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Rady Children's Specialists

Team

Our team includes board-certified and board-eligible pediatric urologists and nurse practitioners.

Physicians

George Chiang, M.D., Professor of Urology, Division Chief and Fellowship Director; Associate Professor of Surgery, UC San Diego

Madhu Alagiri, M.D., F.A.A.P., Professor of Surgery, UC San Diego

Leslie Hsieh, M.D., Medical Director, 2-B Dry Program

Sarah Marietti-Shepherd, M.D., Associate Professor, UC San Diego

Kelly Swords, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. Associate Professor, UC San Diego

Nurse Practitioners

Kristin Head, P.N.P.
Kristin Head is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She works in the 2-B Dry Program treating children with bladder and bowel dysfunction and is located at the satellite offices in Oceanside and Murrieta.

Kristin earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Kent State University in Ohio and moved to San Diego where she worked as an R.N. at Rady Children’s for six years. She then earned her master’s degree at the University of San Diego and worked as a nurse practitioner in primary care for seven years prior to joining the Division of Urology.

In her spare time, Kristin enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with her family.

Nurse Clinical Care Coordinators

Pria Kodiath, R.N., B.S.N.
Pria is an RN Care Coordinator in our Urology Clinic. Her clinical responsibilities include coordinating the patient flow for the urology clinic and providing one-on-one care for post-operative patients. Pria is our Kidney Stone Clinic Nurse, where she helps with the coordination of appointments, lab results, and specialty testing for these patients. Pria attends inpatient rounds with the Urology Team as well as assisting with inpatient needs that may arise.

Pria received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University of San Marcos in 2016. Prior to this degree, Pria received her Bachelor of Science in Biology at Gonzaga University in 2012.

Outside of work, you can find Pria going on long walks, being active outdoors, spending time with her family and friends, and reading lots of books. She loves to travel, play games, and you’ll generally find her singing and dancing around the clinic.

Alexandra Lee, R.N., B.S.N.
Alex is a RN Care Coordinator in our Urology Clinic. Alex works closely with the 2-B Dry patient population to ensure they feel supported while in the clinic and at home, working toward their goals. She sees the Urology post-operative patients and supports the clinic’s overall flow/needs.

Alex earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2013 from California State University San Marcos. She enjoys working with pediatric patients, as she appreciates their sense of fun and willingness to learn.

When she has free time, Alex enjoys being outdoors, and spending time with her husband, daughters and dog. She also loves going to Disneyland.

T-RechenTami Rechen R.N., B.S.N., CURN
Tami Rechen is an RN Clinical Care Coordinator in our urology clinic. Her clinical responsibilities include coordinating the patient flow for the urology clinic, providing one-on-one care for post-operative patients, developing and implementing protocols and plans of care for post-operative patients and CIC teaching. In addition she attends inpatient rounds with our urology team, works closely with the inpatient RNs to coordinate care for surgical patients, and specializes in caring for Neurogenic Bowel and Bladder patients.

A registered nurse at Rady Children’s for more than 28 years, Tami earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1993 from Saint Mary’s College/Samuel Merritt College of Nursing in Moraga, Calif and her Certification as a Urology RN in 2019.

Outside of the work setting, Tami enjoys hiking, paddle boarding, fly fishing, snow skiing and traveling with her husband and son.