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Henri R. Ford, M.D., is vice president and chief of surgery at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and he is professor and vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Dr. Ford was professor and chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine prior to joining Childrens Hospital Los Angeles in January 2005.
Dr. Ford is a member of the executive committee of the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Board of Trustees and a member of the board of directors of the University Children’s Medical Group. He is also a member of the Executive Leadership Team and the medical executive committee at the hospital. As surgeon-in-chief and vice president for perioperative services, he oversees the entire perioperative services area at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Under his leadership, CHLA has developed a robust, state of the art minimally invasive surgery program.
Dr. Ford has demonstrated truly exceptional leadership in pediatric surgery and has conducted the definitive studies on pediatric trauma in the United States and his investigative studies have generated new insights into the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis, the most common and the most lethal disorder affecting the gastrointestinal tract of newborn infants.
Dr. Ford has been active on local and national professional and scientific committees:
Association for Academic Surgery, including service as secretary (1999-2001); president-elect (2001-02); and president (2002-03). He is a member of the AAS/SUS relations committee (2002-present).
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