NICU
Our Purpose
The Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is an 84-bed tertiary referral center that serves critically ill infants and their families in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties. This state-of-the-art facility provides all subspecialty surgical and consultation services, including a neonatal ECMO program and an infant cardiac transplantation program. The LLUCH neonatal transport team is involved in over 1/3rd of all infants admitted to our NICU. Our programs and resources attempt to maximize health care access for infants in our region. Our goal is to reduce complications and infant mortality and to improve quality of life through prevention and prompt intervention.
Our Leaders
- Trevor Wright, Chief Executive Officer, LLUH
- Peter Baker, Senior Vice President, LLUCH
- Sherry Nolfe, Chief Nursing officer, LLUCH
- Jessica Holtorf, Patient Care Director NICU
- Kristin Diaz, Assistant Vice President of Patient Care Services
- Lily Martorell, MD, Division Chief of Neonatology & NICU Medical Director
- Anamika Banerji, MD, Fellowship Program Director & Tiny Baby Program Co-Director
- Douglas Deming, MD, Neonatal Research Director
- Aprille Febre, MD, Neonatology Faculty Coordinator & Fellowship Program Associate Director
- Mitchell Goldstein, MD, NICU ECMO Director
- Andrew Hopper, MD, Neuro NICU Director
- Munaf Kadri, MD, Tiny Baby Program Director
- Nicole Kraus, DO, NICU Operations Clinical Director, NICU PQI & Morbidity, Mortality, and Pathology Committee Chair, Transport Director
- Shaina Lodhi, MD, Fellowship Program Associate Director
- Larry Ngo, MD, NICU QI Committee Chair, Fellowship Program Associate Director
- Raylene Phillips, MD, Director of NICU Breastfeeding & Lactation
- Farha Vora, MD, NICU POCUS Director
- Bradley Cacho, MD, Resident Program Liaison
Contact Information
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
11234 Anderson Street, Suite A
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Unit CH-3700
Phone: 909-558-4403
Fax: 909-558-4241
Unit CH-3800
Phone: 909-558-4848
CH Transport Team
Phone: 1-800-865-5862
Visiting Hours
Open 24 hours. Limited access during shift change and/or procedures.
Access to the unit after 6:45 AM or 6:45 PM will not be permitted until after shift change.
See Welcome to NICU packet for more information.
Waiting Room
3rd Floor Prayer Garden Room
Our Management
- Sandra Gonzales, Manager
- Aloha Malit, Manager
- Susan Rojas, Manager
- Elisa Sarabosing, Manager
- Heidi Seto, Manager
- Veronica Tsui, Manager
- Crystal Akers, Admin Charge Nurse, ECMO
- Rene Santiago, Admin Charge Nurse, Transport
- Gina Fleck, Clinical Educator
- Cindy Sessler, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Katie Cherpin, Clinical Educator
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