Posts Categorized: Rady Children’s Staff

June 25, 2026

A patient access representative who’s the father of a child with autism uses lived experience to connect with families As the dad of a daughter with autism, Garwin Enriquez knows how overwhelming a diagnosis can feel. He remembers the uncertainty, the questions and the effort it took to coordinate care and support. That experience shapes…

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developmental evaluation clinic, patient stories, patient story, staff stories

December 17, 2025

Director, 3D Innovations (3DI) Lab at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego Justin Ryan blends art and science in a way few others do. With a background in intermedia art and biomedical engineering, he leads Rady Children’s 3DI Lab — a space where creativity meets clinical care. His work helps bring clarity to complex medical conditions…

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3D Innovations Lab, 3D modeling, 3d models, 3D printing, 3DI, 3DI Lab, Getting the Know, Rady Children's research, staff stories, team rady

November 5, 2025

Life at the Helen Bernardy Center for Medically Fragile Children at Rady Children’s The Helen Bernardy Center for Medically Fragile Children at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego is more than just a care facility—it’s a vibrant, joyful home where children with complex medical needs receive not only expert care but also love, laughter and…

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October 6, 2025

Dr. John Bradley and Dr. Erin Bradley share a mission—and a meaningful bond At Rady Children’s Hospital–San Diego, some connections go beyond medicine. For John Bradley, MD, medical director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and his daughter, Erin Bradley, MD, a critical care physician in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), working side by…

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critical care, infectious diseases, staff, staff stories, team rady

October 5, 2025

As the leaves begin to turn and the air grows crisp, Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego is already aglow with preparations for one of its most beloved traditions—Light the Way. Each year, this heartwarming celebration brings joy, light and a sense of togetherness to patients and families spending the holidays in the Hospital. And…

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foundation, holidays, light the way

August 19, 2024

Growing Up San Diego From polio outbreak to pediatric powerhouse: inside Rady Children’s 70-year journey with San Diego. This summer, Rady Children’s turns 70. Read below to see how we’ve been dedicated to generations of pediatric care for the past 70 years.     San Diego. 1954. A polio outbreak casts a long shadow. But…

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March 19, 2024

Leading with Heart: Rady Children’s President & CEO on Balancing Work, Family and Impact. When you’re at the helm of one of the nation’s top children’s hospitals, preserving work-life balance can be tricky. A standard day for Rady Children’s Hospital’s president & CEO Patrick Frias, MD packs in multiple virtual and in-person meetings with everyone…

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September 25, 2023

Rady Children’s Hospital is Hiring Registered Nurses Nursing at Rady Children’s Hospital is more than just a job. When you join Team Rady, you become part of a highly skilled and compassionate team; taking a leading role in children’s health. We’re the region’s only medical center dedicated exclusively to pediatric healthcare. Whether you’re a new…

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July 3, 2023

Rady Children’s Nursing bootcamp lets new pediatric nurses hone their skills and build community Starting a new job can be tough, especially fresh out of school or after a career change. At Rady Children’s, nurses who are new to the profession, or just new to pediatrics, undergo an intensive, year-long training program, which helps them…

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January 17, 2023

Not many people come home from work knowing they’ve made an impact on a person’s life. But at Rady Children’s Hospital, it’s an everyday feeling. Rady Children’s is supported by 1,500 nurses who help care for more than 280,000 patients each year. Although the diverse team members come from all walks of life and from…

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nurse, nursing, staff, staff stories, team rady, teamrady

December 7, 2022

The holidays can be tough for hospitalized kids. Rady Children’s goes above and beyond to make the season magical Each year, hundreds of ill or injured children spend the holidays at Rady Children’s. The staff and volunteers at Rady Children’s and their community partners go above and beyond to make sure no one misses out…

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foundation, giving back, holidays with kids, light the way, lighttheway, team rady

