Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, MS

CA-LEND Title

Program Director

Academic Titles

• Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California
• Associate Professor of Occupational Science/Occupational Therapy at the University of Southern California

Other Title

MCHB Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Training Program Director at CHLA

Contact Information:

4650 Sunset Blvd. MS #53
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Clinical Expertise

• High Risk Infant Follow-up
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Learning Problems
• Developmental-Behavioral Problems

Advocacy Focus

• Infant-mental health
• Children with Special Health Care Needs

Research Interests

• Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
• NICU follow up
• Infant-maternal mental health
• Traumatic stress

Select Publications

Vanderbilt DL, Schrager SM, Hamilton A, Llanes A, Seri I, Chmait RH. Predictors of Two-Year Cognitive Performance after Laser Therapy for Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014 March 26. pii: S0002-9378(14)00278-6. PMID: 24681290

Shi J, Wang Y, Ceschin R, An X, Lao Y, Vanderbilt DL, Nelson MD, Panigrahy A, Lepor´e N. A multivariate surface-based analysis of the putamen in premature newborns. PLOS ONE 2013 Jul 3;8(7):e66736. doi: 10.1371 PMID:23843961

Hynan M, Mounts K, Vanderbilt DL. Screening Parents of High-Risk Infants for Emotional Distress in the NICU and Beyond. Journal of Perinatology 2013 Jun 27. PMID:23807720.

Vanderbilt DL, Schrager SM, Llanes A, Chmait RH. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cerebral Lesions in Neonates with Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012;207:320.e1-6. PMID: 23021698.

Vanderbilt D, Gleason MM. Mental health concerns of the premature infant through the lifespan. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2011 Aug; 58(4):815-32, ix. PMID: 21855709.

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Society of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
• Society for Pediatric Research
• Zero to Three Graduate Alumni

Education and Training

• MD from University of Tennessee, Memphis College of Medicine
• Internship at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center in Pediatrics
• Residency at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center in Pediatrics
• Fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
• Fellowship, Zero to Three Leadership Program
• Fellowship, Shriver Center LEND program
• Master's Degree in Clinical and Biomedical Investigation in progress