Academic General Pediatrics

View Profile	Bretten Pickering, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Section Chief, UCSD Academic General Pediatrics Medical Director, UCSD General Pediatrics Clinic Clinical Interests Compassionate care for infants, children and adolescents and expertise in caring for medically fragile children with complex health care needs. Academic Interests Teaching medical students and residents about pediatric primary care. Chronic medical conditions and medically complex children.
View Profile	Eyla Boies, MD Clinical Professor Clinical Interests Primary care for infants, children and adolescents with an expertise in lactation and assisting mothers who are experiencing difficulties breastfeeding their newborns. Academic Interests Premature infant nutrition, breastfeeding, and pediatric infectious diseases.
View Profile	Adam Braddock, MD, MPhil Associate Clinical Professor Clinical Interests General Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Academic Interests School Health, Ethics, Developmental Behavioral Disorders
View Profile	Janet K. Crow, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests Providing excellent longitudinal care for infants, children and adolescents throughout their developmental stages. Teaching future physicians to deliver comprehensive and compassionate care. Academic Interests Early Childhood Literacy, Global Immunization, Challenges in Parenting
View Profile	Nancy Graff, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests Caring for children of all ages, with a particular passion for the health of those in foster care. Academic Interests Advocacy and teaching the next generation of pediatricians the importance of community to improve the health of children and their families.
View Profile	Leah Kern, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests Providing high quality pediatric care; promoting safe & healthy travel at the UCSD Pediatrics Travel Clinic; care of HIV-infected and HIV-exposed infants and children Academic Interests Quality improvement projects for general pediatrics clinic-based screening programs (cholesterol screening, maternal postpartum depression screening); pediatric travel medicine; pediatric HIV care
View Profile	MICHELLE LEFF, MD, IBCLC Clinical Professor of Pediatrics UCSD Health Medical Director of Breastfeeding Better Outcomes through Research of Newborns (BORN ) site director Clinical Interests Newborn medicine, breastfeeding, neonatal abstinence syndrome Academic Interests Improving breastfeeding rates and outcomes, medical education surrounding newborn care, teaching child safety, and optimizing neonatal abstinence syndrome treatment.
View Profile	SHANNON LEUNG KIM, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests Providing excellent preventive and acute care to infants, children, and adolescents. She also has a special interest in breastfeeding support. Academic Interests Increasing patient health literacy and patient-provider communication to improve breastfeeding education and transitions of care from pediatric to adult medicine.
View Profile	Lawrence Ma, MD Assistant Clinical Professor Clinical Interests Providing comprehensive care to children with complex needs and transitions between pediatric and adult care. Academic Interests Transitions of care.
Visit Profile	Joshua Rothman, MD Assistant Clinical Professor Clinical Interests Providing longitudinal care to infants, children, and adolescents, with an interest in preventative medicine, nutrition, and population health. Academic Interests Clinical informatics and optimization of the electronic health record, with the goal of improving patient outcomes and providing high value care.
View Profile	PIPER SANDEL, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests Providing primary care to infants, children and young adults with special interest in Community Pediatrics and Breastfeeding Medicine Academic Interests Health Disparities, Breastfeeding Education and Care
View Profile	vanessa Scott, MD, ms Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Director, Think Globally, Act Locally Resident Rotation Clinical Interests Providing excellent care to infants, children and adolescents, with special interests in newborns and breastfeeding support, nutrition, preventative care, parenting techniques and global health. Academic Interests Developing innovative technology-based interventions to improve patient/parent-physician communication to decrease health disparities for a variety of topics such as behavioral interventions to increase plant-forward eating, immunization delivery, and breastfeeding. Global health medical education.
View Profile	Lori Wan, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Director, Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program Academic Community Director Associate Program Director, Medical Scientist Training Program Clinical Interests Primary care for infants, children, adolescents, and adults, with a focus on preventive care, chronic diseases, and women’s health. Academic Interests Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education
View Profile	Helen Wang, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests Working closely with families and caregivers to care for patients, from infancy to young adulthood, to help them thrive and reach their potential. Special interests are in newborn care, nutrition & obesity. Academic Interests Innovate and improve upon medical education currently provided to medical students and residents and quality improvement for clinical processes.