Harbor-UCLA Pediatrics · 2026–27

🦄 The Survival Spellbook

everything from Chief Chat, in your pocket forever
Sick · emergency · calling outThe chiefs’ 24/7 line — save it as “Peds Chiefs URGENT.”
(424) 484-8719

📖 The Contact Grimoire

tap 💾 to add someone to your contacts — that’s the whole trick
Your Chiefs — your fairy godparents
Peds Chiefs URGENT (OpenPhone)
24/7 on-call line — sick, emergencies, call-outs
(424) 484-8719
Liam Beatty, MD
Chief Resident · Education
(818) 431-1381
Nancy Nguyen, DO
Chief Resident · Wellness
(562) 257-8079
Vanessa Torres, MD
Chief Resident · Recruitment
(310) 633-4214
Chiefs’ shared inbox
One e-mail reaches all three of us
HarborPedsChiefs@dhs.lacounty.gov
Program Leadership
Dr. Sarah Gustafson, MD
Program Director
(559) 433-5343 · SGustafson@dhs.lacounty.gov
Dr. Sylvia Yeh, MD
Associate Program Director
(310) 780-7543
Dr. Maggie Kozman, MD
Associate Program Director · didactics
(951) 264-6421 · MKozman@dhs.lacounty.gov
Dr. Alisha Ranadive, MD
Associate Program Director
via the program office
Program Administration
Christan Francis, MPA
Program Coordinator
academic half days (≥48h ahead) · reimbursements
(424) 306-5602 · cfrancis@dhs.lacounty.gov
Johanna Raygoza
Administrative Assistant
schedules · weekend requests (Teams form) · health maintenance visits
jraygoza@dhs.lacounty.gov
Gerry Gonzalez
Administrative Assistant
gerardo.gonzalez@lundquist.org
Program Office inbox
elective call-out e-mails · program admin
HarborPedsResidency@dhs.lacounty.gov
Key Clinical Contacts
Dr. Patricia Padlipsky, MD
Peds ED — call-outs & ED-block weekend requests
Peds ED: x65058 · call as EARLY as possible
(310) 930-6387 · ppadlipsky@dhs.lacounty.gov
Department
Dr. Kelly Callahan, MD
Department Chair
KCallahan@dhs.lacounty.gov
Lucinda Santos, MHA
Department Administrator
Maria Equihua
Executive Assistant

🪄 Who Do I Call?

every situation, one answer
Sick / emergency / calling outOpenPhone (424) 484-8719 — first, always (then rotation-specific contacts below)
Anything chief-y: questions, worries, ideasHarborPedsChiefs@dhs.lacounty.gov · or call Liam / Nancy / Vanessa
Shift tradesQGenda — routes to Johanna + the PD team (primary-service trades need direct PD approval)
Weekend requestsJohanna’s Teams form — 3 best-effort per year; context helps her say yes · Peds ED block → Dr. Padlipsky
Holidays (Christmas & New Year’s)The separate holiday request form — not the regular weekend form
Academic half daysE-mail Christan ≥ 48 hours ahead; wait for the approval reply. 3 Friday half days; some Fridays (e.g., Sim) are ineligible
Health maintenance visitsJohanna ≥ 48 hours ahead · doctor’s note the next business day (no note = professionalism concern)
Splitting a 28Johanna/APDs/PD AND the on-service attendings · no extra days off · no cancelled CCC · update MedHub & QGenda before the shift
Jeopardy payback plansE-mail the chief e-mail + Johanna + Dr. Gustafson within 2 weeks of the call-out
Peds ED call-outsDr. Padlipsky (310) 930-6387 + OpenPhone + the ED attending in charge
🌙 Post-call rounding — the weekend rule

Expected in all primary units: Fri PM → Sat AM · Sat PM → Sun AM · Sun PM → Mon AM.

On nights, or switching onto another primary service? Post-call round on your primary service.

↔️ Trade rules — can & cannot

Can: trade cross-cover / jeopardy shifts. On primary service? Trades need direct PD approval — assume no unless leadership says yes.

Cannot trade a jeopardy shift if it means: multiple days in a row · you’re post-call · switching to primary service the next day · a duty-hour violation · a cancelled continuity clinic (CCC).

All requests go through QGenda → routes to Johanna + the PD team. Questions? E-mail Johanna.

🃏 Jeopardy — the 60-second version

PGY-1 Interns cover interns: Mon–Fri AM/PM during subspecialty clinic, PPMH, and Advocacy (weekends too once 24+4s begin in March). Rotating pool — once called in, you drop to the bottom for 24 hours. Seniors step in only if the whole intern pool is used within 24h, or on weekends.

PGY-2/3 Any senior NOT on inpatient, call-free, or vacation. When you’re up: reachable within 15 min, at work within 1 hour. Unreachable without telling the PDs/APDs first? 2nd call activates — and you owe them TWO shifts.

Payback The originally scheduled resident pays it back. Agree within 2 weeks, e-mail the plan to program leadership (chief e-mail + Johanna + Dr. Gustafson), cc the resident who covered.

When in doubt: chiefs first — we’ll point you to the right person.

🤒 Calling Out, by Rotation

every call-out starts with the OpenPhone: (424) 484-8719 — then:
🏥 Primary service — Ward, Nursery, NICU, PICU

Call the OpenPhone ≥ 2 hours before your shift. Also notify your senior & attending (interns) or co-senior & attending (seniors) — and the team in house via page/phone if it’s same-day. They’re expecting you at sign-out.

🚑 Peds ED

Call as early as possible, even if you might feel better — contingency plans take time. Notify the OpenPhone, the current PED attending or resident in charge, AND Dr. Patricia Padlipsky — cell (310) 930-6387, ppadlipsky@dhs.lacounty.gov. Peds ED: x65058.

🔬 Elective

OpenPhone + the subspecialty attending directly, AND e-mail the program coordinator (HarborPedsResidency@dhs.lacounty.gov).

🩺 Clinics

OpenPhone + the subspecialty attending (pager or phone), AND e-mail the coordinators. Clinic phone numbers live with the subspecialty clinic schedule.

🧸 Continuity clinic (CCC)

OpenPhone + your continuity clinic attending. Coverage or rescheduling will be arranged; if patients need rescheduling, the program will tell you what’s needed when you’re back.

☀️ Conferences & Attendance

your lineup, and the numbers that matter
Morning ReportMon–Thu · 7:30–8:00/8:15a
Grand RoundsThu · 8:30–9:30a · Parlow Library Auditorium + Zoom
Case ConferenceFri · 8:30–9:30a · Assembly Room + Zoom
Friday DidacticsFri · 12:00–3:00p · 6E Conference Room + Zoom
M&M~Monthly, Wed · 11:45a–1:00p · Teams
≥80%the goal, each quarter — reviewed with your advisor
<80%may lose academic half-day eligibility
<60%meeting with PD/APD about your learning goals
Zoom links + the attendance form live inside each calendar event below. The attendance form is also pinned in the Teams chat.

🍭 Food & Forms

democracy, but for the candy bowl (opens in Teams)
🥗 Dietary Preferences formtell us once, eat happily all year 🍬 Snack & Candy Request formvote for what fills the bowl

📅 The Conference Calendar

subscribe once — it stays current on your phone

Every Grand Rounds, Case Conference, Friday Didactics, and M&M — with the Zoom link and attendance form inside each event. It’s the chiefs’ live calendar: any change we make appears on your phone automatically.

📅 Subscribe (iPhone / Apple Calendar)tap → Subscribe — stays current automatically 📅 Subscribe (Google Calendar)adds it to your Google account by URL