Guide to Medical Experts

Members of the news media wishing to contact or interview any Physician, Nurse, Caregiver, Patient or others at our hospital should contact our:

Media Relations Department

During normal business hours
323-361-4133
After normal business hours
Pager 213-209-1333

Adolescent Medicine
Richard G. MacKenzie, M.D., C.M.
Marvin E. Belzer, M.D.

AIDS, HIV-infection
Joseph A. Church, M.D.

Allergies
Ronald M. Ferdman, M.D.

Anesthesiology 
Randall C. Wetzel, M.B., B.S., FCCM, FAAP

Asthma
Ronald M. Ferdman, M.D.

Attention Deficit Disorder
Greg Smookler, M.D.

Bone Marrrow Transplantation
Neena Kapoor, M.D.
Ami Shah, M.D.

Cancer
Stuart E. Siegel, M.D.
Robert C. Seeger, M.D.
Marcio H. Malogolowkin, M.D.
Jonathon Finlay, M.D.

Cardiology
Michael J. Silka, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D.
Winfield Wells, M.D.

Child Abuse
Karen Kay Imagawa, M.D.
Sandy L. Himmelrich, LCSW

Craniofacial Surgery
Mark Urata, M.D., DDS

Critical Care Medicine
Barry Markovitz, M.D.
Randall C. Wetzel, M.B., B.S., FCCM, FAAP

Cystic Fibrosis
Robert Jacobs, M.D.

Dentistry
Jose C. Polido, D.D.S.

Developmental Biology Research
David S. Warburton, Ds.C., M.D., FRCP

Diabetes
Mitchell Geffner, M.D.
Lynda Fisher, M.D.
Jamie Wood, M.D.

Disaster Planning
Jeffrey S. Upperman, M.D.
Kathleen Stevenson, R.N.

Ear, Nose & Throat
Jeffery Koempel, M.D.

Emergency Medicine
Alan L. Nager, M.D.
Craig A. McElderry, M.D.
Calvin G. Lowe, M.D.
Vincent Wang, M.D.

General Pediatrics
Robert Adler, M.D.
Michael D. Bryant, M.D.
Robert A. Jacobs, M.D.
Sajjad A. Yacoob, M.D.

Genetics
Richard G. Boles, M.D.

Heart Transplantation
Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D.
Winfield Wells, M.D.

Hemophilia
Thomas C. Hofstra, M.D.

Home Assisted Ventilation
Thomas Keens, M.D.

Infant Critical Care
Istvan Seri, M.D., Ph.D.
Phillippe Friedlich, M.D.

Infectious Diseases
Wilbert H. Mason, M.D., MPH
Lawrence A. Ross, M.D.

Kidney Disease
Carl M. Grushkin, M.D.

Kidney Transplantation
Brian E. Hardy, M.D., FRCS

Liver Disease
Dan W. Thomas, M.D.

Liver Transplantation
Yuri S. Genyk, M.D.
Dan W. Thomas, M.D.

Lung Disease
Thomas Keens, M.D.
Sally D. Ward, M.D.

Maternal & Fetal Health

Istvan Seri, M.D., Ph.D.
Sharon Suncin, R.N.

Neonatology
Istvan Seri, M.D., Ph.D.
Phillippe Friedlich, M.D.

Neurology
Wendy G. Mitchell, M.D.
Floyd H. Gilles, M.D.

Neuroscience Research
Richard B. Simerly, Ph.D.

Neurosurgery
J. Gordon McComb, M.D.

Nursing
Mary Dee Hacker, R.N., MBA

Nutrition
Linda Heller, R.D.

Ophthalmology
Mark S. Borchert, M.D.
Angela N. Buffenn, M.D.
Thomas C. Lee, M.D.
A. Linn Murphree, M.D.
Bibiana Jin Reiser, M.D., MS
Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch, M.D.
Natalia Uribe, O.D.

Orthopaedics
Vernon T. Tolo, M.D.
David L. Skaggs, M.D.
Robert Kay, M.D.

Pain Management
Giovanni Cucchiarro, M.D.
Jeffrey I.Gold, Ph.D.
Debbie Jury, RN

Parenting
Anita L. Britt, Ph.D.
Sajjad A. Yacoob, M.D.
Robert Adler, M.D.

Pathology
Floyd H. Gilles, M.D.
Timothy J. Triche, M.D., Ph.D.

Patient Safety
Glenn S. Takata, M.D.
Wilbert H. Mason, M.D.

Plastic Surgery
Andre Panossian, M.D.
Mark Urata, M.D.

Radiation Oncology
Ken Wong, M.D.

Radiology
Vicente Gilsanz, M.D., Ph.D.
Marvin D. Nelson, Jr., M.D.

Rehabilitation
Kevan Craig, D.O.

Research
Yves A. De Clerck, M.D.
Edward Gomperts, M.D.

Research on Community Health
Michele D. Kipke, Ph.D.

Rheumatology
Andreas Reiff, M.D.

Sickle Cell Disease
Thomas Coates, M.D.

Spina Bifida
Robert Jacobs, M.D.

Stem Cell Research
David S. Warburton, Ds.C., M.D., F.R.C.P.
Roger De Filippo, M.D., F.R.C.P.
Carolyn Lutzko, Ph.D.
Laura Perin, Ph.D.

Surgery
Henri R. Ford, M.D.
James E. Stein, M.D.
Jeffrey S. Upperman, M.D.

Trauma
Henri R. Ford, M.D.
Jeffrey S. Upperman, M.D.