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Division of Olive View Medical Center

Phone: (818)364-3233

For assistance in arranging a consultation or referring a patient to the UCLA Department of Pediatrics, call weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. PST, (310) 825-6185.

After 5:00 p.m. PST, or on the weekends and holidays, call the OVMC Page Operator and ask for the appropriate attending faculty on call, at (818) 364-1555.

If you have a medical emergency requiring a Paramedic or Ambulance dial 911.

Faculty Profiles

Beck, Cynthia
Faculty Member Since: 1999
Degrees: M.D., University of California, San Diego
Rank: Clinical Instructor

Defendi, Germaine
Faculty Member Since: 1995
Degrees: M.D., New York University, NYC, NY
M.S., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
B.A., Duke University, Durham, NC
Rank: Assistant Clinical Professor
Research Interests: Clinical Genetics
Teaching: - Coordinator, Medical Genetics Clinic, OV-UCLA
- Attending, Pediatric Clinic, OV-UCLA
- Attending, Inpatient Service, OV-UCLA
- Preceptor for 3rd year medical students, OV-UCLA
Professional Committees: - Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member, Los Angeles Pediatric Society
- Trustee, Child Educational Center, La Canada
- Pediatric Medical Consultant, Child Educational Center, La Canada

Ewing, Cynthia
Faculty Member Since: 1998
Degrees: M.D., Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
B.S., Towson State University
Rank: Assistant Clinical Professor
Research Interests: Birth Defects Epidemiology
Teaching: - Clinical Fundamental Course for UCLA 2nd year medical students
- Teaching rounds in the NICU
- Teaching rounds in the Newborn Nursery
- Pediatric Noon Conference
University Service: - Seed Grant Committee, OV-UCLA
- Blood Usage Committee, OV-UCLA
- Board of Trustees, OV Education and Research Institute, OV-UCLA
- Human Subjects Protection Committee, OV Education & Research Inst., OV-UCLA
- Perinatal Review, OV-UCLA
Professional Committees: - Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member, American Society of Human Genetics

Hall, Sue
Faculty Member Since: 1997
Degrees: M.D., University of Missouri
M.S.W., Boston University
Rank: Associate Clinical Professor
Teaching: Medical students, interns and residents
Professional Committees: - Reviewer for Journal of Perinatology
- Associate Director, Newborn Services, OV-UCLA
- Director, NICU Follow-Up Clinic, OV-UCLA
- Director, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Program, OV-UCLA
- Director, Neonatal Sleep Lab, OV-UCLA
- Chairman, Pediatric Credentials Committee, OV-UCLA
- Chairman, Medication Usage Sub-Committee, OV-UCLA

Malekzadeh, Mohammed
Faculty Member Since: 1980
Degrees: M.D., Pahlavi University Medical School
Rank: Professor, UCLA and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, OV-UCLA
Research Interest: Chronic Renal Failure, Transplantation
Teaching: - Organizer, Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, OV-UCLA
- Member, Pediatric Training Program, UCLA and OV-UCLA
- Member, Pediatric Nephrology Training Program
University Service: Member, Review and Appraisal Committee
Professional Committees: - Member, Medical Executive Committee, OV-UCLA
- Member, Performance Improvement Committee, OV-UCLA
- Member, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, OV-UCLA
- Member, Utilization Review Committee, OV-UCLA
- Chairman, CME Committee, OV-UCLA
- Chairman, CAMP Committee, National Kidney Foundation

Molodow, Rona
Faculty Member Since: 1995
Degrees: M.D., University of California, San Diego
B.A., J.D., University of Southern California
Rank: Assistant Clinical Professor
Teaching: - Didactic sessions at OV-UCLA for residents and medical students
- Teaching of students and residents in the OV-UCLA Pediatric Outpatient Clinic and Inpatient Service
- Preceptor, Doctoring III, UCLA School of Medicine
- Course Director, Pediatric Subinternship, OV-UCLA
- Course Director, Pediatrc Emergency medicine Subinternship, UCLA Medical Center
- Instructor, PALS program, OV-UCLA, UCLA Medical Center
University Service: - Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program, UCLA
- Member, Resident Selection & Promotions Committee, Dept. of Pediatrics, UCLA
- Member, Institutional Review Board, UCLA
- Medical Director, Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Clinic, OV-UCLA
- Reviewer, Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute. San Diego, Ca.
- Reviewer, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute

Shewmon, D. Alan
Faculty Member Since: 1981
Degrees: M.D., New York University Medical School; B.A., Harvard University
Rank: Clinical Professor

Sims, Maureen
Faculty Member since: 1994
Degrees: M.D., Boston University
B.A., Drew University
Rank: Clinical Professor
Research Interests: - Brain injury in the neonate
- Control of breathing in the neonate
- Bioethics
Teaching: - Clinical teaching of 3rd year medical students
- Clinical Fundamental Course for 2nd year students
- Teaching rounds in the NICU and in the nursery
- Pediatric noon conferences
University Service: - Chair, NICU Performance Improvement Committee
- Chair, Bioethics Committee, OV-UCLA
- Chair, Organizational Ethics Committee, OV-UCLA
- Member, Morbidity and Mortality Committee, OV-UCLA
- Consultant, Antepartum Screening Clinic, OV-UCLA
- Member, Risk Management Committee, OV-UCLA
- Member, Oversight Committee for Educational Research Institute, OV-UCLA
- Member, ERI, Scientific Misconduct Committee, OV-UCLA
- Member, LA County DNR Task Force, OV-UCLA
Professional Committees: - Member, Nominating Committee, California Association of Neonatologists
- Bioethics Consultant, LA Bar and LA Medical Association
- Consultant, LA County Judicial Hearing Review
- Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member, Western Society of Pediatric Research

Tully, Susan
Faculty Member since: 1989
Degrees: B.S., Premedical Studies
M.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Rank: Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Childhood injury, otitis media
Teaching: - Supervision and clinical teaching, Pediatric Resident Continuity Clinic, Mid-Valley
Comprehensive Health Center, Van Nuys
- Didactic presentations, pediatric house-staff conferences, OV-UCLA
- Moderator and Organizer, Pediatric Journal Club, OV-UCLA
- Lecture series on well child care and normal growth and development and other presentations, Pediatric Resident Continuity Clinic, Van Nuys
- Instructor in Nursing, California State University, Los Angeles
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program
Professional Committees: - American Academy of Pediatrics, National Committee on Injury & Poison Prevention
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Chair, California Chapter 2 Injury
Prevention Committee

Vandeweghe, Heatherly
Faculty Member since: 1992
Degrees: M.D., University of Southern California
B.S., Stanford University
Rank: Assistant Clinical Professor
Research Interests: Asthma; Cimetidine for Warts
Teaching: - Supervision and clinical teaching of pediatric, family medicine, emergency medicine residents, medical students and nurse practitioners
- Teaching rounds on Inpatient Wards
- Noon conferences
University Service: - Director, Pediatric Outpatient and Urgent Care Clinic
- Coordinator, Asthma Clinic, OV-UCLA
- Coordinator, Nurse Practitioners in Pediatric Clinic
- Chairman, Pediatric Collaborative Practice Committee
- Member, Emergency Medicine Quality Assurance Committee
- Member, CPR Committee
- Member, Medical Executive Committee