Attending Physician

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Dr. Christine Mirzaian is a General Pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Keck School of Medicine of USC.  At CHLA, she is an attending physician in the Newborn Follow-up Program and runs the Lactation Clinic at AltaMed at CHLA.  She is the Director of Clinical and Community Services for the USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD).

Clinical Interests

General pediatrics, developmental disabilities, lactation, high-risk infants

Education

Medical School: 

University of California San Francisco

Internship: 

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Residency: 

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Fellowship: 

LAC + USC Medical Center

Accomplishments

Certification: 

Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics; International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Professional Memberships: 

American Academy of Pediatrics
Academic Pediatric Association

Awards: 

Pasadena Magazine "Top Doctors" 2015 and 2017

Publications: 

McQuillen PS, Nishimoto MS, Bottrell CL, Fineman LD, Hamrick SE, Glidden DV,Azakie A, Adatia I, Miller SP. Regional and central venous saturation monitoring following pediatric cardiac surgery: concordance and association with clinical variables. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2007

8(2): 154-60.

Clarke N, Shacks J, Smith AR, Bottrell CL, Poulsen MK, Yin L. Use of a noncycloplegic autorefractor to perform vision screening in preschools. The Journal of School Nursing, 2008

24(3): 158-163.

Goh S, Bottrell CL, Aiken AH, Dillon WP, Wu YW. Presyrinx in children with Chiari malformations. Neurology, 2008

71(5): 351-356.

Yin L, Bottrell C, Clarke N, Ward C, Shacks J, Poulsen MK. Otoacoustic Emissions: a valid, efficient first-line hearing screen for preschool children. Journal of School Health, 2009

79(4): 147-152.

Yin L, Wills H, Clarke N, Shacks J, Bottrell C, Poulsen MK. Cardiovascular risk in preschool children. Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition, 2009

1(4): 197-204.

Research Interests: 

Developmental disabilities, health systems research, lactation support, high-risk infant follow-up, patient navigation

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