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Specialty:: Pediatrics, Infectious Disease
Department Affiliation:: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
State License:: A99936
Phone:: 310-825-0867
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me: Dr. Yeganeh, MD MPH is a visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease at the David Geffen School of Medicine. Her current research focuses on preventing transmission of HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia to infants through the implementation of TRIPAI, an initiative focused on involving male partners of pregnant women in prenatal care. Her research is currently taking place at collaborating research sites in Brazil but she has also worked in over 15 international settings including Lesotho, China, Honduras, South Africa and Iran. Dr. Yeganeh is an attending physician at Mattel Children's Hospital, teaching infectious disease fellows, pediatric residents and medical students. She is also the founder of the International Travel/Adoption Clinic at Mattel Children's UCLA Pediatric Specialists. Through her research, she has created close collaborations with both members of the School of Medicine, the School of Public Health, and School of Engineering, and will continue to perform research with new fellows both at UCLA and in Brazil. She has served as mentor to several students in training both at UCLA and in Brazil interested in promoting women’s health, and continues to work on research translating evidence based clinical interventions to policies optimizing the health of pregnant women and infants.

Primary Office: Westwood Pediatrics
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 265
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone: 310-825-0867
Fax: 310-206-5146
Secondary Office: Santa Monica Pediatric Specialty Care
1260 15th St.
Suite 1024
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Phone: (424) 259-8570

Medical Board Certifications: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2008
Certification 2: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, American Board of Pediatrics, 2013
Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Disease, UCLA School of Medicine, 2008-2011
Residency: Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, 2006-2008
Internship: Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, 2005-2006
Degree: University of Washington School of Medicine, MD, 2004
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MPH, 2005

Interests

Bacteremia
Cardiac and Endovascular Infections
Care of Immunocompromised Child
General Infectious Diseases
Common Infectious Diseases
Detailed information on the most common infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, chickenpox, chronic fatigue syndrome, common cold, diphtheria, E. coli, giardiasis, infectious mononucleosis, influenza (flu), lyme disease, malaria, measles, meningitis, mum
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Health of Children Adopted from International Settings
Infection in Immunocompromised Patients
International Health
Latent TB (tuberculosis)
Pertussis
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) in Children
Whooping cough (pertussis) is a contagious illness. It causes intense fits (paroxysms) of coughing. It mainly affects babies and young children.
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Preventative Medicine
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Women suffer more frequent and severe symptoms from STDs. Some STDs can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to both infertility and ectopic pregnancy.
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Transplant Infectious Diseases
Travel Medicine
Topic Index - Travel Medicine
Detailed information on the most common high risk diseases for travelers, including African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness), mad cow disease, HIV, AIDS, cholera, e. coli, dengue fever, diarrheal disease, cryptosporidiosis, diarrhea, traveler's
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Tropical Diseases
Common Health Problems Linked to Travel in Developing Countries
Detailed information on common health problems associated with travel in developing countries
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Publications: Link to my PubMed Publications

Awards: Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021

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Common Infectious Diseases

Whooping Cough (Pertussis) in Children

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Topic Index - Travel Medicine

Common Health Problems Linked to Travel in Developing Countries