Our Faculty
With nearly 150 faculty members across 16 pediatric specialties, our department provides both breadth and depth in expertise in child health care. Our faculty physicians and scientists are some of the best and brightest in the Greater Northern California region and beyond.
Explore our team members by pediatric subspecialty to learn more.
Faculty Members
John Adams, M.D.
Associate Professor
Laura Kester Prakash, M.D., M.P.H.
Division Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Clinical Professor
Director of K-12 Clinical Outreach Curriculum
Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Sheryl Boon, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Clinical Professor
Victoria Dimitriades, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
Clinical Professor
Angel Alberto Herrera Guerra, M.D.
Associate Professor
Anh Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Sunil Saini, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Dawn Marie Blacker, Ph.D.
Clinical Director and Training Director
Blake Carmichael, Ph.D.
Behavioral Health Psychiatric Professional 4, Supervisor
Associate Professor
Evaluation Program Manager
Brandi Hawk, Ph.D.
Psychologist II
Assistant Professor
Michele Ornelas Knight, Psy.D.
Director CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center
Susan G. Timmer, Ph.D.
Research Grant Program Officer
Volunteer Clinical Associate Professor
Mohammad Alnoor, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Hema Bhargava, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Daniel Cortez, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology
Associate Professor
Jonathan Dayan, M.D.
Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory
Associate Professor
Ralf Holzer, M.D., M.S.C.
Director, Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Catheterization
Frank Ing, M.D., FACC, MSCAI
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Co-director, UC Davis Pediatric Heart Center
Professor
Lakshmi Nagaraju, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Nandita Sharma, M.D.
Physician
Sherzana Sunderji, M.D.
Director, Fetal Cardiology and Echocardiography
Associate Professor
Jay Yeh, M.D.
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography
Associate Professor
Sara Aghamohammadi, M.D.
Associate Professor
Chief Wellness Officer
Zack Chaffin, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Blair Colwell, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Brian Goudy, M.D.
Associate Professor
Moonjoo Han, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sarah Cary Haynes, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
John Holcroft, M.D.
Professor
Jennifer Lee, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Michelle Jane Lim, M.D.
Assistant Professor
James Paul Marcin, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research
Director, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology
Professor
Stephanie Nicole Mateev, M.D.
Medical Director, PICU and PCICU
Medical Director, Extra-Corporeal Life Support Program
Professor
Theresa Murdock-Vlautin, M.D.
Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment
Professor
JoAnne E. Natale, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Pediatrics
UC Davis Children's Hospital Director Quality and Safety
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Children's Health
Professor
Katherine Phelps, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Plant, M.D., M.Ed.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Professor
Viyeka Sethi, M.D.
Professor
Heather Siefkes, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Assistant Professor
Jessica Kim Signoff, M.D.
Associate Professor
Veronica Ahumada-Newhart, M.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Roger “Scott” Akins, D.O. (Division Chief)
Division Chief
Professor
Kathleen Angkustsiri, M.D., M.A.S.
Program Director, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship
Associate Professor
Jonathan Bernard Bystrynski, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Janice Enriquez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Behavioral Health Psychiatric Supervisor II
Psychologist
Randi Jenssen Hagerman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Distinguished Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Endowed Chair in Fragile X Research
Medical Director of the MIND
Robin L. Hansen, M.D.
Professor Emerita, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Mary Jacena Leigh, M.D.
Associate Physician Diplomate
Gayatri Mahajan, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Associate Physician Diplomate
Bibiana Restrepo, M.D.
Associate Professor
Rosa Denisse Rodriguez, M.D.
Medical Director, Baby Steps HRIF Clinic
Assistant Professor
Andrea Schneider, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Psychologist
Carrie Esther Silver, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Anisha P. Srinivasan, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Tanaporn Jasmine Wilaisakditipakorn, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Stephanie Crossen, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Abigail Fruzza, M.D.
Associate Professor
Nicole Glaser, M.D.
Dean’s Endowed Professorship for Childhood Diabetes Research
Professor
Lindsey Loomba, M.D.
Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program
Associate Professor
Armaiti Mody, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Caroline Schulmeister, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dennis M. Styne, M.D.
Pediatric Endocrinology Division Chief
Yocha Dehe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology
Associate Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Professor
Sindhura Batchu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kelly Haas, M.D.
Associate Professor
Maheen Hassan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Arthur de Lorimier, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Professor
Daphne Say, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director, UC Davis Children's Hospital Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Vice Chair of Ambulatory Operations
Trinh T. Truong, M.D.
Associate Professor
Simeon Boyd, M.D.
Professor
Eric J. Crossen, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Erik Orlando Fernandez y Garcia, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Academic Coach, School of Medicine
Clinical Champion to Reduce Disparities, Population Health
Julia Froud, M.D.
Associate Professor
Douglas Sayre Gross, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director, RIVER Mobile Pediatric Clinic
Professor of Teaching, Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
Professor
Susan Guralnick, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Professor
Designated Institutional Official
Adrienne Hoyt-Austin, D.O., M.A.S., I.B.C.L.C.
Assistant Professor
Laura Kair, M.D., M.A.S.