August 23, 2022

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a nurse at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego? We spoke with three nurses who transitioned from treating adults to kids, why they enjoy working at Rady Children’s…and why nurses should work here! If you are a nurse looking for a new adventure, check out the top…

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nurse, nursing, staff stories, team rady

August 10, 2022

The Transplant Games of America recently came to San Diego, honoring those who gave the selfless gift of life and celebrating patients. Held every two years, this was the first time the event happened on the West Coast. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego patients and families joined team members to make a strong appearance at the…

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cardio, cardiology, cardiovascular health, cardiovascular surgery, heart, heart transplant, transplant

May 31, 2022

1. Asian, Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian are broad terms that encompass a large geographic area. Which term do you most identify with and which island or country? I mostly identify with the term Asian. I am half Filipino and my grandparents immigrated from the Philippines in the 1960s. 2. What can you share…

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April 19, 2022

The American Psychological Association recognizes the third week in April as Psychology Week. Psychologists often wear many hats and can specialize in health care, education, research, workplace improvement and technology. Psychologists at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego are working in both inpatient and outpatient settings to ensure they are meeting the behavioral health needs of patients…

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behavioral health, hematology/oncology, pediatric behavioral health, pediatric hematology/oncology, psychology, staff, staff stories, team rady

April 14, 2022

By Angela Brandt, Staff Writer, Poway News Chieftain Chris Abe is made for emergencies. Whether it’s a nurse being accidentally pricked by a needle or a worldwide pandemic, she is able to to remain calm and think of solutions under pressure. Her coworkers at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego say Abe is always available by…

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COVID, covid-19, COVID-19 vaccine, infectious diseases, safety, safety policies, staff, staff stories, vaccine safety, vaccines

April 11, 2022

Yesenia Mejia, PhD, is a postdoctoral scholar at the Child and Adolescent Services Research Center in the Department of Psychiatry at UC San Diego. She received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is currently a trainee with the San Diego LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and…

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getting to know, staff stories, team rady

March 25, 2022

“Radiology,” “chemotherapy” and “dialysis” are big terms for little patients to understand, and even bigger medical experiences to go through. So, when anxiety strikes before a procedure or things get overwhelming during a hospital stay, a very special kind of health care professional is there to help calm fears, make sense of it all, and…

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certified child life specialist, child life, child life month

September 23, 2021

Ever wonder how medicine and science converge to create new opportunities and new hope for the tiniest patients around the world? Cassidy Callahan, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego’s clinical research navigator, can certainly fill you in. Working in step with investigators and physician-scientists across Rady Children’s research team and partner organizations, Cassidy is a central part…

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cell therapy, COVID-19 research, gene therapy, innovation, pediatric research, Rady Children's research, staff stories

May 5, 2021

by Anne Bird, MD May is National Mental Health Awareness Month: a 31-day reminder of the importance of paying attention to our own mental wellness, and the emotional well-being of those around us. The first full week in May is further dedicated to the mental health of our children, supporting seven days of renewed commitment…

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behavioral health, family mental health, mental health, Mental Health Awareness Month, mental wellness, pediatric mental health, promoting mental well-being

March 30, 2021

Mental well-being has increasingly become a major focus in our conversations about overall health, and for Sandy Mueller, LCSW, senior director of Behavioral Health Services at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, that’s a very good thing. Our whole-child approach means the team supporting children includes a growing list of care providers, including pediatricians; psychologists, psychiatrists and…

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behavioral health, staff stories

December 15, 2020

Photo taken before COVID-19 pandemic Keeping Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego’s hundreds of rooms and plentiful hallways clean is no small task, but the EVS team handles it like the professionals they are. Following specialized training and using specific chemical and disinfecting procedures (they even have a manual outlining steps and products), team members help to…

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environmental services, staff, staff stories, team rady

March 2, 2020

It’s been said that a good meal feeds the soul as well as the stomach, and for Carlos Morfin, one of the chefs behind the action stations in the Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego cafeteria, that sentiment drives everything he does on the job. While our clinical staff get lots of (well-deserved) recognition for their contributions…

