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Faculty Leadership
The leadership at the Harbor-UCLA Department of Anesthesiology are known for their exceptional experience, and ability to transfer that knowledge to residents.
Chairman: John McDonald, M.D.
Program director: Jeanette Derdemezi, M.D.
Director of cardiac anesthesia: Clinton Kakazu, M.D.
Director of critical care:
Director of neurosurgical anesthesia: Zohreh Steffens, M.D.
Director of OB-anesthesia: Wing-fai Kwan, M.D.
Director of pain medicine: Inderjeet Julka, M.D.
Director of pediatric anesthesia: Elaine Yang, M.D.
Director of regional anesthesia: Clinton Kakazu, M.D.
Director of ambulatory surgery: Vadim Tokhner, M.D.
Director of PACU: Dora Hsu, M.D.
Director of OR operations: Jeanette Derdemezi, MD and Yaw Wu, M.D.
Director of rotating trainees: Students - Clinton Kakazu, M.D.
Interns - David Cho, M.D.
