News — LOS ANGELES (Sept. 26, 2024) -- Experts from  are available to discuss a range of pediatric topics, including infectious diseases, adolescent weight management and the latest pediatric research coming out of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) annual conference happening Sept. 27-Oct. 1 in Orlando, Florida.

“Since its inception in 2022, Guerin Children's has been building a pioneering children’s healthcare destination that combines outstanding, multidisciplinary pediatric care with impactful research to address childhood diseases,” said , executive director of Guerin Children’s and the David and Meredith Kaplan Distinguished Chair in Children’s Health. “We have recruited many nationally and internationally renowned physicians and investigators to advance care and research for children.”

The following pediatric specialists, including Klein, are available for interviews during the AAP meeting. To schedule an interview, contact Shishira Sreenivas at [email protected] or 202-297-0220.

Adolescent Health
, adolescent health specialist

Adolesscent Weight Management
, director of Obesity Medicine

Asthma
, pediatric pulmonologist

Behavior and Development
, director of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Cardiology
, co-director of the Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program

Endocrinology
, director of Pediatric Endocrinology

Epilepsy
, program director of Pediatric Epilepsy 

Gastroenterology
, chair of the Department of Pediatrics and associate director of Guerin Children’s

General Surgery
, surgeon-in-chief and associate director of Surgery at Guerin Children’s

Genetics
, director of Pediatric Clinical Genetics

Infectious Disease
, assistant professor of Pediatrics

Kawasaki Disease
, director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Neonatology
, MBBS, director of Neonatology

Nephrology
, director of Pediatric Nephrology

Neurosurgery
, director of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Oncology
, director of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Orthopaedics
, director of Pediatric Spine and Pediatric Orthopaedics at Guerin Children’s

Pediatric Research
, associate director of Research at Guerin Children’s
, executive director of Guerin Children’s 

 

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