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cafeteria, Food Services, nutrition, staff, staff stories, team rady

November 12, 2019

With proper care, type 1 and type 2 diabetes are generally manageable conditions. Even so, treatment options are vast and care plans can be complex — a lot to navigate for anyone, especially a child. In Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego’s Division of Endocrinology/Diabetes, diabetes nurse educators like Kim McNamara, RN, BSN, CDE, (pictured on the…

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diabetes, diabetes awareness, diabetes care, diabetes educator, diabetes nurse educator, Endocrinology/Diabetes, staff stories

September 5, 2019

Around the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, Jenny Kim, MD, is a familiar face to patients and families, staff, and up-and-coming health care professionals alike. As director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and a clinical professor of pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine,…

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hematology/oncology, pediatric hematology/oncology, sickle cell awareness, sickle cell disease, staff stories, team rady, teamrady

July 8, 2019

Peter Chiraseveenprapund, MD, (you can call him “Dr. Chira”) is a man on a mission. He’s a pediatric rheumatologist at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, and cares for kids with conditions including juvenile arthritis, lupus and scleroderma. He’s an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. And he’s working…

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juvenile arthritis, juvenile arthritis awareness, pediatric medicine, pediatric rheumatologist, rheumatology, staff, staff stories, team rady, teamrady

July 8, 2019

Over more than two decades, San Diego-based nonprofit Fresh Start Surgical Gifts has been enacting positive change throughout the local community, across the nation and even around the world. How? By offering underserved youth with physical differences — due to congenital conditions, trauma or health conditions — reconstructive surgeries and applicable health services, such as…

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community partners, community programs, Fresh Start Clinic, Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, giving back, international programs, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, staff stories

March 28, 2019

We are proud to announce that Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and our Prescription Drug Abuse (Opioid) Task Force have received the Quality Improvement and Innovation Group Challenge Coin Award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services! This award recognizes our dedication to decreasing overall Hospital opioid use while maintaining effective pain control, in turn supporting our commitment to…

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opioid reduction, opioid safety, opioid sparing, prescription medicine disposal, prescription safety

March 26, 2019

George Liu, M.D., Ph.D., is one of the most recent additions to the Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego family. After growing up in Africa, earning his medical education in both San Diego and the United Kingdom, and honing his clinical and research expertise in Los Angeles, the newly minted chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases…

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antibiotic resistance, Dr. George Liu, infectious disease research, infectious diseases, resistant bacteria, resistant bacteria research

March 18, 2019

There are few things cuter or more joy-inducing than dogs. Their ability to connect with humans: uncanny. Their cuddling prowess: unparalleled. And their positive effects on health: pretty darn undeniable. Scientific studies have shown that simply petting a pup increases one’s output of the feel-good hormones serotonin, oxytocin and prolactin, in turn reducing anxiety and…

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canine therapy, staff stories, staff volunteers, therapy dogs

February 1, 2019

Justin Ryan, Ph.D., is an artist — a very specialized, highly technical, life-improving artist. After all, as director of the new 3D Innovations (3DI) Lab at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, he and his team craft 3D models of hearts, brains, bones and more to streamline surgical plans and improve outcomes for even the Hospital’s most…

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3D Innovations Lab, 3D modeling, 3D printing, 3DI, 3DI Lab, staff stories, surgical innovation, surgical models

December 21, 2018

Karen Miller, B.S.N., R.N., C.E.N., (pictured in the birthday hat with some of her neuro-oncology teammates), has been a nursing pro for the past 12 years, and has been overseeing all aspects of brain tumor cases at Rady Children’s Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders since June 2018. We chatted with the San Diego…

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getting to know, hematology/oncology, neuro-oncology, Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, pediatric hematology/oncology, pediatric neuro-oncology, staff stories