Danica Liberman, MD, MPH

Advocacy Director
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Originally from Thousand Oaks, Dr. Liberman recently returned to Southern California after living on the East Coast for 14 years. In DC, she became interested in politics, particularly in issues of child health, health care policy, and general public health. In addition to her clinical work and policy interests, Dr. Liberman also dedicates much of her time to “Asniya,” an organization that places medical students on Indian reservations throughout the U.S. to teach health and science to children at tribal schools.

When not working in some capacity, she enjoys taking advantage of being back in Southern California – playing soccer, spending time with old friends and family, and exploring all that LA has to offer, but also jumps at the opportunity to travel both close to home and abroad.

Education

Medical School

Dartmouth/Brown Medical School

Internship

Children’s National Medical Center, Pediatrics

Residency

Children’s National Medical Center, Pediatrics

Fellowship

Children’s National Medical Center, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Accomplishments

Certification

American Board of Pediatrics

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Emergency Physicians

Publications

Cooper L, Liberman DB. Neurocognitive Impairments in Dually Diagnosed Persons with Schizophrenia and Cocaine Dependence. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Skills 19993:231-245

Liberman DB, Shelef DQ, He J, et al. Low Rates of Follow-up with Primary Care Providers after Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Respiratory Tract Illnesses. Pediatric Emergency Care. October 2012 28(10):956–961. PMID: 23023461

Liberman DB, Pham P, Nager AJ. Pediatric Advance Directives: Parents’ Knowledge, Experience, and Preferences. August 2014 134(2):e436-43. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-3124. Epub 2014 Jul 7, PMID: 25002672

Research

  • Health Services Delivery
  • Public Health