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Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP

Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery and Population & Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine USC

Education

Medical School

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 

Residency

General Surgery – UCLA

Fellowship

Pediatric Surgery – Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Accomplishments

Certifications

General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons (ACS)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA)
Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)

Awards

UCLA Ronald Tomkins Outstanding Teaching Award 2015
American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery Rosenkrantz Resident Research Award, Clinical Science 2014
UCLA Outstanding Student Teaching Award 2010, 2011
NIH Loan Repayment Program Award 2010 – 2012
Outstanding Resident Award – UCLA Department of Surgery 2010 – 2012
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program 2010-2012
Viola G. Hyde Scholarship Award – UCLA Department of Surgery 2008
Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation Scholar 2003 – 2004 

Areas of Focus

Neonatal surgery
Colorectal surgery
Minimally invasive surgery

Publications

Research

Outcomes in pediatric surgery
Regionalization of pediatric surgical care
Health care disparities
Health policy
Opioid use
Health economics
Health equity

Research Studies

The aim of this study is to find out how overall health and wellness is related to need for pain medication after surgery.

Media

ScienceNewsNet - 5 Keys to Effective Medication Safety at Home

Outlook Valley Sun - Community Partners Join to Spread Safety Awareness

HealthDay - Some Newborns Need Methadone Post-Surgery, But Use Brings Problems

Medical Laboratory Observer - Opioids, methadone and babies

Yahoo - Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $3 Million to Study Opioid Use in Hospitalized Infants

Yahoo! - Safely Reducing Opioid Use for Post-Surgical Pain Control in Children

Parents Magazine - Top 15 Children's Hospitals in Innovation and Technology

Yahoo - Opioids for children and teens: New postsurgical guidelines aim to mitigate risks of dependence, misuse

New York Times - New Guidelines Cover Opioid Use After Children’s Surgery

KNBC - CHLA Doctor Helps Develop Guidelines for Opioid Use in Children and Teens

CHLA.org - Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Surgeon Establishes First-Ever Guidelines for Pediatric Opioid Prescribing

Science Daily - Teens abusing painkillers are more likely to later use heroin

CHLA Press Releases

Opioids vs. NSAIDS: Which Are Safest and Most Effective for Treating Pain Following Surgery?

Opioids, Methadone and Babies

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $3 Million to Study Opioid Use in Hospitalized Infants

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Surgeon Establishes First-Ever Guidelines for Pediatric Opioid Prescribing

CHLA Blog

CHLA Researchers Find That Length of Opioid Treatment for Hospitalized Infants Differs by Institution and Geography

What Pain Medications Work Best for Adolescents and Young Adults?

Faculty Spotlight: Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP

Which ECMO Babies Are at Risk for Readmission?

ResearCHLA 2021 Highlights