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Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
Irfan Ahmad, M.D.
Fayez Bany-Mohammed, M.D.
Eugene Mahmoud, M.D.
Houchang Modanlou, M.D.
Jack Sills, M.D.
Cherry Uy, M.D.
Feizal Waffarn, M.D.

Nephrology
Neurology
Pulmonology
Child Development Center
General Clinical Research Center

• Position:
• Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
• Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
• - Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine Division


• EDUCATION


• Graduate Education:
• Healthcare Executive MBA Program, Graduate School of Management, UC Irvine


• Medical School Education:
• Madras University Medical College


• Internship:
• Government General Hospital, Ceylon
• Evangelical Deaconess Hospital, Detroit


• Residency:
• Henry Ford Hospital - Pediatrics


• Fellowship:
• USC Medical Center - Neonatology


• HONORS & AWARDS


• Government Scholar, Government of India, 1962-1988
• Teaching Award - UC Irvine, Department of Pediatrics, 1982-1999
• Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award - UC Irvine, Department of Pediatrics, 1998-1999
• March of Dimes, Dr. Jonas Salk Excellence in Medicine Award, October 2000.


• MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS


• Professional Societies:
• American Pediatric Society
• Western Society for Pediatric Research
• Orange County Pediatric Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Chapter 4
• California Association of Neonatologists Executive Board Member and Council Member
• District IX Section of Perinatal Pediatrics American Academy of Pediatrics, Executive Committee Member


• Community Service:
• Orange County Perinatal Council, Board of Directors, 1985-present
• American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter 4, Fetus and Newborn Committee, 1990-present
• Chairman Bioethics Subcommittee, 1988-1989
• Advisory Board, The Foundation for Maternal & Infant Care, 1988-present
• Public Affairs Committee, March of Dimes Member, 1993-1996
• Member of Executive Committee, District IX Section of Perinatal Pediatrics, 1994-present
• California Directors of Neonatology Association, 1994-present
• UCI-CHOC Collaborative, Orange County Children & Families Commission, 2000-present


• SELECTED PUBLICATIONS


• 1. Bry K, Hallman M, Teramo K, Waffarn F, Lappalainen U; Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in amniotic fluid and in airway specimens of newborn infants. Pediatr Res, 41:105-109, 1997.


• 2. Fujikawa S, Yang L, Waffarn F, Lerner M. Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPNH) treated with inhaled nitric oxide: preliminary hearing outcomes. J Am Acad Audiol 8:263-268, August 1997.


• 3. Hallman M, Bry K, Turbow R, Waffarn F. Pulmonary toxicity associated with nitric oxide in term infants with severe respiratory failure. J Pediatr 1998:827-829, May 1998


• 4. Reyes C, Chang LK, Mir H, Warden MJ, Waffarn F, Sills J. Delayed repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia with early high frequency oscillatory ventilation during preoperative stabilization. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 33(7):1010-17, July 1998.


• 5. Rajan V, Waffarn F. Focal seizures following aberrant central venous catheter placement. J of Perinatol. 19(6):447-49, September 1999.


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