Our Faculty
With nearly 150 faculty members across 16 pediatric specialties, our department provides both breadth and depth in expertise in child health care. Our faculty physicians and scientists are some of the best and brightest in the Greater Northern California region and beyond.
Explore our team members by pediatric subspecialty to learn more.
Faculty Members
John Adams, M.D.
Associate Professor
Laura Kester Prakash, M.D., M.P.H.
Division Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Clinical Professor
Director of K-12 Clinical Outreach Curriculum
Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Sheryl Boon, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Clinical Professor
Victoria Dimitriades, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
Clinical Professor
Angel Alberto Herrera Guerra, M.D.
Associate Professor
Anh Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Sunil Saini, M.D.
Clinical Professor
John Coppola, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Daniel Cortez, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology
Associate Professor
Jonathan Dayan, M.D.
Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory
Associate Professor
Ralf Holzer, M.D., M.S.C.
Director, Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Catheterization
Professor
Frank Ing, M.D., FACC, MSCAI
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Co-director, UC Davis Pediatric Heart Center
Professor
Lakshmi Nagaraju, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kavitha Pundi, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Nandita Sharma, M.D.
Physician
Sherzana Sunderji, M.D.
Director, Fetal Cardiology and Echocardiography
Associate Professor
Jay Yeh, M.D.
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography
Associate Professor
Sara Aghamohammadi, M.D.
Chief Wellness Officer
Professor
Zack Chaffin, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Blair Colwell, M.D.
Associate Professor
Gabriella Giugliano , M.D.
Assistant Professor
Brian Goudy, M.D.
Associate Professor
Moonjoo Han, M.D.
Associate Professor
John Holcroft, M.D.
Professor
Jennifer Lee, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Michelle Jane Lim, M.D.
Assistant Professor
James Paul Marcin, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research
Director, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology
Professor
Stephanie Nicole Mateev, M.D.
Medical Director, PICU and PCICU
Medical Director, Extra-Corporeal Life Support Program
Professor
Theresa Murdock-Vlautin, M.D.
Professor
JoAnne E. Natale, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Pediatrics
Professor Emerita
Kathryn O'Gorman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Ryan Palapaz, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Katherine Phelps, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Erin Platter, M.D.
Associate Professor
Jennifer Plant, M.D., M.Ed.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Emeritus Professor
Viyeka Sethi, M.D.
Professor
Heather Siefkes, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Associate Professor
Jessica Kim Signoff, M.D.
Associate Professor
Veronica Ahumada-Newhart, M.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Roger “Scott” Akins, D.O. (Division Chief)
Division Chief
Clinical Professor
Kathleen Angkustsiri, M.D., M.A.S.
Program Director, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship
Associate Professor
Jonathan Bernard Bystrynski, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Janice Enriquez, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor
Behavioral Health Psychiatric Supervisor II
Psychologist
Randi Jenssen Hagerman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Distinguished Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Endowed Chair in Fragile X Research
Robin L. Hansen, M.D.
Professor Emerita, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Van Ma, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Gayatri Mahajan, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Associate Physician Diplomat
Bibiana Restrepo, M.D.
Associate Professor
Rosa Denisse Rodriguez, M.D.
Medical Director, Baby Steps HRIF Clinic
Assistant Professor
Andrea Schneider, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Psychologist
Carrie Esther Silver, Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Anisha P. Srinivasan, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Tanaporn Jasmine Wilaisakditipakorn, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Stephanie Christensen, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Stephanie Crossen, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Abigail Fruzza, M.D.
Associate Professor
Nicole Glaser, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics
Dean’s Endowed Professorship for Childhood Diabetes Research
Professor
Lindsey Loomba, M.D.
Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Fellowship Program
Professor
Armaiti Mody, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Caroline Schulmeister, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dennis M. Styne, M.D.
Yocha Dehe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology
Associate Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Professor Emerita
Sindhura Batchu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kelly Haas, M.D.
Associate Professor
Maheen Hassan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
David Kawatu, M.D.
Professor
Associate Chief Medical Officer, UC Davis Children's Health
Dean Libet, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Arthur de Lorimier, M.D.
Professor
Daphne Say, M.D.
Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Associate Professor
Director, UC Davis Children's Hospital Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Vice Chair of Ambulatory Operations
Emi Suzuki, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Trinh T. Truong, M.D.
Associate Professor
Sara Brundage, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Eric J. Crossen, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Erik Orlando Fernandez y Garcia, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Academic Coach, School of Medicine
Clinical Champion to Reduce Disparities, Population Health
Julia Froud, M.D.
Associate Professor
Douglas Sayre Gross, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director, RIVER Mobile Pediatric Clinic
Professor of Teaching, Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
Professor
Susan Guralnick, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Professor
Designated Institutional Official
Sarah Cary Haynes, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Adrienne Hoyt-Austin, D.O., M.A.S., N.A.B.B.L.M.-C., I.B.C.L.C.
Assistant Professor
Laura Kair, M.D., M.A.S.
Professor
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics
Christopher Hyunjoon (Chris) Kim, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director, Division of Pediatric Primary Care
Assistant Professor
Sean Munoz, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Naidu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Lidia Park, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Physician
Lisa Rasmussen, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Mitch Ratanasen, M.D.
