SallyLouise DavidsonWardMD

Pediatric Pulmonology • Los Angeles, CA

Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, USC School of Medicine

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Office
4650 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone+1 323-669-2287

Fax+1 323-666-6563
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1985 - 1986
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1984
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1979 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
American Board of Pediatrics Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Retrospective study of serial polysomnograms of bronchopulmonary dysplasia patients with oxygen dependence.
Durazo-Arvizu, R., Yousif, D., Cerini, C., Ward, S., Iyer, N., Kato, R., Bansal, M.> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2024 Feb 27
7 citations
Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension on echocardiogram in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Melissa A Maloney, Sally L Davidson Ward, Jennifer A Su, Ramon A Durazo-Arvizu, Jacqueline M Breunig, Daniel U Okpara, Emily S Gillett> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2022 Jun 1
Identifying Posterior Fossa Abnormality in Pediatric Aerodigestive Patients, a Case Series.
Yvonne Adigwu, Beth Osterbauer, Sampreeti Chowdhuri, Moizza Shabbir, Sally Davidson Ward, Vrinda Bhardwaj, Christian Hochstim, Manvi Bansal> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2023 Mar 1
Children with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Do Not Wake up to Ventilator Alarms.
Shreya Mathur, Thomas G. Keens, Sheila Kun, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Iris A Perez, Eric Laifman> ;Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 2021 Sep 10
2 citations
Characterization of sleep habits of children with Sotos syndrome.
Christine F. Stafford, Carrie Ward, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Pedro A. Sanchez-Lara> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2021 Apr 24
Lung mass and neurogenic hyperventilation as a presentation of disseminated tuberculosis.
Deena Yousif, Ronen Zipkin, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Sindhu Mohandas> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2021 Apr 18
7 citations
Retrospective analysis of inpatient polysomnogram characteristics and discharge outcomes in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia requiring home oxygen therapy.
Nicole Flores-Fenlon, Noah Wright, Cheryl D. Lew, Theodora A. Stavroudis, Choo Phei Wee, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Manvi Bansal> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2021 Jan 1
An inflammatory relationship.
Sally L. Davidson Ward> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2020 Dec 17
6 citations
Congenital Heart Disease in Patients With Cleft Lip/Palate and Its Impact on Cleft Management.
Beina Azadgoli, Naikhoba C. O. Munabi, Artur Fahradyan, Allyn Auslander, Meghan McCullough, Nikki Aflatooni, Sally L. Davidson Ward, S. Ram Kumar, Pedro A. Sanchez-Lar...> ;The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2020 May 28
6 citations
Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Prone Versus Nonprone Body Positioning With Polysomnography in Infants With Robin Sequence.
Hanna Hong, Choo Phei Wee, Karla Haynes, Mark M. Urata, Jeffrey A. Hammoudeh, Sally L. Davidson Ward> ;The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2020 Feb 1
3 citations
Rapid Response and Code Events in Hospitalized Children on Home Mechanical Ventilation.
Sheila S. Kun, Alexis Deavenport-Saman, Thomas G. Keens, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Glenn Takata> ;Respiratory Care. 2019 Dec 1
4 citations
Association between REM sleep and obstructive sleep apnea in obese and overweight adolescents.
Orna Sever, Eric J. Kezirian, Emily Gillett, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Michael C. K. Khoo, Iris A Perez> ;Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 2019 Jun 1
2 citations
Abnormalities in autonomic function in obese boys at-risk for insulin resistance and obstructive sleep apnea.
Flavia M. G. S. Oliveira, Winston H Tran, Daniel J. Lesser, Rajeev Bhatia, Thomas G. Keens, Steven D. Mittelman, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Michael C. K. Khoo> ;Pediatric Research. 2019 May 1
2 citations
Upper Airway Narrowing during Central Apnea in Obese Adolescents.
Roberta M. Kato, Yoon-Chul Kim, Biswas Joshi, Shirleen Loloyan, Choo Phei Wee, Ziyue Wu, Winston H Tran, Thomas G. Keens, Michael C. K. Khoo, Krishna S. Nayak, Sally L...> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2018 Nov 30
1 citations
Case Report of Pediatric Channelopathies With UNC80 and KCNJ11 Mutations Having Abnormal Respiratory Control Treated With Positive Airway Pressure Therapy.
Hanna Hong, Rory Kamerman-Kretzmer, Roberta M. Kato, Tena Rosser, Michele VanHirtum-Das, Sally L. Davidson Ward> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2018 Aug 15
16 citations
Predictors of Failure in Infant Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis.
Jeffrey A. Hammoudeh, Artur Fahradyan, Colin L. Brady, Michaela Tsuha, Beina Azadgoli, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Mark M. Urata> ;Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2018 Sep 1
19 citations
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Ventilated by Diaphragm Pacing Without Tracheostomy.
Annie Wang, Sheila Kun, Bonnie Diep, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Thomas G. Keens, Iris A Perez> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2018 Feb 15
11 citations
The Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease in Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Naikhoba C. O. Munabi, Jordan W. Swanson, Allyn Auslander, Pedro A. Sanchez-Lara, Sally L. Davidson Ward, William P. Magee> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2017 Aug 1
7 citations
Real-time multislice MRI during continuous positive airway pressure reveals upper airway response to pressure change.
Weiyi Chen, Emily Gillett, Michael C. K. Khoo, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Krishna S. Nayak> ;Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2017 Feb 22
1 citations
A System Analysis of Delay in Outpatient Respiratory Equipment Delivery.
Sheila Kun, Gregory Placencia, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Thomas G. Keens> ;Care Management Journals. 2016 Dec 1
18 citations
Evaluation of upper airway collapsibility using real-time MRI.
Ziyue Wu, Weiyi Chen, Michael C. K. Khoo, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Krishna S. Nayak> ;Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2016 Jul 1
11 citations
Dynamic 3-D MR Visualization and Detection of Upper Airway Obstruction During Sleep Using Region-Growing Segmentation
Ahsan Javed, Yoon-Chul Kim, Michael C. K. Khoo, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Krishna S. Nayak> ;IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering. 2016 Feb 1
9 citations
Body Fat Composition: A Predictive Factor for Sleep Related Breathing Disorder in Obese Children
Rajeev Bhatia, Daniel J. Lesser, Flavia G S A Oliveira, Winston H Tran, Thomas G. Keens, Michael C. K. Khoo, Sally L. Davidson Ward> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2015 Sep 15
20 citations
Examining pediatric emergency home ventilation practices in home health nurses: Opportunities for improved care.
Sheila S. Kun, Virginia N. Beas, Thomas G. Keens, Sally L. Ward, Jeffrey I. Gold> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2015 Jul 1
6 citations
Pediatric Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: Advances in imaging and computational modeling.
Sally L. Davidson Ward, Raouf S. Amin, Raanan Arens, Zhongping Chen, Stephanie D. Davis, Ephraim Gutmark, Richard Superfine, Brian J. F. Wong, Carlton J. Zdanski, Mich...> ;IEEE Pulse. 2014 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

Want Your Most Restful Night’s Sleep yet? Treat Yourself like A KidSeptember 22nd, 2016

Hospital Affiliations

Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, California