Arham Ali, MD MS

Arham Ali, MD MS

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Ziauddin University, Pakistan
T-32 Post-doctoral Fellowship: University of Texas Medical Branch/Shriners Hospital for Children
Residency: Advocate Children's Hospital
Fellowship: University of California Los Angeles

Interests: Clinical Research, Bedside Ultrasound, Global Health, Burn Injury

Michael Avesar, MD, FAAP

Michael Avesar, MD, FAAP

LLUCH In-Situ Simulation Committee Co-Director
Code White Committee Co-Chair

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, University of Southern California

Interests: Patient Safety, Medical Simulation, Human Factors in Decision Making, Diagnostic Excellence

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Harsha K. Chandnani, MD MBA MPH

Harsha K. Chandnani, MD MBA MPH

Program Director, PCCM Fellowship

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Nevada School of Medicine
Fellowship: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Interests: Medical Education, Curriculum Development, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety & Cardiopulmonary Interactions
Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Harmanpreet Chawla, MD

Harmanpreet Chawla, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric ICU
Co-Medical Director, Respiratory Care Department

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Interests: Pediatric Ventilator Management, Pediatric ARDS, Medical Education

Board Certification: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Saurabh Chiwane, MBBS, MD

Saurabh Chiwane, MBBS, MD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Government Medical College Nagpur, India
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Interests: Outcomes after congenital heart surgery, Acute Kidney injury

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Jim Eguchi, MD

Jim Eguchi, MD

Director, Respiratory Care, Totally Kids Subacute Facility
Director, Home Ventilator Program

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Michael Giang, MD

Michael Giang, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Loma Linda University Pediatrics
Fellowship: Loma Linda University Pediatric Critical Care

Interests: Medical Education, Physician Wellness, Neurocritical Care

Board Certification: Pediatrics, Board Eligible for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Mona Guglielmo, MD

Mona Guglielmo, MD

Director, PICU Resident Rotation

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles, Mattel Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles, Mattel Children’s Hospital

Interests: Medical Simulation, Quality Improvement, Medical Education, Curriculum Development, Respiratory Physiology

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Robert Daniel Guglielmo, MD BSE

Robert Daniel Guglielmo, MD BSE

Medical Director, Respiratory Care Department
Associate Program Director, PCCM Fellowship

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Mattel Children’s Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles
Chief Residency: Mattel Children’s Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Interests: Medical Education, Clinical Research, Respiratory Physiology, Cardiopulmonary Interactions, Biomedical Devices
Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Jacob Khoubian, MD

Jacob Khoubian, MD

Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: University of California, Irvine - CHOC
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Mattel Children’s Hospital, UCLA; Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Interests: Mechanical Circulatory Support including ECMO and VAD, Cardiac Arrest and Prevention, Nutrition in the Critically Ill

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Merrick R. Lopez, RN, MD

Merrick R. Lopez, RN, MD

Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Division

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Chief Resident: Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Interests: Process Improvement, multidisciplinary collaboration, Ultrasonography in pediatric critical care, Bronchoscopy in pediatric critical care, Spiritual Care in critical care

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Julian Martinez, MD

Julian Martinez, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine Pulmonary Block Director
Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) Course Consultant

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

Interests: Bronchoscopy in Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Ventilator Management, Telemedicine, Medical Education, and International Outreach

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Farrukh Mirza, MD

Farrukh Mirza, MD

PICU Director, ECMO

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Dow Medical College, University of Karachi, Pakistan
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship: Children’s Regional Hospital at Camden, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Anthony Moretti MD, MBA

Anthony Moretti MD, MBA

Medical Director, Utilization Management/Quality, LLUCH

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency: University of Texas- Southwestern, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Fellowship: University of Miami, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Physician Executive MBA, Auburn University

Interests: Healthcare Finance, Financial and Service Contract Negotiation

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Grace Chan Oei, MD, MA

Grace Chan Oei, MD, MA

Director of Clinical Ethics, Loma Linda University Health
Associate Director, Center for Christian Bioethics

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency, Loma Linda University Health
Pediatric Chief Residency: Loma Linda University Health
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, Clinical Ethics, Loma Linda University Health

Clinical Interests: resident and fellow education, clinical ethics, pain management and sedation in the ICU

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Laura Pruitt, MD

Laura Pruitt, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: University of California, Irvine - Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Interests: Quality Improvement, Physician Wellness, Medical Education

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Sonea I. Qureshi, MBBS, FAAP

Sonea I. Qureshi, MBBS, FAAP

Director, Pediatric Critical Care Transport

Assistant  Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: King Edward Medical University
Residency: Children’s Hospital at Downstate, SUNY
Fellowship: Harbor UCLA-CHOC

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Raul Rodriguez, DO

Raul Rodriguez, DO

Medical Director, Cardiothoracic ICU

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: UCSF-Fresno/Children's Hospital of Central California
Fellowship: Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
Advanced Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California

Interests: Palliative & End of Life Care in the CVICU, Congenital Cardiac Mission Trips, Bronchoscopy, Medical Education, Patient Safety & Healthcare Quality

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Jui Shah, MD, FAAP

Jui Shah, MD, FAAP

Associate Program Director, PCCM Fellowship
LLUCH In-Situ Simulation Committee Co-Director
Code White Committee Co-Chair

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Florida at Orlando Health
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Interests: Transport Medicine, Quality Improvement, Medical Education, CRRT

Board Certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Rod Shinozaki, MD

Rod Shinozaki, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Marshfield Children’s Hospital, Marshfield, Wisconsin
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Mattel Children’s Hospital, UCLA; Pediatric Cardiology, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis

Interests: Cardiac Critical Care, Pulmonary Hypertension, Transport Medicine

Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Cardiology

Paige Stevens, MD

Paige Stevens, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Fellowship: Stanford University

Interests: Medical Education, simulation, spiritual care

Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Board Eligible for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine