Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP
Education
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
General Surgery – UCLA
Pediatric Surgery – Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Accomplishments
General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA)
Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
UCLA Ronald Tomkins Outstanding Teaching Award 2015
American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery Rosenkrantz Resident Research Award, Clinical Science 2014
UCLA Outstanding Student Teaching Award 2010, 2011
NIH Loan Repayment Program Award 2010 – 2012
Outstanding Resident Award – UCLA Department of Surgery 2010 – 2012
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program 2010-2012
Viola G. Hyde Scholarship Award – UCLA Department of Surgery 2008
Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation Scholar 2003 – 2004
Neonatal surgery
Colorectal surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
Publications
Research
Outcomes in pediatric surgery
Regionalization of pediatric surgical care
Health care disparities
Health policy
Opioid use
Health economics
Health equity
Research Studies
The aim of this study is to find out how overall health and wellness is related to need for pain medication after surgery.
Media
Word in Black - The Unequal Weight of a Drug Test
ScienceNewsNet - 5 Keys to Effective Medication Safety at Home
Outlook Valley Sun - Community Partners Join to Spread Safety Awareness
HealthDay - Some Newborns Need Methadone Post-Surgery, But Use Brings Problems
Medical Laboratory Observer - Opioids, methadone and babies
Parents Magazine - Top 15 Children's Hospitals in Innovation and Technology
New York Times - New Guidelines Cover Opioid Use After Children’s Surgery
KNBC - CHLA Doctor Helps Develop Guidelines for Opioid Use in Children and Teens
Science Daily - Teens abusing painkillers are more likely to later use heroin
CHLA Press Releases
Opioids vs. NSAIDS: Which Are Safest and Most Effective for Treating Pain Following Surgery?
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $3 Million to Study Opioid Use in Hospitalized Infants
Safely Reducing Opioid Use for Post-Surgical Pain Control in Children
CHLA Blog
What Pain Medications Work Best for Adolescents and Young Adults?
Faculty Spotlight: Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP
