We are pleased to offer an ACGME-accredited one-year clinical fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology. The fellowship provides outstanding clinical experience in all aspects of pediatric anesthesiology, including neonatal, cardiac, craniofacial, neurosurgical, ophthalmic, head and neck, and outpatient anesthesia, plus pediatric pain management and critical care. The program is designed to navigate trainees through increasing levels of experience and responsibility, and prepare them for board certification in pediatric anesthesiology and careers as consultants in pediatric anesthesiology. The Fellowship Program Director is Wendy Ren, MD, FAAP, and the Associate Program Director is Michelle Harvey, MD.
The Mattel Children's Hospital, named among the top pediatric medical centers in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, provides a full spectrum of healthcare to neonates, infants, and children in all subspecialties. It is integrated with the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (RRUMC), one of the most technologically sophisticated hospitals in the world and a Level I trauma center. RRUMC has been voted one of the top five hospitals in the country and #1 hospital in the West for more than 20 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report.
Our training environment offers a truly unique experience for the practice of pediatric anesthesia in the context of an integrated adult hospital. Due to UCLA’s wide catchment area, our fellows benefit from diverse patient populations and challenging cases, including transplantation, congenital cardiac, major craniofacial, and neurosurgical procedures. Care sites include the operating rooms and remote locations at RRUMC, UCLA Medical Center at Santa Monica, our Ambulatory Surgery Centers in Westwood and Santa Monica, and the Jules Stein Eye Institute.
For additional information about the fellowship, please contact our Fellowship Coordinator, Lucine Torosian, either by phone at (310) 267-8653 or via email at [email protected].
Thank you for your interest.
Wendy Ren, MD, FAAP Director, Fellowship Program Clinical Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Faculty
Ayad, Ihab, M.D. Clinical Professor Assistant Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Hospital Boston Residency: Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Surgery, USC University Hospital Internship: Surgery, USC University Hospital Medical School: MD, Cairo University Hospital
Borna, Reza, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor Pediatric Anesthesiology [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Residency: Anesthesiology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Internship: General Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital Medical School: MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brill, Judith E., M.D. Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Anesthesiology, Pediatric Critical Care [email protected] Residency: Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston Internship: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston Medical School: MD, Harvard Medical School
Chalabi, John T., M.D. Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology Medical Director, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center Surgery Center [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Chicago Hospitals Internship: Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals Medical School: MD, Kermanshah University of Medical Science
Harvey, Michelle, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor Assistant Medical Director, Westwood Ambulatory Surgery Center Associate Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles Residency: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical School: MD, Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago
Hekmat, Diana, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatric Anesthesology Director, Visiting Professor Program [email protected] Fellowship: UCLA School of Medicine Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical School: MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Yeshiva University
Iravani, Marc, M.D. Clinical Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Surgery/General & Vascular, Stanford University School of Medicine Residency: Anesthesiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center General Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine Internship: Transitional Internship, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Medical School: MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Keyes, Mary A., M.D. Clinical Professor, Ophthalmologic Anesthesiology Medical Director, Wasserman Eye Institute OR Suite [email protected] Fellowship: Obstetric Anesthesia, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Memorial Hospital of Northwestern University Residency: Anesthesiology, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Internship: Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Health Centers and Hospital Medical School: MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Lubin, Lorraine, M.D. Clinical Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Residency: Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Internship: Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical School: MD, University of Michigan
Marijic, Jure, M.D. Clinical Professor, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Director, Pediatric Cardiac Fellowship Program [email protected] Fellowship: Cardiac Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Cadiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Residency: Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Internship: Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zagreb Salata Medical School: MD, University of Zagreb
Patel, Swati, M.D. Clinical Professor Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Services Medical Director, Ronald Reagan Medical Center Operating Rooms [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Residency: Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Internship: Rotating (Internship), Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Medical School: MD, Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Med. College
