Neonatology (NICU)

LAC+USC/CHLA NICU Fellowship Website: uscneonatology.com 

Rangasamy Ramanathan, M.D.

Current Position:

  • Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine

  • Attending Neonatologist LAC+USC and CHLA

  • Associate Division Chief, USC Division of Neonatal Medicine

  • Section Head, Division of Neonatal Medicine, LAC+USC

  • Director, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program
    LAC+USC NICU Medical Director

Medical School: Madras Medical College, India
Residency: New York Medical College, New York, NY
Fellowship:  Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, LAC+USC Medical Center

Lorayne Barton, M.D., M.P.H.

Current Position:

  • Associate Professor, Keck School of Medicine

  • Neonatal database administration

  • Attending Neonatologist LAC+USC Medical Center

  • Neonatal Quality Improvement Program lead physician

Medical School: UC Irvine
Residency: LAC+USC
Fellowship:  Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, LAC+USC

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Manoj Biniwale, M.D.

Current position:

  • Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, USC Keck School of medicine

  • Attending Neonatologist

  • Director of Neonatal Resuscitation and Simulation Program, LAC+USC Medical Center

Hometown: Pune, India
Undergrad:Fergusson College, Pune, India
Medical School: B J Medical College, Pune, India
Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston, MA
Fellowship: Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA and Yale University, New Haven, CT
What does working at LAC+USC mean to you? Working in the state of art academic institution with excellent faculty colleagues providing compassionate care to the most vulnerable population while educating enthusiastic medical students, residents and fellows.

Rowena Cayabyab, M.D.

Current Position:

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine

  • Attending Neonatologist LAC+USC

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Manila, Philippines
Residency: LAC+USC
Fellowship:  NICU, LAC+USC

Manuel Durand, M.D.

Current Position:

  • Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

  • Director, Clinical Pulmonary Research / Pulmonary Function

  • Attending Neonatologist, LAC+USC Medical Center and BPD Clinic

Undergraduate: San Marcos University, Lima, Peru
Medical School: San Marcos University Medical School, Lima, Peru
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Texas at San Antonio
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, CanadaNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship:McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, CanadaUniversity of Manitoba, Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaUniversity of California San Francisco / Children’s Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute, San Francisco, CA
What does working at LAC+USC mean to you? I like to provide healthcare to the underserved population of Los Angeles County. I enjoy teaching the next generation of pediatric specialists and neonatologists.   

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Smeeta Sardesai, M.D.

Current Position:

  • Attending Neonatologist LAC+USC and Good Samaritan Hospital

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics

  • Associate Medical Director of LAC+USC NICU

  • Director Transport Service for LAC+USC NICU

  • Normal Nursery Medical Director, LAC+USC

  • Associate Director of NICU Fellowship Program

Medical School: University of Bombay, India
Residency: Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship:  NICU, LAC+USC

Bijan Siassi, M.D.

Current Position:

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics & Cardiology, Keck School of Medicine

  • Director of course in Functional Echocardiography in the Neonate

  • Director of program for development of Neonatal Echocardiographic Simulation

Medical School: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Residency: CHLA
Fellowship:  Pediatric Cardiology, UCLA

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Fiona Wertheimer, D.O.

Current Position:

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine

  • Attending Neonatologist LAC+USC Medical Center

Medical School: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Florida-Jacksonville
Fellowship:  NICU, LAC+USC Medical Center

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Amy Yeh, M.D., M.P.H.

Current Position:

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine

  • Attending Neonatologist

  • Director of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Education

Medical School: Michigan State University
Residency: CHLA
Fellowship: LAC+USC/CHLA