ChristopherCaoMDFAAP

Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics Residency Program Director

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I am board certified in Pediatrics and practicing hospitalist medicine at LA General Medical Center. I am also the Program Director for our Pediatrics residency program and the teaching aspect of my job drives my enthusiasm for medicine. I love sharing the special field of pediatrics with residents and medical students. I did my pediatric training at Los Angeles General Medical Center (formerly LAC+USC Medical Center) where I did an additional chief year focusing on inpatient medicine. In addition to rounding on the wards, I also perform procedural sedations and cover the PICU at night. I am proud to be part of a team that serves the underserved children and families of Southern California.

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Chief Residency, Pediatrics, 2020 - 2021
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Pediatrics, 2017 - 2020
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2017
Washington State UniversityBS, Neuroscience, 2008 - 2012

Outstanding Teaching in the Pediatric Clerkship (Faculty) Keck School of Medicine, 2024
Outstanding Teaching by a Resident in the Pediatrics Clerkship Keck School of Medicine of USC, 2019

PubMed

Adolescent Male With Epigastric Pain.
Christopher Cao, Randall Y. Chan
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2020-04-01
Secondary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy Associated With Pediatric Primary Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Christopher Cao, Jeffrey P. Otjen, Susan Shenoi
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2018-04-01