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University of California (Irvine) Child Neurology

Residency · Orange, CA

Sponsored by University of California (Irvine) · Director Rachel Pearson

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Class size
2
Visas
J-1
PGY-3 salary
$101k2026 to 2027

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  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 2 seats · 1 US MD, 1 DO
  • Isabella LevyCHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Noemí UrquizaKeck Sch of Med of the Univ of Southern Calif
Started 20251 on record of 2 seats · 1 DO · 1 published before starting
  • Himani AligireddyTOURO Univ Coll of OSTEO Med1 paper

Training

3 training sites.

Months at each site

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County20 mo
  • University of California (Irvine)10 mo
  • VA Long Beach Healthcare System6 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Epilepsy Fellowship3
  • Sleep Medicine Fellowship3
  • Fellowship2
  • Headache Medicine Fellowship1
  • Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowship1
  • Neuromuscular Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of California9
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California2
  • Apex Health Providers1
  • Baldev S Rai MD Inc1
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center1
  • Desiree Levyim MD1

Research

36% of current residents have a paper since 2023

4 of 11, 6 papers between them

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

People

Leadership

  • Rachel PearsonProgram Director
  • Adam KalawiAssociate Program Director, Child Neurology Residency
  • Janetta ArellanoAssociate Program Director, Child Neurology Residency
  • John CrawfordDivision Chief

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 86°, winters fall to 48°.

Weather by month

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Commute

2.3M people live within 20 minutes of Children's Hospital of Orange County by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,470 a month within 10 miles of Children's Hospital of Orange County.

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding
  • Wildfire
  • LNDS