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Isra Uz-Zaman, Executive Director California Chapter 1, American Academy of Pediatrics 916-274-4173 info@aapca1.org
Please join California Chapter 1, American Academy of Pediatrics for our Annual Spring CME Conference! Learn from a pediatric allergist, dermatologist, and pulmonolgist what you need to know as a pediatric primary care provider. You will receive updates for food introduction and evaluation, testing and treatment for allergies, asthma and atopic dermatitis from lectures, case studies and breakout Q&A's from our faculty.
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Charles Feng, MD Allergy & Immunology at Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Mountain View - El Camino Hospital
Charles Feng, MD, is an allergist/immunologist at PAMF Mountain View. He completed his medical training at UCLA, Scripps Green Hospital/Clinic, and UC Davis. He co-founded the PAMF Oral Immunotherapy Center and recently created a protocol to assess COVID vaccine allergies that was disseminated Sutter-wide. He has published essays in the Washington Post and Scientific American. He lives with his wife and two children in Fremont, CA.
George Hightower, MD, PhD
Pediatric & Adolescent Dermatology at Rady's Children's Hospital, San Diego - San Diego Center for Ethics and Science in Technology
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Dr. George Hightower, MD, PhD is the Director of the San Diego Center for Ethics in Science and Technology and Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine. After graduating from UC San Diego’s Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD), he went on to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill to complete a year internship in pediatrics and dermatology residency. He returned to UC San Diego/Rady Children’s Hospital for Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship and then joined on as faculty. His current clinical work focuses on chronic dermatological conditions in adolescents. His research interests include the pediatric skin microbiome in atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and primary focal hyperhidrosis.
Esmeralda Morales, MD is a Board-Certified Pediatric Pulmonologist who earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed her subspecialty training in Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of Arizona/Arizona Respiratory Center known for its excellence in asthma care and research. She practiced in the southwestern United States for 7 years including a year as Interim Chief of the Pediatric Pulmonary Division at the University of New Mexico and was a former University of New Mexico Cystic Fibrosis Center Director, as well as co-chair of the New Mexico Council on Asthma. She has been a member of the Pediatric Pulmonary Division through the Stanford University School of Medicine for the past 7 years and is leading asthma clinical efforts in the division. Her main areas of interest are childhood asthma, aerodigestive disorders in children, respiratory disorders in children with complex healthcare needs, and the care of vulnerable patient populations.