Associate Professor
Christopher Hyunjoon (Chris) Kim, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director, Division of Pediatric Primary Care
Assistant Professor
Sean Munoz, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Naidu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Lidia Park, M.D.
Assistant Physician
Lisa Rasmussen, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Mitch Ratanasen, M.D.
Associate Chair, UC Davis Department of Pediatrics Wellness Committee
UC Davis Medical Director for Pediatrics, Sacramento County Health Center
Pediatric Grand Rounds Course Director
Associate Program Director for Wellbeing, Pediatrics Residency Program
Pediatric Specialty Advisor, UC Davis School of Medicine
Associate Professor
Patrick S. Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Ulfat Shaikh, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Medical Director, Healthcare Quality
Professor
Hannah Snitzer, M.D.
Daniel Tancredi, Ph.D.
Professor in Residence
Alice Tarantal, Ph.D.
Professor in Residence
Lena Claire van der List, D.O.
Associate Physician
Serena Yang, M.D., M.P.H. (Division Chief)
Vice Chair, Community Engagement, Department of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics
Professor
Jihey Yuk, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, CIRCLE Clinic
Faria N. Ahmed, M.S.
Licensed and Certified Genetic Counselor
Daniah Beleford, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Colette P. DeFilippo, M.S., C.G.C.
Genetic Counselor
Alena Egense, B.S., M.G.C.
Licensed and Certified Genetic Counselor
Kristin Curtis Herman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Clinical Diplomat
Leigh Ann Aki Higa, Ph.D., M.S.
Genetic Counselor
Madelena Martin, M.D.
Professor
Katherine A. Rauen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Division of Genomic Medicine
Suma Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Genomic Medicine Division
Director of Precision Genomics
Professor
Joseph J. Shen, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ayaka Suzuki, M.S., C.G.C.
Licensed and Certified Genetic Counselor
Kristen Wigby, M.D.
Associate Professor
Elysia Marie Alvarez, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Reuben Antony, M.D.
Associate Professor
Jonathan M. Ducore, M.D., M.P.H.
Emeritus Professor
Lisa Madden, M.D.
Associate Professor
Marcio Henrique Malogolowkin, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Professor
Arun Ranjan Panigrahi, M.D.
Associate Professor
Anjali Pawar, M.D.
Professor
Noriko Satake, M.D.
Associate Professor
Cherie Ginwalla, M.D.
Professor
Michelle Hamline, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S.
Assistant Professor
Eunice R. Kim, M.D.
Associate Physician Diplomate
Su-Ting Terry Li, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Vice Chair of Education
Residency Program Director
Professor
Julia Marlow, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
Heather McKnight, M.D.
Division Chief
Physician Advisor Children's Hospital
Professor
Haeli Park, M.D.
Associate Physician
Jennifer Lynn Rosenthal, M.D., M.A.S.
Associate Professor
Michael Saxton, M.D.
Associate Professor
Alexis Toney, M.D.
Associate Professor
Javar Van Buren, M.D.
Associate Professor
Jessica Witkowski, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medical Director, Inpatient Pediatrics
Tisha K. Yeh, M.D.
Associate Physician Diplomate
Dean Blumberg, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Professor
Ritu Cheema, M.B.B.S., F.A.A.P.
Assistant Professor
Daniel Scott Dodson, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Natasha Nakra, M.D.
Associate Professor
Elizabeth Helen Partridge, M.S., M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Jean Wiedeman, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Geoanna Marie Bautista, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sylvia Bowditch, M.D.
NICU Hospitalist
Nicole Cacho, M.D.
Associate Professor
Lee T. Donohue, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kristin Robbins Hoffman, M.D.
Professor
Kara Kuhn-Riordon, M.D.
Associate Professor
Satyan Lakshminrusimha, M.D., M.B.B.S.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief, UC Davis Children's Hospital
Dennis and Nancy Marks Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Professor
Steven James McElroy, M.D.
Chief, Division of Neonatology
Professor
Shoshana Newman-Lindsay, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Francis Poulain, M.D.
Professor
Catherine Anne-Marie Rottkamp, M.D., Ph.D.
NICU Medical Director
Assistant Professor
Deepika Sankaran, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Assistant Professor
Christina Anna Sollinger, M.D.
Associate Professor
Emily Stieren, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Payam Vali, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Lavjay Butani, M.D.
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Maha Haddad, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Dialysis
Professor
Arundhati Kale, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Transplantation
Professor
Machi Kaneko, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Stephanie Tram-Anh Nguyen, M.D., M.A.S.
Medical Director, Patient Contact Center
Associate Professor
Gia Oh, M.D.
Associate Professor
Sara Abu-Nasser, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Ambika Chidambaram, M.B.B.S, M.S.
Assistant Professor
Sanjay Jhawar, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Professor
Rory Kamerman-Kretzmer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kiran Nandalike, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
Director, Pediatric Sleep Program
Interim Director, UC Davis Sleep Lab
Site Director for Pediatric TDN
Co-Director, UC Davis Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Program
Associate Professor
Kent Pinkerton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Shaina Willen, M.D.
Assistant Professor