Education

Seema S. Aceves, MD, PhD

Director of the pediatric allergy, immunology, rheumatology specialty rotation (for allergy/immunology fellows from UCSD and Scripps Clinic, and pediatric residents from UCSD)
Teaches UCSD and Scripps allergy fellows, UCSD medicine and pediatric residents in allergy, EGID clinics three half-days per week
Mentors UCSD undergraduate, medical students, and residents in laboratory studies on eosinophilic esophagitis

John F. Bastian, MD

Jane C. Burns, MD

Mentors junior faculty in the development of clinical and translational research careers
Mentors high school students, undergraduates, medical students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in projects on the epidemiology, treatment, and pathophysiology of Kawasaki diseases
Supervises residents and medical students in the care of Kawasaki disease patients

Johanna Chang, MD

Presents a monthly noon conference for UCSD pediatric residents
Supervises and teaches medical students and residents in the pediatric rheumatology clinics

Alessandra Franco, MD, PhD

Supervises undergraduate students in the laboratory in projects related to the immunologic basis of Kawasaki disease

Hal M. Hoffman, MD

Teaches and mentors allergy/immunology fellows
Supervises and teaches medical students and residents in the pediatric allergy and immunology clinics concerning appropriate diagnosis and treatment of allergic and immunologic disorders
Teaches medical students and residents in the hospital as teaching attending every year on the general pediatric inpatient service at RCHSD, and lectures regularly at resident conferences
Teaches medical students and graduate students in Immunology and Genetics classes
Proctors the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) and participates in the pediatric section of the Principles to Practice course
Supervises undergraduates who work in the lab, Independent Study Projects (ISP) students, and supervises medical students

Anthony A. Horner, MD

Provides clinical training at RCHSD and its affiliated clinics for medical students, pediatric residents, and allergy/immunology fellows
Provides mentorship for ISP projects, a Master’s student, and a UCSD medical student in the CREST program
Teaches noon conference to the UCSD pediatric house staff each year
Directs a basic science journal club that presently has 23 members, including undergraduates, MD and PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and UCSD faculty members
Co-directs and lectures for the Gene Therapy and Molecular Medicine course at UCSD Medical School each year

Stephanie Leonard, MD

Teaches and mentors allergy/immunology fellows
Supervises and teaches medical students and residents in the pediatric allergy and immunology clinics concerning appropriate diagnosis and treatment of allergic and immunologic disorders
Teaches medical students and residents in the hospital as teaching attending every year on the general pediatric inpatient service at RCHSD, and lectures regularly at resident conferences

Karin Peterson, MD, PhD

Robert M. Sheets, MD

Supervises AIR lecture series on the third Wednesday of every month for pediatrics residents, and lectures every other month
Teaches a monthly elective rheumatology course for UCSD pediatric residents
Presents a monthly noon conference for UCSD pediatric residents

Chisato Shimizu, MD

Supervises undergraduate and medical students in the laboratory in projects related to molecular pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease

Ilona S. Szer, MD

Teaches a monthly elective rheumatology course for UCSD and Balboa pediatric residents
Participates in several annual AAP CME meetings
Conducts a weekly subspecialty clinic for senior pediatric residents
Provides twelve-month training for second-year fellows completing adult rheumatology programs at Scripps Clinic and UCSD
Mentor to Johanna Chang