pediatric specialists will join their peers at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2025 National Conference & Exhibition Sept. 26-30 in Denver and will be available to comment on breaking news from the conference.

“In just a few short years, Guerin Children’s has assembled a robust roster of world-class pediatric specialists,” said Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, executive vice dean of Children’s Health and executive director of Guerin Children’s. “In our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Los Angeles, we’ve created a pioneering healthcare destination with physicians and scientists who deliver exceptional multidisciplinary care and drive innovative research to address childhood diseases—from the womb through adulthood.”

One of these experts, neonatologist Theodora Stavroudis, MD, will serve as chair-elect of the AAP Section on Simulation and Innovative Learning Methods. At the conference, Stavroudis will present original research on neonatal resuscitation.

Guerin Children’s will also have a booth in the exhibit hall—Booth 1738—to showcase the institution’s research, medical education programs and clinical innovations.

Some of the Guerin Children’s experts available for interviews include:

Adolescent Health
Michelle Escovedo, MD, adolescent health specialist

Behavior and Development
Cesar Ochoa-Lubinoff, MD, director of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Cardiology
Evan Zahn, MD, co-director of the Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program
Richard Kim, MD, director of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Ear, Nose and Throat
Gene Liu, MD, director of Academic Otolaryngology at Cedars-Sinai

Epilepsy
Deborah Holder, MD, program director of Pediatric Epilepsy 

Gastroenterology
Shervin Rabizadeh, MD, MBA, chair of the Department of Pediatrics and associate director of Guerin Children’s

General Surgery
Eugene Kim, MD, pediatric surgeon-in-chief and deputy director of Guerin Children’s

Genetics 
Pedro Sanchez, MD, director of Pediatric Clinical Genetics
Saquib Lakhani, MD, director of Guerin Children's Early Detection Program
Mustafa Khokha, MD, director of Guerin Children's Genetics Research Center
Joyce So, MD, PhD, chief genomics officer at Cedars-Sinai

Infectious Disease
Priya Soni, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics

Neurology
Jane Tavyev Asher, MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology

Neurosurgery
Moise Danielpour, MD, director of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Oncology
Leo Mascarenhas, MD, director of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Orthopedics
David L. Skaggs, MD, director of Pediatric Spine and Pediatric Orthopaedics at Guerin Children’s

Plastic Surgery
Victor Chien, MD, director of Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery

Contact: 
To arrange interviews with Guerin Children’s specialists, contact Shishira Sreenivas at shishira.sreenivas@cshs.org or 202-297-0220.