Welcome
Our 2009-10 Class Welcomes You!
We hope this website provides you with an accurate picture of what residency at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford is all about.
Our Physician in Chief
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Hugh O’Brodovich, MD is the Chair of Pediatrics at Stanford University’s School of Medicine and Physician in Chief at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LCPH). He moved to Stanford in January 2008 from the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids®) and University of Toronto, where he held the positions of senior scientist, Division Chief of Respiratory Medicine and Respiratory Research and then the Chair of Paediatrics and SickKids’ Chief of Paediatrics. Dr. O’Brodovich’s research interests focus on pulmonary edema and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. He has published 19 book chapters, 160 peer-reviewed publications, holds two patents, has been the primary supervisor of 29 research trainees and has been an Editorial Board member, Associate Editor and Editor of peer-reviewed journals.
As Chair of Pediatrics in Canada and the US, he has helped guide the careers of many pediatric residents and participated in the training of 56 pediatric pulmonary fellows. Dr. O’Brodovich has been the Chairman of the Pulmonology Sub-Board of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Vice-Chair for Respiratory Medicine Examinations for the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada. For almost two decades he has served on various committees of the Pediatric Scientist Development Program.
Under the leadership of Dr. O’Brodovich, LPCH has joined the ranks of Pediatric Academic Health Science Centers, which play a critical role in the nation’s future. We train the next generation of child health care professionals so that our children and our children’s children will be healthier and help create a better future. At Stanford, we encourage and value all pediatric career pathways and have a specific focus on the training of the next generation of academic leaders. Academic pediatricians play a unique role in our society as they develop new strategies to prevent disease and provide innovative health care for children. Their responsibility is to generate, evaluate, and disseminate health and disease-related knowledge.
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Program Directors
In June 2009, we welcomed Dr. Madelyn Kahana as our Pediatric Program Director. She is a leading physician in Pediatric Critical Care and comes to us from the Pediatric Residency Program at the University of Chicago, where she led the program as its esteemed director for many years. We are excited to add her wisdom, vision, and guidance to our residency program.
Along with Dr. Kahana, we welcome as our Associate Program Directors:
Dr. William Rhine, Neonatology- Associate Director for Diversity Development, and Program Compliance.
Dr. John Mark, Pulmonology- Associate Director for Program Development, Recruitment and Head of the Diversity Committee.
Dr. Laura Bachrach, Endocrine, and Dr. Rebecca Blankenburg, General Pediatrics- Associate Directors for Advising and Career Development.
Dr. Carrie Loutit, General Pediatrics- Associate Director for Continuity Clinic Experience.
Dr. Mandi Sandford, General Pediatrics and Dr. Kate Leonard, Neonatology- Associate Directors for Curriculum and Evaluation.
Philosophy and Mission
The philosophy of the Pediatric Residency Program at Stanford is to
teach pediatric medicine by providing a broad-based exposure to the field
through an optimal balance between general pediatrics, critical care
and the pediatric subspecialties. We are committed to integrating service
and education by offering:
- Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient sites of care
- Multiple interfaces between research and clinical care
- Diverse opportunities for child advocacy
(not pictured: Dr. John Mark)
The mission of our training program is to educate physicians who will be prepared at the end of their training to become leaders in the field of Pediatrics as healers, teachers, researchers, and advocates.
We do this by stimulating and developing:
- Excellence and responsibility in patient care
- Critical thinking and questioning
- Technical competence
- Sound medical judgment and professional integrity
- Commitment to self-directed and life-long learning
