Harbor-UCLA Pediatrics

Dr. Shom Dasgupta is a second year resident in the Department of Pediatrics. Since 2007, Dr. Dasgupta has served as a fieldworker and staff physician for the non-profit organization Wuqu' Kawoq, which focuses on healthcare, language revitalization, clean water, and the treatment of malnutrition in Guatemala, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.

Recently Dasgupta published an article based on his experience working with Wuqu' Kawoq. As the senior author of "Beyond Development": A Critical Appraisal of the Emergence of Small Health Care Non-Governmental Organizations in Rural Guatemala, Dasgupta examines the contributions of NGOs to health care as well as the problems caused by a proliferation of NGOs with overlapping efforts and different policies.

Pamela Riley, M.D., M.P.H., is a pediatrician with a longstanding commitment to improving the health of low-income, medically underserved populations. Dr. Riley received her M.D. from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center. She received her M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health as a Commonwealth Fund/Harvard Minority Health Policy Fellow.

Riley joined The Commonwealth Fund in July 2011 as Program Officer for the Vulnerable Populations program. The program is part of a health care delivery system improvement and innovation effort. Riley also oversees The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy. The Harvard-based fellowship program seeks to develop physician leaders who will address the health needs of vulnerable populations.

Dr. Beatrice Tetteh completed her residency training in pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA earlier this year. At the AAP’s National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) in Boston last month, Dr. Tetteh was interviewed on the importance of the flu vaccine for families and newborns. Her segment garnered attention from a CNN radio affiliate in Sonoma County, KSRO, who requested a follow-up interview with her. In addition, her spot was featured in a national health news wire.

Harbor-UCLA Pediatrics Resident Alumnus Linton Yee, M.D., was awarded a Master Clinician/Teacher Award at the annual Duke University Spring Faculty Meeting on May 4, 2011. The award honors individuals with superlative accomplishment and service in the areas of clinical care and teaching.

Dr. Yee is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Hospital and Emergency Medicine at Duke University. Yee graduated from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1988. He went on to complete his residency in pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.