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Rady Children's Specialists

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 photoFareed Saleh, M.D., M.H.A., Interim Chief & Medical Director; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Scott Herskovitz photoScott Herskovitz, M.D., Clinical Director; Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Lukas Austin-Page, M.D., SIM Associate Program DirectorClinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Nicole Barbera photoNicole Barbera, D.O., Associate Physician, UC San Diego 

Amy Bryl, M.D., Director of Quality; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Heather Conrad photoHeather Conrad, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Elizabeth Chang, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Gemmie Devera photoGemmie Devera, M.D., Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Stephanie Do, D.O., Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

 

 

J. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann photoJoelle Donofrio-Ödmann, D.O., Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Elizabeth Dorwart, MD

Atim (Uya) Ekpenyong photoAtim (Uya) Ekpenyong), M.D., Ultrasound Director; Associate Program Director for Diversity for UC San Diego Pediatrics Residency Program; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Marc Etkin, M.D., Director of Informatics; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Jay Fisher, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Michael Gardiner photoMichael Gardiner, M.D., Assistant Research Director; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Nazli Ghafouri, M.D.Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

David Gutglass, M.D., Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Paul Ishimine, M.D., Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Lara Jacobson, M.D.

Shahfar Khan, M.D.

Katherine Mandeville, M.D, M.S., Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Michele McDaniel photoMichele McDaniel, M.D., Associate Program Director of Fellowship, Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Adnan Mesiwala, D.O., Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Ashley Metcalf photoAshley Metcalf, D.O., Pediatric Emergency Medicine Medical Director, Rancho Springs Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

David Mills, M.D.

Kara Montbleau, M.D.Kara Montbleau, M.D.

Matthew Murray, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Margaret Nguyen photoMargaret Nguyen, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Mylinh Nguyen photoMylinh Nguyen, M.D., Assistant Research Director; Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound Fellowship Director; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Kathryn Pade, M.D., PEM Fellowship Director; Assistant Ultrasound Director; Clinical Assistant  Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Kara Montbleau, M.D.Brian Park, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Beena Patel photoBeena Patel, M.D., Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Matthew Pierce, M.D .

Dunisha Ranasuriya, M.D., Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Stephanie Schroter, M.D., Assistant EMS Medical Director; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Kristy Schwartz, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Ashish Shah photoAshish Shah, M.D., M.Ed., Director of Pediatric and Family Resident Education; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Sarika Sheth photoSarika Sheth, M.D., Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Vanessa Tamas photoVanessa Tamas, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Andrew TangAndrew Tang, D.O., Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Nicole TitzeNicole Titze, M.D.

Theresa TranTheresa Tran, M.D.

Stacey Ulrich, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Jackson Vane, M.D, M.S., Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Tatyana Vayngortin, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Yvette Wang photoYvette Wang, M.D., Director of EM Resident Education; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Winston Wu, M.D., Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Education, Rancho Springs; Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Karen Yaphockun, D.O.,  Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Yan Zhan, M.D. Associate Physician of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Elise Zimmerman, M.D., SIM Program Director; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners

Kelsey Dyer, P.A.

Trenton Peterson, P.A.

Sloane Fisher, NP

Fellows

Justin Assioun, M.D.

Joe Bartoletti, M.D.

Tamara Casas, M.D.

Kyna Donohue, M.D.

Danielle Hatt, M.D.

Sujung Kim, M.D.

Caroline Morris, D.O.

Amanda Leng Smith, M.D.