Our Care Center Team

Children with craniofacial problems often require the skills of multiple medical professionals. Here at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, we have assembled a diverse team of dedicated specialists to address the individual needs of each child we see.

 

AUDIOLOGY


Eva Chiu,
Au.D, CCC-A


Rachel Moss,
MS, CCC-A


Valerie Narvarte,
MS, CCC-A


Allison Simpson,
Au.D, CCC-A


GENETICS


Pedro Sanchez, MD
Daniela N.
Schweitzer, MD

NEUROSURGERY


Mark Kreiger, MD

 

 

 

 

J. Gordon McComb, MD 

 


NURSING


Karla Haynes, RN, MPH, CPNP


Helen Lau, RN, MS, CPNP


Patricia A. McKee, RN, MN, CPNP
Pam Penny, RN



ORAL SURGERY


Jeff Hammoudeh,
MD, DDS


Mark M. Urata, MD, DDS

Dennis-Duke R. Yamashita, DDS 


ORTHODONTICS



Stephen Yen,
DMD, PhD


 


OTOLARYNGOLOGY


Debra Don, MD 


 


PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY


John N. Groper, DDS  


José C. Polido, DDS, MS

PEDIATRIC MEDICINE


Yvonne Gutierrez, MD


 

PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY

Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch, MD, PhD



PLASTIC SURGERY


Jeff Hammoudeh, MD, DDS


Sheryl Lewin, MD


William Magee,
III, MD, DDS


Andre Panossian, MD


Mark M. Urata,
MD, DDS



 


PROSTHODONTICS

Simon Gamer, DDS


 

PULMONARY AND SLEEP MEDICINE


Sally L. Davidson-Ward, MD

PSYCHOLOGY 


Alessia Johns, PhD


SOCIAL WORK



Laura Garcia, MSW


SPEECH PATHOLOGY


Linda Abeles, MS, CCC-SLP


Aaron Tanner, MS, CCC-SLP
Leah Totten, MS, CFY-SLP