Fetal and Neonatal Institute Doctors

Patients in the Fetal and Neonatal Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles receive advanced care from a team of compassionate experts. We use a collaborative, research-driven approach that promotes exceptional outcomes. You’re in the best hands with us.

Our neonatal doctors are national leaders in their fields. U.S. News & World Report ranks us No. 2 in the country for Neonatology. Children’s Hospital is consistently listed among the top five pediatric hospitals in the nation and the best in California.

Leadership

Philippe Friedlich, MD, MSEpi, MBA

Chief, Division of Neonatology
Co-Director, Fetal and Neonatal Institute
Teresa and Byron Pollitt Family Chair in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Rachel Chapman, MD

Associate Division Chief, Neonatology
Medical Director, Newborn Infant Critical Care Unit
Director, Neonatal ECMO Program
Attending Neonatologist

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Steven Chin, MD, MSc

Regional Director of Neonatology
Section Head, Quality and Performance Improvement
Attending Neonatologist

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Expert Physicians

Timur Azhibekov, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-8572

Claire Baldauf, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-2531

Ramen Chmait, MD

Attending Physician

Director of Fetal Surgery Program, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Perinatology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Fetal Surgery, Obstetrics-Gynecology

Phone: 323-361-6074

Sarah Volz Claussen, DO, MS

Attending Neonatologist

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator), Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5077

Elmer David, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator), Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Bridget DiPrisco, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-2531

Anna Ganster, MD, MAcM

Attending Neonatologist

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator), Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Arlene Garingo, MD, MPH

Attending Neonatologist

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator), Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Cynthia Gong, PharmD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Research, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatology

Phone: 323-361-3042

Brendan Grubbs, MD

Attending Physician

Co-Director of Fetal Maternal Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Perinatology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics-Gynecology

Phone: 323-226-3306

Arkar Ye Hlaing, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-2531

Narayan Iyer, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 363-361-5939

Eni Jano, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-2531

Paige Jackson, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5932

Kuan-Chi Lai, MD, MPH

Attending Neonatologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-2531

Ashwini Lakshmanan, MD, MS, MPH

Section Head for Epidemiology and Outcomes
Director of the Laboratory for Fetal & Neonatal Healthcare Research
Attending Neonatologist

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-6393

Jennifer Levy, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Rebecca Martinez, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-2531

David Miller, MD

Director, Fetal-Maternal Center
Co-Medical Director, Fetal and Neonatal Institute
Chair, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Chief, Fetal Heart Rate Program, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Perinatology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics-Gynecology

Phone: 323-361-6070

Christine Mirzaian, MD, MPH, IBCLC

Attending Physician

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: General Pediatrics

Phone: 323-669-2113

Srikumar Nair, MD

Medical Director, Quality Improvement
Attending Neonatologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Shahab Noori, MD, MS CBTI

Administrative Director, Clinical Research, Division of Neonatology
Attending Neonatologist

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Jennifer Shepherd, MD

Divisional Associate Administrative Director for Research
Attending Neonatologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-5939

Julie Thai, MD

Attending Neonatologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-2531

Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, MS

Division Chief, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Medical Director, Newborn Follow up Clinic
Attending Physician

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Educational Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Phone: 323-361-6102

Tai-Wei Wu, MD

Director of Neonatal Neuroprotection Program
Attending Neonatologist

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Phone: 323-361-3391

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