Associate Chair, UC Davis Department of Pediatrics Wellness Committee
UC Davis Medical Director for Pediatrics, Sacramento County Health Center
Pediatric Grand Rounds Course Director
Associate Program Director for Wellbeing, Pediatrics Residency Program
Pediatric Specialty Advisor, UC Davis School of Medicine
Associate Professor
Patrick S. Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Ulfat Shaikh, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Pediatrics and Lead Faculty, Healthcare Impact Lab, UC Davis School of Medicine
Hannah Snitzer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Daniel Tancredi, Ph.D.
Professor in Residence
Alice Tarantal, Ph.D.
Professor
Vice Chair for Translational Research
Director, Center for Somatic Cell Genome Editing
Lena Claire van der List, D.O.
Associate Physician
Serena Yang, M.D., M.P.H. (Division Chief)
Vice Chair, Community Engagement, Department of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics
Professor
Jihey Yuk, M.D.
Associate Professor
Faria N. Ahmed, M.S.
Licensed and Certified Genetic Counselor
Daniah Beleford, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Colette P. DeFilippo, M.S., C.G.C.
Genetic Counselor
Alena Egense, B.S., M.G.C.
Licensed and Certified Genetic Counselor
Kristin Curtis Herman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Clinical Diplomat
Leigh Ann Aki Higa, Ph.D., M.S.
Genetic Counselor
Madelena Martin, M.D.
Professor
Program Director, Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency
Katherine A. Rauen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emerita, Division of Genomic Medicine
Suma Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Genomic Medicine Division
Director of Precision Genomics
Professor
Joseph J. Shen, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ayaka Suzuki, M.S., C.G.C.
Licensed and Certified Genetic Counselor
Elysia Marie Alvarez, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Reuben Antony, M.D.
Professor
Jonathan M. Ducore, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor Emerita
Deborah Gho, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Nahal Lalefar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Lisa Madden, M.D.
Associate Professor
Marcio Henrique Malogolowkin, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Professor
Arun Ranjan Panigrahi, M.D.
Associate Professor
Anjali Pawar, M.D.
Professor
Noriko Satake, M.D.
Professor
Cherie Ginwalla, M.D.
Professor
Michelle Hamline, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S.
Director of Quality and Safety, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Associate Professor
Eunice R. Kim, M.D.
Associate Physician Diplomate
Su-Ting Terry Li, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice Chair of Education
Residency Program Director, Department of Pediatrics
Professor
Julia Marlow, M.D., M.S.
Associate Physician
Pediatric Hospitalist
Heather McKnight, M.D.
Division Chief
Physician Advisor Children's Hospital
Professor
Jennifer Lynn Rosenthal, M.D., M.A.S.
Associate Dean for Research Education and Training, School of Medicine
Professor
Michael Saxton, M.D.
Associate Professor
Mina Tahai, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Alexis Toney, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Javar Van Buren, M.D.
Associate Physician
Jessica Witkowski, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Medical Director, Inpatient Pediatrics
Tisha K. Yeh, M.D.
Associate Physician Diplomate
Dean Blumberg, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Professor
Ritu Cheema, M.B.B.S., F.A.A.P.
Assistant Professor
Leslie Chiang, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Natasha Nakra, M.D.
Associate Professor
Elizabeth Helen Partridge, M.S., M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Geoanna Marie Bautista, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sylvia Bowditch, M.D.
NICU Hospitalist
Nicole Cacho, M.D.
Associate Professor
Belinda Chan, M.D.
Associate Professor
Kara Kuhn-Riordon, M.D.
Associate Professor
Satyan Lakshminrusimha, M.D., M.B.B.S.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief, UC Davis Children's Hospital
Dennis and Nancy Marks Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Professor
Preet Matharu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Steven James McElroy, M.D.
Chief, Division of Neonatology
Professor
Shoshana Newman-Lindsay, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Francis Poulain, M.D.
Professor Emerita
Sahar Rahiem, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Catherine Anne-Marie Rottkamp, M.D., Ph.D.
NICU Medical Director
Assistant Professor
Deepika Sankaran, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Associate Professor
Yogen Singh, M.D., M.A. (Cantab), F.A.S.E., F.R.C.P.C.H.
Professor
Christina Anna Sollinger, M.D.
Associate Professor
Emily Stieren, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Payam Vali, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Lavjay Butani, M.D.
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics
Professor
Maha Haddad, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Dialysis
Professor
Lauren Hawkins, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Machi Kaneko, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Stephanie Tram-Anh Nguyen, M.D., M.A.S.
Medical Director, Patient Contact Center
Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Professor
Gia Oh, M.D.
Associate Professor
Sara Abu-Nasser, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Gage Alvernaz, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Divya Chhabra, M.B.B.S., M.M.Sc.
Associate Professor
Ambika Chidambaram, M.B.B.S, M.S.
Assistant Professor
Sanjay Jhawar, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Professor
Rory Kamerman-Kretzmer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kiran Nandalike, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Pediatric Sleep Program
Associate Director, Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Program