Podcast
California Pediatrics
Hosted by Board Certified Pediatricians · EN
A podcast by pediatricians from the four California chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Four chapters, one state, one voice. Current affairs, highlights on career paths, and tips for parents.
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Early Literacy in Pediatrics, with Dr. Marsha Spitzer (Ep. 12) VIDEO
2w ago00:23:23Tap to summarizeIn episode 12 of California Pediatrics, Marsha Spitzer, MD, FAAP shares her career journey in pediatrics, her passion as an advocate for early childhood literacy, and her leading role in Reach Out and Read San Diego. Podcast hosts, Michelle Leff, MD, FAAP and Wendy Pavlovich, MD, FAAP. This is the Video version (Apple Podcasts and YouTube). Audio only is available on all podcast platforms. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.
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Early Literacy in Pediatrics, with Dr. Marsha Spitzer (Ep. 12) AUDIO
2w ago00:23:23Tap to summarizeIn episode 12 of California Pediatrics, Marsha Spitzer, MD, FAAP shares her career journey in pediatrics, her passion as an advocate for early childhood literacy, and her leading role in Reach Out and Read San Diego. Podcast hosts, Michelle Leff, MD, FAAP and Wendy Pavlovich, MD, FAAP. This is the Audio version. Find the video on Apple Podcasts and YouTube. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.
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Advocacy in Pediatric Training, with Dr. Colleen Kraft (Ep. 11) VIDEO
Apr 2800:22:58Tap to summarizeIn episode 11 of California Pediatrics, Colleen Kraft, MD, FAAP shares her journey in medicine, and how being enrolled as a child in the first class of the Head Start Program in 1965 set her on a path of professional success and pediatric advocacy. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD. Streaming on all platforms in audio and video (YT).
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Advocacy in Pediatric Training, with Dr. Colleen Kraft (Ep. 11) AUDIO
Apr 2800:22:58Tap to summarizeIn episode 11 of California Pediatrics, Colleen Kraft, MD, FAAP shares her journey in medicine, and how being enrolled as a child in the first class of the Head Start Program in 1965 set her on a path of professional success and pediatric advocacy. This is the Audio version. Find the video on Apple Podcasts and Youtube. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.
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Free Mental Health Consults in Primary Care (VIDEO)
Feb 1100:19:39Tap to summarizeIn episode 10 of California Pediatrics, AAP-CA2 president Melissa Ruiz, MD, MPH, FAAP discusses free access to mental health consultations with Josiah Cox, MD, PhD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist for Cal-MAP, California's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal. Dr. Cox provides an overview of the three main components of Cal-Map, including Cal-MAP's mental health education in pediatric residency programs, as well as how primary care providers can access real-time consultations with a mental health clinician. For consultations, call 1(800) 253-2103 FREE in-person Think Like a Shrink Pediatric Mental Health Bootcamp for Primary Care Providers. February 27, 2026 at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. To register, please visit https://cal-map.org/s/events/cal-map-pediatric-mental-health-bootcamp-feb?language=en_US This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.
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Free Mental Health Consults in Primary Care (AUDIO)
Feb 1100:19:39Tap to summarizeIn episode 10 of California Pediatrics, AAP-CA2 president Melissa Ruiz, MD, MPH, FAAP discusses free access to mental health consultations with Josiah Cox, MD, PhD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist for Cal-MAP, California's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal. Dr. Cox provides an overview of the three main components of Cal-Map, including Cal-MAP's mental health education in pediatric residency programs, as well as how primary care providers can access real-time consultations with a mental health clinician. For consultations, call 1(800) 253-2103 FREE in-person Think Like a Shrink Pediatric Mental Health Bootcamp for Primary Care Providers. February 27, 2026 at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. To register, please visit https://cal-map.org/s/events/cal-map-pediatric-mental-health-bootcamp-feb?language=en_US This is the Audio version. Find the video version on Apple Podcasts and YouTube. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.
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Adolescent Medicine, with Dr. Maya Kumar (Ep. 9) VIDEO
Jan 2500:23:20Tap to summarizeIn episode 9 of California Pediatrics, Maya Kumar, MD, FAAP, FRCPC shares her trajectory in medicine and how a pediatric clinical rotation involving teenage mothers led her on the path of adolescence medicine, with a focus on eating disorders and nutrition concerns, as well as reproductive health. This is the Video version. Find options for all streaming platforms on our website, https://aapca2.org/podcast/ This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.
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Adolescent Medicine, with Dr. Maya Kumar (Ep. 9) AUDIO
Jan 2100:23:20Tap to summarizeIn episode 9 of California Pediatrics, Maya Kumar, MD, FAAP, FRCPC shares her trajectory in medicine and how a pediatric clinical rotation involving teenage mothers led her on the path of adolescence medicine, with a focus on eating disorders and nutrition concerns, as well as reproductive health. This is the Audio version. Find the video on Apple Podcasts and Youtube. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.
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(Video) Dr. Birnbaum: Firearm Injury Prevention
Dec 1700:24:10Tap to summarizeIn Episode 8 of California Pediatrics, hosts Grant Christman, MD, MACM, FAAP and Ilan Shapiro, MD, MBA, FACHE, FAAP have a conversation with Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD, FAAP, a pediatric emergency medicine physician who became a passionate firearm injury prevention advocate after the 2018 school shooting of his alma mater, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The BulletPoint Project. A resource for clinicians and medical educators who are committed to firearm injury prevention. https://www.bulletpointsproject.org This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.
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(Audio) Dr. Birnbaum: Firearm Injury Prevention
Dec 1700:24:10Tap to summarizeIn Episode 8 of California Pediatrics, hosts Grant Christman, MD, MACM, FAAP and Ilan Shapiro, MD, MBA, FACHE, FAAP have a conversation with Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD, FAAP, a pediatric emergency medicine physician who became a passionate firearm injury prevention advocate after the 2018 school shooting of his alma mater, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The BulletPoint Project. A resource for clinicians and medical educators who are committed to firearm injury prevention. https://www.bulletpointsproject.org This is the audio version. All episodes are published in Audio and Video formats. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.
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