics
- Ryan Alexy, MD Hospitalist
- Arthur Cho, MD Medical Director, Coach for Kids
- Anish Desai, MD Hospitalist
- Anuj Desai, MD Hospitalist
- Ling-Chih Liang, MD Hospitalist
- Jeremy Perlman, MD, FAAP
- Nirupa Reddy, MD Hospitalist
- Shirley Russ, MD, MPH
Pediatric Intensive Care
- Joel Barron, MD
- Gary Goulin, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; Co-Director, Pediatric Critical Care Center
- Muhammed Zuhdi, MD
Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - High Risk Infant Progress Clinic
- Ryan H. Kotton, MD Director, Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Director, High Risk Infant Progress Clinic
Pulmonary Medicine - Pediatric
- Christopher Harris, MD Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
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