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Ameer Mody, MD

Ameer Mody, MD, MPH

Associate Director, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine
Director, Emergency Department Associate Program
Director, Clinical Informatics
Attending Physician
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Born and raised in Southern California, Dr. Mody is in his 6th year as an attending in the Emergency department at CHLA, and is the Director of Kids Care. His interests in pediatric emergency medicine include emergency department administration, LEAN initiatives in emergency medicine, asthma care, and patient throughput. He has published chapters in a variety of PEM textbooks, most recently in the 6th edition of Fleisher and Ludwig’s textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

In 2010, Dr. Mody was awarded the American Academy of Pediatrics, Chapter 4 Young Pediatrician of the Year, Current research involves utilizing mobile smartphones to communicate radiographic findings and development of advanced physician performance metrics. In his spare time, Dr. Mody enjoys exploring the local food scene and placing unrealistic athletic expectations on his 3 children, ages 12, 9, and 7.

Clinical Interests

Patient throughput, Asthma, Sedation / Analgesia

Education

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Internship

Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Pediatrics

Residency

Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Pediatrics

Fellowship

Loma Linda University Medical Center, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Accomplishments

Certifications

Pediatrics
Pediatrics Emergency Medicine

Areas of Focus

Emergency Medicine

Publications

Mody AP: “Neonatal Resuscitation and Newborn Problems” in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Question Review Book 2013.Wang, Flood, Sharma (eds). PEMQBook, LLC 2012

Mody AP, Kim TY: Chapter 276: Atrial Dysrhythmias. In: Fleischer and Ludwig’s 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult (#1 edition editors [Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, Scarfone RJ]). Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. pp. 276, 2011

Mody AP, Silverman B: Chapter 95: Problems in the Early Newborn Period. In: The Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (#6 edition editors [Fleischer, Ludwig]). Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 997-1011, 2010

Mody AP: Chapter 107 The Steroid Dependent Child. In: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (#1 editors [Baren, Brennan, Brown, and Rothrock]). Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, pp 771-774, 2008

Mody AP: Chapter 108 Addisonian Crisis. In: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (#1 editors [Baren, Brennan, Brown, and Rothrock]). Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, pp 775-778, 2008

Research

  • Mobile technology in PEM
  • Appendicitis
  • Physician performance metrics