Spotlights on our Faculty
Find up close and personal interviews with key faculty members of our hospital, responsible for oversight of key hospital programs, care areas, and research initaitives.
Find out their motivations for working at a Children's Hospital and for dedicating their lives to improving the health of our future - our children.
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Brent Polk, MD
Head, Department of Pediatrics
Director, The Saban Research Institute
• Medical Bio
"With our new inpatient facilities, our efforts in personalized medicine and our synergy with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is an exciting place for a physician-scientist to be right now." Read More
Terence Sanger, MD
Director, Movement Disorders Clinic
• Medical Bio
"Most large organizations say that collaboration and cooperation is a strength or, at a minimum, a special interest. But here, within Childrens Hospital and at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, it is real, it is strongly encouraged, it is part of the culture, and it is aggressively pursued. I can tell you that there truly is a powerful culture of cooperation and collaboration across boundaries of various specialty areas at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and between researchers and clinicians working in many different departments and schools at the University of Southern California. The level of cooperation between medical and surgical services is just spectacular here." Read More
Vaughn A. Starnes, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director, The Heart Institute
• Medical Bio • Research Bio
"My belief is that excellent care for a child occurs when all of the Divisions and Programs called upon to provide care are excellent. In order to be home to a premier Heart Institute for children, I have worked hard in support of other divisions and units connected with my own to ensure care excellence across the entire Heart Institute." Read More
Chester J. Koh, MD
Director, Robotic Surgery Program
• Medical Bio • Research Bio
"I love the fact that every day is different for me. I have so many different areas that I am involved with that it keeps my days from becoming mundane. One day, I am doing clinical work and the next day I am performing robotic surgery, and the following day, I am doing administrative work. This really describes what academic medicine is all about—you have your hands in everything—and to be able to do this at one of the best children’s hospitals is crucial for me." Read More
Marvin B. Nelson, Jr, MD
Chair, Department of Radiology
• Medical Bio • Research Bio
"I am very proud of our faculty – I think we have a superb faculty who all not only have board certifications in radiology, but are often double and triple-boarded in things like neuroradiology, interventional radiology, pediatric radiology and nuclear medicine." Read More
Andreas Reiff, MD
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
• Medical Bio • Research Bio
"One thing that I am really proud of is the degree to which our hospital has been involved in the development of new therapeutics for children. I can say that there is virtually no anti-inflammatory or biologic drug that has been placed on the market in the last 10 years that was not tested in clinical trials here at our hospital." Read More
Barry Markovitz, MD, MPH
Head, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
• Medical Bio
"The thing I love about my job is the challenge of finding ways to improve care for children in an environment where the care that is being provided is already of the highest quality." Read More
Richard Simerly, PhD
Director, Neuroscience Program
"I believe the work that we will be doing here at CHLA will be extremely important for our understanding of various conditions that effect the minds of children. Gaining a better understanding of the full range of neurodevelopmental disorders will lead, we hope, toward better diagnosis, early intervention, and ultimately a host of effective treatment strategies." Read More
Jeffrey Upperman, MD
Director of Trauma
The Pediatric Disaster Resources & Training Center
• Medical Bio
"Although my role here at Childrens Hospital involves a huge variety of activities during the day, it is often my teaching that brings me some of the greatest fulfillment because I know that, in creating a training program for students, I am potentially affecting hundreds and thousands of people. Hopefully my greatest impact will be to shape the minds of younger surgeons who have an impact on future societies." Read More
Alan L. Nager, MD
Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine & Transport
• Medical Bio
"Coming to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles was an obvious choice for me because we take care of the sickest patients here. Granted, I could maintain my same level of passion for what I do and work as a general pediatrician or in another area of medicine, but I have always felt that my greatest contribution would be to take care of the sickest patients. That’s what my training prepared me for and that’s where I feel I can make the biggest difference." Read More
Michele D. Kipke, PhD
Associate Director, The Saban Research Institute
Division Chief, Research on Children, Youth and Families
Director, Community Health, Outcomes and Intervention Research Program
• Research Bio • Medical Bio
"Through my research I try to understand the various individual, familial, peer and even neighborhood factors that put some children and adolescents at an increased health risk."
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Francine R. Kaufman, MD
Director, Center For Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Head, Division of Encrocrinology
• Medical Bio • Research Bio
"I followed my husband to Children's Hospital Los Angeles during my senior year in medical school and have never left. I stayed at this hospital because it provides an environment and a philosophy that I thrive on ... allowing me to pursue a multifaceted approach to improving the health of kids with endocrine and metabolic disorders—including patient care, advocacy, teaching, and research. Read More
Mark S. Borchert, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Ophthalmology and Neurology
• Medical Bio • Research Bio
"I was impressed by Childrens Hospital Los Angeles during my second year of residency when I did a rotation through the hospital’s Division of Ophthalmology. Although I later went to Harvard to do training and considered many other opportunities, I couldn’t find any other place with people who had the same level of: personal warmth, excitement about setting up programs for children with vision disorders, interest in research collaboration and a welcoming attitude towards budding new faculty who want to pursue their dreams." Read More
David Y. Moromisato, MD
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU)
• Medical Bio
"The best part of my job is being at the bedside – taking care of the children. In addition, I enjoy my interactions with people, the families of the children we care for, and all of my colleagues. We have a great atmosphere here—it’s very supportive." Read More
David L. Skaggs, MD
Endowed Chair of Pediatric Spinal Disorders
Associate Director, Childrens Orthopaedic Center
Director, Scoliosis & Spinal Deformities Program
• Medical Bio • Research Bio
"I came to Childrens Hospital to obtain specialized training because I felt Childrens Hospital had the best pediatric spine program in the world. Today, as Director of the Scoliosis & Spinal Deformities Program and Associate Director of the Childrens Orthopeadic Center, I feel I absolutely made the right choice!" Read More
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