Ren, Wendy H.P., M.D., F.A.A.P. Clinical Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology Program Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program [email protected] Fellowship: David Geffen School of Medicine (Pediatric Anesthesiology) Residency: Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Internship: Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical School: MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Schwarzenberger, Johanna, M.D. Clinical Professor, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology [email protected] Fellowship: Cardiac Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York Residency: Anesthesiology, Oregon Health Sciences, Portland, Oregon (CA-1) Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York (CA-2/CA-3) Internship: Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
Sopher, Michael J., M.D. Clinical Professor, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs Anesthesiology Clinical Director [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Residency: Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Internship: Rotating (Internship), Harbor - UCLA Medical Center Medical School: MD, UC San Francisco School of Medicine
Stockman, Joel, M.D. Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology Medical Director, Perioperative Services, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica Director, UCLA Pediatric Acute Pain Management [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Memorial Medical Center Residency: Anesthesiology, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Internship: Transitional, Cedar Rapids Medical Foundation Medical School: MD, University of Iowa College of Medicine
Tang, Shirley, M.D., MS
Assistant Clinical Professor [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, UCLA Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology Residency: Anesthesiology, UCLA School of Medicine Internship: Anesthesiology, UCLA School of Medicine Medical School: MD, University of Arizona Medical Center MS, Stanford University School of Medicine
Trieu, Christine, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Residency: Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Van de Wiele, Barbara M., M.D. Clinical Professor Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (Research) Residency: Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Internship: Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical School: MD, Columbia University College of Physicians,Surgeons
Williams, Tiffany, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Residence [email protected] Fellowship: Cardiac Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Internship: Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical School: MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Wingert, Theodora, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine [email protected] Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, UCLA School of Medicine Residency: Anesthesiology, UCLA School of Medicine Medical School: MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Required clinical rotations during the fellowship year consist of at least six months of general pediatric anesthesia (general, urologic, orthopedic, otolaryngologic, ophthalmologic, craniofacial, thoracic, neurosurgical, offsite), two months of cardiac anesthesia including pediatric cardiac catheterization lab experience, one month of pediatric pain management, two weeks of neonatal ICU, and two weeks of pediatric ICU. Four weeks of paid vacation time, as well as conference time with an expectation of attendance and presentation at the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia winter meeting are also included. One month of elective clinical anesthesia experience or research time is available subject to an approved research project.
When Dr. Swati Patel, our department pediatric chief, approached me to join her on a mission to India with Medical Missions for Children (www.mmfc.org), I literally jumped at the opportunity. During my last year of residency at UCLA, I had the opportunity to travel to Arequipa, Peru with the Hearts with Hope Organization (www.heartswithhope.org) on a two-week mission. - by Christine Trieu, MD
Our faculty is committed to the continued excellence and improvement of our teaching program. Along with daily perioperative teaching including case-related discussions on preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative management, our didactics include the following:
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Lecture Series weekly Monday afternoon faculty-led lectures on core topics in pediatric anesthesiology. Our multidisciplinary lecture series includes relevant didactics by invited expert speakers from other pediatric specialties.
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellows' Journal Club quarterly fellow-led journal club on recently published relevant article(s) within pediatric anesthesiology
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellow Lecture semiannual fellow lecture, allowing in-depth study of a topic of their choice
Congenital Heart Disease Seminar Series faculty-led lecture series on congenital heart disease pathophysiology and management
Research Lecture Series faculty-led lecture series on the fundamentals of research design and conduct, and the interpretation and presentation of data
Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds weekly Wednesday morning departmental conference with CME credit available
Fellows are also encouraged to take advantage of the numerous available conferences and didactics outside of the Department, including but not limited to:
Pediatric Cardiology Case Conference multidisciplinary weekly Wednesday morning case conference attended by specialists including pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery and cardiac anesthesia
Pediatric Surgery Case Conference multidisciplinary weekly Tuesday afternoon case conference
Thank you for your interest in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program at UCLA.
