Press Room

Locate an Expert

Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach has many experts who are also experienced media spokespeople for a wide range of children's health topics and pediatric specialties. In this section is a list of key experts sorted by specialty.

To schedule an interview, please contact a member of the communications team.

Allergies	Terry Chin, MD
Arthritis	Andreas O. Reiff, MD
Asthma/Pulmonary	Eliezer Nussbaum, MD, FAAP, FCCP, FCCM
Autism/Fragile X	Gary Feldman, MD
Bladder/Urology	Michael Norris, MD
Brain & Spinal Cord Injury/Rehabilitation Therapy	Kimberly BeDell, MD
Cancer/Oncology	Jerry Finklestein, MD, CM
Blood Disorders/Hematology	Paula Groncy, MD
Heart/Cardiology	Richard Swensson, MD
Child Abuse	Cheryl Lanktree, PhD
Cystic Fibrosis	Eliezer Nussbaum, MD, FAAP, FCCP, FCCM
Dentistry	John Blake, DDS
Diabetes/Endocrine Disorders	Mario Brakin, MD
Digestive/Gastroenterology	Barry Steinmetz, MD
Disaster Planning	James Leo, MD
Ear, Nose and Throat	Nina Yoshpe, MD
Emergency Medicine	Gary Moreau, MD
General Pediatrics/Hospitalist	Steven Jensen, MD
General Surgery	Fombe Ndiforchu, MD
Infectious Disease/HIV	Audra Deveikis, MD
Injury Prevention/Safety	Desiree Thomas, RN
International Adoption	Gary Feldman, MD
Kidney Disease	Deepak Rajpoot, MD
Lactation	Bonnie Henson, RN
Maternal and Fetal Health	Michael Nageotte, MD
Minimally Invasive Surgery	Nam Nguyen, MD
Neonatology	Arthur Strauss, MD
Neurosurgery	Ramin J. Javahery, MD
Neuro Development/Mental Health	Anne C. Welty, MD
Nutrition	Daira Ours, RD
Orthopedics	Torin Cunningham, MD
Plastic Surgery	Daniel Jaffurs, MD
Rheumatology	Andreas Reiff, MD
Spina Bifida	Kimberly BeDell, MD