Atkinson, James B. M.D.

Postdoctoral Education

Institution	Level (Intern, Resident, Fellow)	Department	Year
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles University of Southern California School of Medicine	Fellow	Pediatric Surgery	1981-83
UCLA School of Medicine	Resident	General Surgery	1977-81
UCLA Hospital & Clinics	Intern	General Surgery	1976-77

Research Interests

• Extracorporeal Life Support (ECMO)
• Liquid Ventilation/ Nitric Oxide Therapy
• Neuroblastoma in infants and children
• Osteosarcoma and soft tissue sarcomas in children

Clinical Interests

• General and thoracic pediatric surgery with specific interests in laparoscopic procedures
• Surgical oncology
• Congenital newborn anomalies
• Colorectal anomalies
• Gastroesophageal reflux
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
• Renal transplantation

Honors and Awards

• Faculty/ Staff Partnership Award( UCLA Staff Assembly), 2000

Hospital Staff Appointments

• Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
• Chief , Division of Pediatric Surgery

Academic/Teaching Appointments

• Professor , Surgery

Titles

• Professor

Memberships in Scholarly or Professional Societies

• Pacific Coast Surgical Association

National Elected Office Organizations

• President, Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons