Our Expert Team

Pediatric Surgical Services' highly experienced pediatric surgeons and staff work together to develop an individualized plan of care for each patient. Patients and their families come to the program with confidence, secure in the knowledge that our surgeons are board certified and have special competence in minimally invasive neurosurgical, surgical, laparoscopic and thoracoscopic approaches.

Gregory P. Fontana, MD

Vice Chairman, Surgery for Pediatric Surgical Services

Team Members

Gary S. Bellack, MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist	Robert M. Bernstein, MD Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Steve C. Chen, MD Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in Pediatric Surgery; Director, Pediatric Surgery; Director, Pediatric Trauma	Wen Cheng, MD Co-Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
J. Louis Cohen, MD Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Program; Medical Director, Operating Room Services	Myles Cohen, MD Director, Hand and Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center
Moise Danielpour, MD Director, Pediatric Program; Director, Neurological Surgery Residency Program, Department of Neurosurgery	Barry P. Duel, MD, FAAP, FACS Pediatric Urologist
Andrew L. Freedman, MD, FAAP Director, Pediatric Urology, Cedars-Sinai Endourology Institute	Philip K. Frykman, MD, PhD Associate Director, Pediatric Surgery
William M. Hohl, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery	David Kulber, MD, FACS Clinical Chief of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Director, Plastic Surgery Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group
Sheryl Lewin, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Plastic Surgery	Christina M. McAlpin, MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist; Head and Neck Surgeon
Anita N. Newman, MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist	Nicholas N. Nissen, MD Assistant Surgical Director, Multi-Organ Transplant Program
John Reinisch, MD Director, Pediatric Plastic Surgery	Robert O. Ruder, MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Lorraine M. Smith, MD, MPH, FACS Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery	Alfredo Trento, MD Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mark M. Urata, MD, DDS Director, Craniofacial Surgery	Denis M. Weintraub, DDS Clinical Chief, Dentistry; Co-Director, Craniofacial Surgery; Co-Director, Residency Training Program