IIHW Chair Emeritus

Associate Professor
Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine

A holistic pediatric endocrinologist specializing in the mind-body treatment of youth with diabetes and other chronic health conditions.  He is the Director of Pediatric Endocrinology at LA County+USC Medical Center, and former Director of the USC Institute for Integrative Health & Wellness. He is certified in the mind-body modality of Interactive Guided ImagerySM, which he uses to help his patients reduce stress, improve lifestyle behaviors, and promote a state of wholeness and well-being. His extensive activity in integrative biomedical research has utilized guided imagery, along with other integrative modalities such as narrative medicine, indigenous group processes, poetry, music and storytelling, to treat diabetes and reduce metabolic disease risk in children, adolescents, and young adults. He practices a collaborative, whole person approach to health which incorporates attention to body, emotion, mind, and spirit in seeking true and complete healing.