Pediatrics

Fellows

Keren Gill Hadar

Hadar Keren-Gill, MD 3rd Year Fellow
Undergraduate: University of California, Santa Cruz 
Medical School: Technion American Medical School (Haifa, Israel)     
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
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Kenny Vo

Kenny Vo, MD 3rd Year and Chief Fellow 
Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: University of California, Davis
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"I chose UCLA because of the people, training environment, and location. I had opportunities to meet with possible clinical and research mentors prior to matching, which solidified my decision. Everyone here has been incredibly supportive in my pursuit of the appropriate mix between clinical and research exposure. I am currently working in Yvonne Chen's Lab, engineering novel CAR-T cell therapies to treat solid tumors. I came into fellowship without any lab experience, and here at UCLA, I have had the opportunity to truly work on developing a therapeutic that can go from bench to bedside. The collaborative atmosphere of UCLA provides endless opportunities for whatever you want to pursue, and the whole campus is open to you as a fellow. Being able to live in Westwood in perfect weather and having everything outside of the university available to you is a huge bonus. "

 
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Rina Kuznets, MD 2nd Year Fellow
Undergraduate: University at Buffalo
Medical School: St. George’s University
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
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"On my interview trail, I met so many wonderful people but when I met Dr. Moore and all of the attendings and fellows, I knew that I would feel supported in my fellowship journey. This has truly been the case and it is such a collegial environment where my education and overall well-being is supported. Rotating at different hospitals also provides greater exposure to different populations and methods of practice, as well as opportunities for patient advocacy. I was also drawn to UCLA for the innovative research opportunities, knowing that I wanted to do bench research and all of the possible research connections at UCLA including in the non-pediatric world. For my research, I am in the Soragni Lab working with osteosarcoma patient derived organoids, testing high throughput drug sensitivities and studying the ability to predict chemotherapy response in new localized or metastatic disease in both the adult and pediatric populations. Also, coming from the northeast winters, the mostly sunny weather year-round provides for lots of exploration of the beauty of LA and its surrounding areas."
 
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Chattip (Mook) Prueksapraopong, MD 2nd Year Fellow
Medical School: Mahidol University (Bangkok, Thailand)
Residency: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
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"I chose UCLA because of the incredible research opportunities. You're not just limited to pediatric hematology/oncology—you can collaborate across campus and even with other institutions on cutting-edge bench and clinical research. Right now, I’m working on developing a Phase I/II clinical trial for lentiviral gene therapy in alpha thalassemia and creating an Hb H Constant Spring cell line for disease modeling and therapeutic testing. There’s a lot of support here to help you pursue what you're passionate about—and of course, you get to live in LA!"
AlumniCurrent Position & Location
Camille Hamilton, MDAssistant Clinical Professor at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
Akhila Vadivelan, MDAssistant Professor at University of Colorado
Shanna White, MD, MS, MBAAssistant Professor at Phoenix Children's
Mark Garcia, MDAssistant Professor at Methodist Children's Hospital
Ashley Gray, MD, MSAssistant Professor at CHLA-USC
Brian Na, MDAssistant Professor at UCSF Health
Kathryn Bradford, MDMedical Director at Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Jacquelyn Crane, MDAssistant Professor at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Stephen Speicher, MD, MSMedical Director for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety at Flatiron Health 
Aaron Mochizuki, DOAssistant Professor at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Theodore Scott Nowicki, MD, PhD   Assistant Professor-in-Residence at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
James Ch'ng, MDAssistant Professor at MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital
Brian Friend, MD, MSMedical Director, Immuno-Oncology Development at Astrellas Pharma
Steve Jonas, MD, PhDAssistant Professor at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
Laurel Truscott, MDAssistant Professor at Banner-University Medical Center
Joanna Gell, MDAssistant Professor at Connecticut Children's