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mission

To manage pain and disease symptoms in children, adolescents, and young adults through creative use of the arts, biomedical sciences, and complementary healing practices, and a focus on the family. 

population Served
The Pediatric Pain Program serves children and young adults suffering from the struggles of living with chronic pain.
Type of Services
The UCLA Pediatric Pain Program offers state-of-the-art medicine in combination with the regenerative power of complementary therapies to treat children suffering from chronic pain. Patients choose from a variety of healing modalities ranging from acupuncture to art therapy. The staff works as a team to develop an individualized approach for each child that involves active participation of the child and family. Collective wisdom and coordinated care greatly enhance the effectiveness of treatment.
staff

Lonnie K. Zeltzer, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Pediatric Pain Program
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
Associate Director, Patients and Survivors Program
UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center

Jennie C. I. Tsao, PhD.

Research Director - UCLA Pediatric Pain Program
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Qian Lu, M.D., PhD.

UCLA Pediatric Pain Program
Assistant research professor
Department of Pediatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine

Elana E. Evan, PhD.

Clinical Psychologist
Children's Comfort Care Resource Program - Coordinator
UCLA Pediatric Pain Program
David Geffen School of Medicine

Ping Ho, MA, MPH

Director of Educational Outreach- UCLA Pediatric Pain Program
Counseling Psychologist
Department of Pediatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine

Subhadra Evans, PhD.

Project Coordinator- UCLA Pediatric Pain Program
Developmental Psychologist
Department of Pediatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine

Laura B. Allen, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Research Scholar
UCLA Pediatric Pain Program
Department of Pediatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine

Joanne Suresh, B.Sc.

Research Assistant
UCLA Pediatric Pain Program
Department of Pediatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine


director

Lonnie Zeltzer, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Pediatric Pain Program
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
Associate Director, Patients and Survivors Program
UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center
physicians

Lonnie Zeltzer, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Pediatric Pain Program
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
Associate Director, Patients and Survivors Program
UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center

Dr. Raffi Tachdjian, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
consultants
Debra Bendell-Estroff, Ph.D. – Clinical Psychology/Human Development

Carolyn Coleridge, MSW – Energy Healer & Reiki

Kathryn de Planque, Ph.D. –  Hypnotherapy

Esther Dreifuss-Kattan, Ph.D., ATR – Art Therapy

Elana Evan, Ph.D. – Child Clinical Psychologist

Sean Hampton, M.P.T. – Physical Therapy

Susan Kaiser Greenland, J.D. – Mindfulness based training/meditation

Samantha Levy, Ph.D. – Child and Family Therapy

Monica Morton, RN, LMT – Massage Therapy

Diane Poladian, P.T. – Biofeedback, Physical Therapy

Shelley Segal, Psy.D. – Clinical/Health Psychology

Chris Slate, LMT, CST-D – Craniosacral Therapy

Beth Sternlieb, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Iyengar Yoga

Mike Waterhouse, M.A., L.Ac. – Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs

Erin Wilson – Massage Therapy 

admin

Ixel Gonzalez - Administrative Assistant

Nancy Ruvalcaba, B.A. - Program Manager and Clinical Care Coordinator

contact

Pediatric Pain Program

Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
22-464 MDCC, 10833 Le Conte Ave., 
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752
310-825-0731 (Tel.)
310-794-2104 (Fax)
http://www.mattel.ucla.edu/pedspain 

 
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