Team
All of our physicians have completed a residency in pediatrics or emergency medicine plus an additional two- to three-year training program in pediatric emergency medicine (for a total of five to six years of postgraduate training). Our nurse practitioners are also part of the Intermediate and Fast Track care team.
Physicians
Fareed Saleh, M.D., M.H.A., Interim Chief & Medical Director; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Scott Herskovitz, M.D., Clinical Director; Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Naomi Abe, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Lukas Austin-Page, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Amy Bryl, M.D., Director of Quality; Assistant Clinical Professor, UC San Diego
Heather Conrad, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Elizabeth Chang, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Gemmie Devera, M.D., Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Stephanie Do, M.D., Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Joelle Donofrio-Ödmann, D.O., Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Atim (Uya) Ekpenyong), M.D., Ultrasound Director; Associate Program Director for Diversity for UC San Diego Pediatrics Residency Program; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Marc Etkin, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Michael Gardiner, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, UC San Diego
Nazli Ghafouri, M.D.
David Gutglass, M.D., Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Cynthia Hoecker, M.D., Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Paul Ishimine, M.D., Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
John Kanegaye, MD, Research Director; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Simon Lucio, M.D., Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Katherine Mandeville, M.D, M.S., Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Adnan Mesiwala, D.O., Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Ashley Metcalf, D.O., Pediatric Emergency Medicine Medical Director, Rancho Springs Medical Center; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Matthew Murray, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Margaret Nguyen, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Mylinh Nguyen, M.D., Assistant Ultrasound Director; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Kathryn Pade, M.D., Assistant Ultrasound Director; Associate Fellowship Director; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Beena Patel, M.D., Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Dunisha Ranasuriya, M.D., Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Stephanie Schroter, M.D., Associate EMS/Disaster Medicine Director, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Kristy Schwartz, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Clinical Professor, UC San Diego
Ashish Shah, M.D., M.Ed., Director of Pediatric and Family Resident Education, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Vanessa Tamas, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Stacey Ulrich, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Jackson Vane, M.D, M.S., Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Tatyana Vayngortin, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Yvette Wang, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Winston Wu, M.D., Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Karen Yaphockun, D.O., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Yan Zhan, M.D. Associate Physician, UC San Diego
Elise Zimmerman, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
Daniel Cornejo, P.A.
Tanika Parnell, N.P.
Fellows
Sarah Gomez, M.D.
Michael Hazboun, M.D.
Andrew Kramer, M.D.
Matthew Kline, M.D.
Francesca Nichols, M.D.
Sarika Sheth, M.D.
Derek Tam, M.D.
Shane Wo, M.D.