Xavier Gaeta MD PhD

Clinical Scholar, Pediatrics - Nephrology Postdoctoral Scholar, Nephrology

Academic Appointments

Clinical Scholar, Pediatrics - Nephrology
Postdoctoral Scholar, Nephrology

Honors & Awards

Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP) Awardee, Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (AMSPDC) (2022-2025)
Alice Litman Moss Outstanding Resident Award, UCLA Pediatrics Residency Program (2021)
Emil Bogen Research Prize, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (2018)
Inductee, Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Medical Honor Society (2017)

Professional Education

Fellowship, Stanford Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology (2024)
Residency, UCLA, Pediatrics (2021)
MD, UCLA (2018)
Doctor of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (2018)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California Los Angeles (2018)
PhD, UCLA, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (2016)
Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, BIOL-BSH (2009)
BS, Stanford University, Biological Sciences (2009)

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