Two fellowship positions are available per year.
We will be accepting applications for the 2023-2024 academic year beginning November 2021.
Application Submission Period: November through May Interviews: May through June
Interviews are by invitation only. Your file will not be reviewed until it is complete.
Prior to appointment in the program, all fellows must have successfully completed an ACGME-accredited residency in anesthesiology and must possess a valid California medical license.
Application File Requirements
Please submit the following through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Completed Fellowship Application including all required supporting application materials.
Three letters of recommendation by physicians who are familiar with you professionally and personally (one must be from your Residency Program Director).
Please submit the following to Lucine Torosian, Fellowship Programs Coordinator, via email.
Copy of In-Training Examination Score Reports
Copy of ABA Basic Examination Results Letter
Please be aware that all candidates who are selected for the program must clear a security background check.
Applicants should use the following document naming convention: Applicant’s Last Name, Applicant’s First Name - Document Title (ex: Bruin, Joe - ITE 2020)
All supporting documents should be submitted electronically to Lucine Torosian, Fellowship Programs Coordinator, at [email protected].
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec/Cupertino, California Undergraduate: UCLA, BS Neuroscience Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center Why I chose UCLA: I'm a strong believer in having a proper and healthy environment to learn. I chose UCLA because of their enthusiasm in fellow education, the myriad of complexity in cases, and the resources for career advancement. I felt that UCLA would provide me with all those things on top of being part of an amazing pediatric anesthesia family. I wanted to come to a program with faculty who were as excited (if not more) than I was to come into work. It was an easy pick, as I have heard strong impressions from previous alumni who also had a great work-life balance.
Dr. Jean Vo emigrated to the US from Montreal when he was 11 years old and spoke French as his first language. He is a culinary enthusiast and enjoys learning about culinary arts and various food cultures. Dr. Vo’s interests also include sport and fitness events (including golf, football, basketball, and nature explorations).
Dr. Kremen
Elizabeth Kremen, MBBS
Hometown: San Francisco, CA Undergraduate: UCB, BA Physics and English Medical School: University of Queensland School of Medicine Residency: Anesthesiology, Illinois Advocate Masonic Medical Center Why I chose UCLA: I loved how friendly and team-oriented everyone was and appreciated the focus on providing the best multidisciplinary care to our pediatric patients.
Dr. Elizabeth Kremen loves exploring, near and abroad, and has visited over 30 countries. She enjoys finding new restaurants and local cultural events. She appreciates the outdoors and has hiked the Salkantay Trail in Peru and backpacked the Routeburn Track in New Zealand.
A Sample of Academic Work Produced by our Fellows:
Bui CCM, Tanner C, Nguyen-Buckley C, Scovotti J, Wray C, Xia VW. Combined Cardiothoracic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Versus Isolated Liver Transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Aug 26:S1053-0770(20)30846-6. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.08.051. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32951998.
Wong-Lucio P, Moreno-Franco P, Canabal J, Lowman P, Scott C, Croome K, Chadha R. Post-Cardiac Injury Following Liver Transplantation for Budd-Chiari Syndrome. Prog Transplant. 2020 Dec 4:1526924820978594. doi: 10.1177/1526924820978594. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33272084.
Boydston E. International Liver Transplantation Congress 2019. ROTEM Values Vary Among Liver Transplant Recipients According to Etiology of Liver Failure and MELD Score.
Park J. International Liver Transplantation Congress 2019. Early postoperative myocardial injury is associated with perioperative cardiovascular complications after liver transplantation.
Nguyen-Buckley C and Wong M. Anesthesia for Intestinal Transplantation. In: Anesthesiology Clinics. Elsevier 2017
Nguyen-Lee J, Nguyen-Buckley C and Bagdagsarjana A. Liver and Gastrointestinal Pharmacology. In: Hemmings H and Egan T. Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia. 2nd Elsevier 2017
