BugsuOvuncDOPhD

Pediatrics • Torrance, CA

Pediatric Pulmonology

Physician

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Office
23600 Telo Ave Suite 130
2801 Atlantic Ave.
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone+1 310-833-1334

Fax+1 310-833-0270

Summary

Proficient in all areas of pediatric lung disease including asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), apnea of prematurity, chronic cough, chronic lung disease, congenital malformations of the lungs and chest, interstitial lung disease (ILD), relapsing pneumonitis (cystic fibrosis-CF, primary ciliary dyskinesia-PCD, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis), restrictive lung disease, sleep apnea /apnea, tracheostomy/ventilator dependence. She specializes in fiberoptic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) procedures

What is PCD?

My podcast on PCD

Nasal nitric oxide (nNO) analysis is offered at PCD Clinic at Miller Children's

Children suspected of having PCD can simply perform a breath assessment via Nasal nitric oxide (nNO) analyzer to rule out PCD or be diagnosed with the disease.

Primary ciliary dyskinesia clinic launched in Long Beach

Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach launched a Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Clinic − one of only four in the Western U.S- lead by Bugsu Ovunc, MD, PhD.

Education & Training

Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2014 - 2017
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2014
Hacettepe University FOMClass of 2007, Doctor of Medicine (MD)
University of Michigan Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Pediatrics and Human Genetics
University of Michigan Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, The Blood & Marrow Transplantation
Hacettepe UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Molecular Biology and Genetics

Certifications & Licensure

CA State License 2019 - 2027
MA State License 2014 - 2025
NH State License 2017 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Case Presentation Award American Lung Association, Massachusetts Pulmonary Section, 2016
Prof. Dr. Seref Zileli Honor Award for Succesful Medical Student of the Year Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 2006

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

278 citations
COQ6 mutations in human patients produce nephrotic syndrome with sensorineural deafness
Saskia F. Heeringa, Gil Chernin, Moumita Chaki, Weibin Zhou, Alexis Sloan
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2011-05-02
159 citations
ARHGDIA mutations cause nephrotic syndrome via defective RHO GTPase signaling
Heon Yung Gee, Pawaree Saisawat, Shazia Ashraf, Toby W. Hurd, Virginia Vega-Warner
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2013-08-01
72 citations
Genotype/Phenotype Correlation in Nephrotic Syndrome Caused by WT1 Mutations
Gil Chernin, Virginia Vega-Warner, Dominik S. Schoeb, Saskia F. Heeringa, Bugsu Ovunc
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2010-09-01

Committees

Member, Children's Interstial Lung Disease Research Network (chILD-RN) Genomics Working Group 2023 - Present

Research History

Principal InvestigatorPrincipal Investigator of IRB approved research project “Establishing Nasal Nitric Oxide (nNO) Testing for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Diagnosis and Clinical Care."2021 - 2024
Fellow in Pediatric PulmonaryMy research aimed to identify PCD in patients with heterotaxy syndrome. The findings of the research project were crucial, which lead to addition of assessment for PCD in the preoperative checklist for heterotaxy patients having left ventricle recruitment and biventricular conversion surgery.2015 - 2017
Resident PediatricsI contributed as a co-investigator to a published multicenter research project assessing the utility of 30- Day mortality as quality metrics in cardiac catheterization for congenital heart disease during residency.2012 - 2012
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of MichiganI was involved in the first year of a five-year NIH clinical trial aimed at exploring the effects of administration of histone deacetylase inhibitor to patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplant to avoid graft-versus-host disease at the The Blood & Marrow Transplantation Laboratory.2010 - 2010
PhD Student and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of MichiganMy research focused on identifying new single-gene causes for steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in pediatric patients. This research led to seven publications, including two first-author papers. My biggest contribution was to identify a novel gene that causes steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.2008 - 2010