LEND Directory

LEND Program:
USC LEND at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
University of Southern California
4650 Sunset Boulevard
Mailstop #53
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062
Main Phone:  323-361-2300
Main Fax:  323-361-8305
Main Email:  www.uscucedd@chla.usc.edu
Website:  http://www.uscucedd.org
Position Name Phone Email
Leadership
LEND Director Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, RD 323-361-3823 mbaer@chla.usc.edu
Lead Administrative Staff
Noreen Clarke-Sheehan 323-361-4068 nclarke@chla.usc.edu
Dean Coffey 323-361-7741 DCoffey@chla.usc.edu
Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD 323-361-6341 jgold@chla.usc.edu
Karen Rogers, Ph.D. 323-361-3826 KRogers@chla.usc.edu
Administrative Secretary Evelyn Cook 323-361-1647 ecook@chla.usc.edu
Associate Director Kathryn Smith, MN, RN 323-361-8301 kasmith@chla.usc.edu
Coordinator, Administrative Constance Nicholson 323-361-3822 cnicholson@chla.usc.edu
Division Administrator Karlyn Beck, MBA 323-361-8519 karbeck@chla.usc.edu
Manager, Division Budget Elizabeth Didelot 323-361-8325 edidelot@chla.usc.edu
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Sonia Aller, PhD, CCC-SP 323-361-3828 saller@chla.usc.edu
Health Administration LaVonna Blair-Lewis, PhD, MPH lblair@usc.edu
Nursing Kathryn Smith, MN, RN 323-361-8301 kasmith@chla.usc.edu
Nutrition Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, RD 323-361-3823 mbaer@chla.usc.edu
Occupational Therapy Alice Kibele, PhD, OTR/L 323-361-8362 akibele@chla.usc.edu
Parent/Family Resources Fran Goldfarb, MA, CHES 323-361-3831 fgoldfarb@chla.usc.edu
Pediatrics Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD 323-361-6341 jgold@chla.usc.edu
Pediatrics Karen Kay Imagawa, MD 323-361-2113 kimagawa@chla.usc.edu
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Douglas Vanderbilt, MD 323-660-2450 dvanderbilt@chla.usc.edu
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Al Yusin, MD 323-361-3834 ayusin@chla.usc.edu
Psychology Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD 323-361-6341 jgold@chla.usc.edu
Public Health Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD 323-361-3830 ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu
Social Work Beverly Daley, PhD, LCSW 323-361-2490 bdaley@chla.usc.edu
Speech-Language Pathology Sonia Aller, PhD, CCC-SP 323-361-3828 saller@chla.usc.edu
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD 323-361-6341 jgold@chla.usc.edu
Data Maral Shahinian, B.S. 323-361-3109 mshahinian@chla.usc.edu
Distance Learning Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD 323-361-3830 ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu
Information/Dissemination Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD 323-361-3830 ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu
Parent/Consumer Fran Goldfarb, MA, CHES 323-361-3831 fgoldfarb@chla.usc.edu
Pediatric Services Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD 323-361-6341 jgold@chla.usc.edu
Pediatric Services Kathryn Smith, MN, RN 323-361-8301 kasmith@chla.usc.edu
Research Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD 323-361-6341 jgold@chla.usc.edu
Training Director Patrice Yasuda, PhD 323-361-3817 pyasuda@chla.usc.edu
Community Education Director Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD 323-361-3830 ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu
Specialty Resource Contacts
Child Abuse - CARES Child Abuse - CARES Karen Kay Imagawa, MD 323-361-2113 kimagawa@chla.usc.edu
Health Care Policy Medical Home CSHCN Title V Autism Spina Bifida Rett syndrome Kathryn Smith, MN, RN 323-361-8301 kasmith@chla.usc.edu
Parent Leadership/Family Support Parent Leadership/Family Support Inclusive Service Learning Fran Goldfarb, MA, CHES 323-361-3831 fgoldfarb@chla.usc.edu
Telehealth/Telemedicine Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD 323-361-3830 ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Feeding Clinic Hope Wills, MEd, RD, CSP 323-361-3816 hwills@chla.usc.edu
Feeding Development Clinic Comprehensive Developmental Assessment Program Feeding Clinic Alice Kibele, PhD, OTR/L 323-361-8362 akibele@chla.usc.edu
Integrating Statewide Services for CSHCN Spina Bifida Program Rett Clinic Spina Bifida Center Kathryn Smith, MN, RN 323-361-8301 kasmith@chla.usc.edu
Project Access: Improving Access to Care in Rural Communities for Children with Epilepsy NIH Translational Research, Autism, Spanish Nutrition Services in State Title V, Hospital Reviews, Rural Community Clinics Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD 323-361-3830 ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu
Project Director--Corazon de la Familia & Project ABC Assoc Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Karen Finello, PhD 213-383-5967 kfinello@chla.usc.edu
Reaching Chinese/Hispanic Families Fran Goldfarb, MA, CHES 323-361-3831 fgoldfarb@chla.usc.edu
Craig Gerlach, MSW 323-669-2350 cgerlach@chla.usc.edu
Stacey Mizokawa, PhD 323-669-2350 smizokawa@chla.usc.edu
Norma Perches 323-669-2350 nperches@chla.usc.edu
Jennifer Rafeedie, PsyD 323-669-2350 jrafeedie@chla.usc.edu
Gregory L. Smookler, MD 323-660-2450 gsmookler@chla.usc.edu
Larry Yin, MD, MSPH 323-361-3855 lyin@chla.usc.edu
 
Last updated: 04/13/2010 05:23 PM