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Specialty:: Pediatrics
Department Affiliation:: Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
State License:: A98508
Languages:: Spanish
Phone:: 310-825-0867
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans
Primary Care Physician: Primary Care Physician
Accepting New Patients: Accepting New Patients

About Me: Carlos Lerner, MD, MPhil is Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. After completing his undergraduate studies at Stanford University, he obtained a graduate degree in health economics from the University of York, England, as a Marshall Scholar. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and completed his pediatrics residency training in the Boston Combined Residency Program. After residency, Dr. Lerner spent six years at the Kayenta Health Center, a remote Indian Health Service facility on the Navajo reservation. He joined UCLA in 2007.

In addition to his clinical responsibilities as a general pediatrician, he has leadership roles in health care administration, health care quality, medical education and informatics. He serves as the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs at the Department of Pediatrics. He is the Medical Director for the UCLA Children's Health Center, the Director of Quality for the Department of Pediatrics, and the Chief Medical Officer for the Pediatric Medical Home Program at UCLA. Dr. Lerner is a member of the Pediatric Residency Program leadership team and a resident advisor. A boardcertified medical informaticist, he serves as Physician Informaticist for CareConnect, UCLA Health System’s electronic medical records system. Dr. Lerner's research interests include health care delivery and health system redesign, with a focus on children with complex chronic conditions.
Links: www.uclahealth.org/mattel

Primary Office: Children's Health Center
Primary Address: 200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 265
Los Angeles, California 90095
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Phone: 310-825-0867
Fax: 310-206-5146

Medical Board Certifications: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2001, 2016
Certification 2: Clinical Informatics, American Board of Preventive Medicine, 2015
Residency: Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, 1999-2001
Internship: Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, 1998-1999
Degree: Harvard Medical School, MD, 1998

Interests

General Pediatrics

Publications: Link to Dr. Lerner's PubMed publications

In The News

Study: Letting baby 'cry it out' won’t cause damage (USA Today, May 2016)

Awards

Two time recipient of the Robert C. Neerhout Teaching Award, UCLA, for "Full-time Faculty member who has contributed the most to the stimulation of resident education in Pediatrics", 2009, 2011.

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