Our Expert Team

Pediatric Surgical Services' highly experienced pediatric surgeons and staff work together to develop an individualized plan of care for each patient. Patients and their families come to the program with confidence, secure in the knowledge that our surgeons are board certified and have special competence in minimally invasive neurosurgical, surgical, laparoscopic and thoracoscopic approaches.

Leadership

Andrew L. Freedman MD, FAAP
Vice Chair, Pediatric Surgical Services
Director, Pediatric Urology

David Bliss MD, FACS, FAAP
Director, Pediatric Surgery

Team Members

Gary S. Bellack MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist	Wen Cheng MD Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program
J. Louis Cohen MD Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Program Medical Director, Operating Room Services	Henry Chen MD, MBA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Health Associates, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group Research Member, Cedars-Sinai Sinus Center Member, Pediatrics
Myles J. Cohen MD Director, Hand and Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery	Moise Danielpour MD Director, Pediatric Program
Barry P. Duel MD FAAP FACS Associate Director, Pediatric Urology Faculty, Urology Residency	Philip K. Frykman MD PhD Associate Director, Pediatric Surgery
William M. Hohl MD Associate Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery	David A. Kulber MD FACS Clinical Chief, Cedars-Sinai's Department of Surgery Director, Cedars-Sinai's Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Director, Plastic Surgery Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group
Sheryl Lewin MD Surgery	Gene C. Liu MD Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Christina M. McAlpin MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon	Anita N. Newman MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Nicholas Nissen MD Surgeon, Comprehensive Transplant Center	John Reinisch MD Director, Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery Plastic Surgeon, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group
Robert O. Ruder MD Head and Neck Surgeon, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Lorraine M. Smith MD MPH FACS Pediatric Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery
Alfredo Trento MD FACS Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Estelle, Abe and Marjorie Sanders Chair in Cardiac Surgery	Kasper Wang MD FACS FAAP Surgeon, Pediatric Surgical Services
Denis M. Weintraub DDS Clinical Chief, Dentistry; Co-Director, Craniofacial Surgery; Co-Director, Residency Training Program