Team led by Dr. Erlinda “Chulie” Ulloa successfully treated a 20-year-old woman who acquired a deadly skin disease elsewhere.
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EducationWeek: More Kids Are Riding E-Bikes, Causing Headaches for Schools and Hospital Visits
Rady Children’s Health Orange County highlights the rise in pediatric e-bike injuries as schools strengthen safety rules to help protect young riders.
Iconic community pediatrician Dr. Robert Kaplan takes his final at bat after 52-year career
In addition to spending part of his residency at CHOC in 1972-74, Dr. Kaplan’s longtime practice in Los Alamitos has, since 2018, been part of the primary care network at CHOC, now Rady Children’s Health.
The Orange County Register: At Rady Children’s Health in OC, Disney characters in MRI rooms aim to ease scan anxiety
Philips and Disney are using a Disney-themed MRI experience to help children feel less stressed during scans, with encouraging results at Rady Children’s Health.
Orange County Business Journal: OC50 2026: Kimberly Chavalas Cripe
Kimberly Chavalas Cripe, president and chief executive officer of Rady Children’s Health, was featured in the Orange County Business Journal’s (OCBJ) OC50 for 2026.
Healthcare IT News: AI’s promise meets the pediatric frontline
Dr. Steven Martel sees generative AI not as a magic switch, but as a tool that could ease clinician burnout, speed care and reshape how hospitals think about data.







