Faculty
Joseph L. Lasky III, M.D. - 01/10/2012
Joseph L. Lasky III, M.D.
Division Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Contact Information:
1000 W. Carson St.
Bldg N-25 Box 468
Torrance, CA 90502
Phone: (310) 222-4154
Fax: (310) 320-2271
Email: jlasky@labiomed.org
Research Focus:
My research interests focus on developing novel therapies for pediatric cancers, specifically brain tumors. Most recently we have been studying methods by which to stimulate the immune system to attack brain tumors and how to target the immune system against putative brain tumor stem cells.
Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Training:
Residency in Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles
Education:
M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
B.S., Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
B.S., Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Selected Publications:
Charles S. Grob, M.D. - 12/23/2011
Charles S. Grob, M.D.
Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W. Carson Street Box 498
Torrance, CA 90509
Phone: (310) 222-3112
Fax: (310) 328-7217
Email: cgrob@labiomed.org
Research Focus:
Dr. Grob's clinical interests include mood and anxiety disorders, as well as the self-medication hypothesis of substance abuse as it applies to substance abuse. He has published in the professional literature on a variety of topics, including adolescent development and psychopathology, cross-cultural models of substance use and misuse and the history of hallucinogens in psychiatry. His research has included the first FDA approved Phase 1 study of the physiological and psychological effects of MDMA (3,4-methlyenedioxymethamphetamine), a multi-national, collaborative study of the Amazonian plant hallucinogen decoction, ayahuasca, in Brazil and a pilot investigation of the safety and efficacy of psilocybin in the treatment of anxiety in adult patients with advanced-stage cancer.
Certifications:
Lance Sieger, M.D. - 07/08/2011
Lance Sieger, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Contact Information:
1000 W. Carson St.
Bldg N-25 Box 468
Torrance, CA 90509
Phone: (310) 222-4154
Fax: (310) 320-2271
Email: lsieger@ucla.edu
Research Focus:
Lance Sieger is a Professor of Pediatrics and the former Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Harbor-UCLA. His research interests include: Clinical Hematology/Oncology, Sickle Cell Anemia, Childhood Leukemia and Tumors, Tumor Imaging, T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma, Anemia, Bone Marrow and Lymphatic Tissue Cancer (Hematologic Neoplasm), Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Wall Biology, Pediatric Cancers, and Soft Tissue Cancer (Sarcoma).
Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Education:
M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Kelly Callahan, M.D., M.P.T., F.A.A.P. - 07/05/2011
Kelly Callahan, M.D., M.P.T., F.A.A.P.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Division of General and Emergency Pediatrics
Contact Information:
1000 W. Carson St.
Box 17
Torrance, CA 90502
Phone: (310) 222-3091
Fax: (310) 222-2300
Email: kcallahan@dhs.lacounty.gov
Research Focus:
Child Abuse and Neglect; Foster Care Children; Evaluation and Treatment of Burns; Basic Childhood Illnesses; “Visual Diagnosis”
Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Training:
Internship and Residency in Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship in Child Abuse and Neglect, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Education:
M.D., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
M.P.T., University of Texas, El Paso
B.S., Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
Selected Publications:
1. Assessment of Occipital Fractures in Child Death Due to Inflicted and Accidental Trauma. Mentor: Carol Berkowitz, M.D., Harbor-UCLA (IN PREPARATION-RESEARCH COMPLETED)
Eduard H. Panosyan, M.D. - 07/05/2011
Eduard H. Panosyan, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Contact Information:
1000 W. Carson St.
Bldg N-25 Box 468
Torrance, CA 90509
Phone: (310) 222-4154
Fax: (310) 320-2271
Email: epanosyan@labiomed.org
Research Focus:
My research interests are on signaling pathways and related cellular mechanisms by which stem cell-like cells from pediatric brain tumors may give rise to multi-passageable oncospheres in vitro, which are tumorigenic in vivo. This knowledge will help to fuel the research to understand the potentially variable response of pediatric brain tumors to different inhibitors of relevant signaling pathways. One of my specific goals is to create cellular resources with oncosphere cultures from pediatric brain tumors that can be utilized as pre-clinical model for developmental therapeutics.
Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Training:
Residency in Pediatrics, Pediatric Oncology, Armenia
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Kenneth Huff, M.D. - 06/30/2011
Kenneth Huff, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Division of Neurology
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W. Carson Street, Box 468
Torrance, CA 90509
(310) 222-4168
Steven L. Lee, M.D. - 04/07/2011
Steven L. Lee, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Contact Information:
Phone: (310) 222-2702
Fax: (310) 782-1562
Email: slleemd@yahoo.com
Research Focus:
Pediatric Surgery, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic) Surgery, Neonatal Surgery, UCLA Fetal Care Center, Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum Repair, Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Vascular Anomalies
Certifications:
Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Training:
Internship and Residency, General Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center
Research Fellowship, General Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center
Chief Residency, General Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center
Residency, Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Chief Residency, Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Education:
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine
B.S., Biochemistry, UCLA
Selected Publications:
Sudhir Anand, M.D. - 04/07/2011
Sudhir Anand, M.D.
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Professor of Pediatrics
Contact Information:
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W. Carson Street, Box 491
Torrance, CA 90509
Phone: (310) 222-4161
Fax: (310) 320-2271
Email: sudanand@ucla.edu
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. - 04/07/2011
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.P., F.A.S.N., F.A.H.A.
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Division of Nephrology
Director, Off-Campus Dialysis Expansion & Epidemiology, Nephrology & Hypertension
Contact Information:
Phone: (310) 222-5189
Fax: (310) 782-1837
Email: kkalantar@labiomed.org
www.kalantar.com
Research Focus:
Carol N. Brown, M.D. - 11/03/2010
Carol N. Brown, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neonatology
Division of Neonatology
Contact Information:
1124 West Carson Street
RB-1
Torrance, CA 90502-2064
Phone: 310-222-1967
Fax: (310) 222-3887
Email: cbrown@labiomed.org
Research Focus:
My current research utilizes a model to study the effects of in utero nicotine exposure on mitochondrial metabolism in the lung and liver.
Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics
Training:
Pediatric Residency, University of California, Los Angeles
Neonatology Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA
Education:
B.A., Major Humanities, Biology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
M.D., Charles R. Drew University/David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles