Team
Our interdisciplinary team includes board-certified pediatric pulmonologists, dietitians, social workers, nurse practitioners, a genetic counselor, pharmacists, nurses, a research nurse and respiratory therapists, all of whom are devoted to providing family-centered care.
Physicians
Kathryn Akong, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Julie Ryu, M.D., Interim Division Chief; Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Rakesh Bhattacharjee, M.D., Sleep Director, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Eulalia Cheng, M.D., Staff Physician, UC San Diego
Matejka Cernelc-Kohan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Thu A. Duong, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Gabriel G. Haddad, M.D., Physician-in-Chief, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego; Chair, Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego; Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurosciences, UC San Diego
Daniel Lesser, M.D., Fellowship Director; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Meerana Lim, M.D., Associate Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center; Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Aparna Rao, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Fellows
Manju Hurvitz, M.D.
Chelsea Gatcliffe, M.D.