Infectious Diseases
Andrea Kovacs M.D.
Current position:
Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Preventive Medicine
Division Head of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Center for Infectious Diseases
Hometown: Kew Gardens Queens NY; Now Pasadena
Undergraduate: Barnard College, Columbia University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: North Shore University Hospital and LAC+USC Medial Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, LAC+USC, Virology: City of Hope
Allison Bearden, M.D., M.P.H.
Current position:
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics,
Infectious Disease, Inpatient and Outpatient
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Medical School: Tulane University
Residency: Medicine+Pediatrics, LAC+USC
Fellowship: Adult and Pediatric Infectious Disease, LAC+USC
What does working at LAC+USC mean to you? Working at LAC+USC means that you are able to make a difference every day and work alongside other faculty, residents, and staff who share your commitment to equitable and compassionate care.
Mikhaela Cielo, M.D.
Current position:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician
Program Director of Peds ID Fellowship
Hometown: Denair, CA
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley; GO BEARS!!
Medical School: USC (Before it was Keck!!!)
Residency: Oakland Children's Hospital (Now UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland)
Fellowship: Oakland Children's Hospital
What does working at LAC+USC mean to you? I love being in a place that provides high level of care to immigrant populations, the disenfranchised, the marginalized, the forgotten, the vulnerable; we take care of the people who are not acknowledged as existing in our society or who are seen as "less than" or "undeserving".
James Homans, M.D.
Description of Current Position:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Attending Physician
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Co-Director, MCA for Infectious Diseases and Virology
Medical School: Tulane
Residency: LAC+USC, Med+Peds
Fellowship: Adult ID Fellowship, LAC+USC