Adolescent Clinic

LocationHarbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W Carson St
Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic
2nd Floor
Torrance, CA 90502

Email Monica Sifuentes, MD
msifuentes@dhs.lacounty.gov

The Adolescent Clinic at Harbor-UCLA serves a wide range of teenagers and young adults from the community with both acute and chronic conditions, including reproductive health issues and the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. Members of the clinic staff include Dr. Linda Chavez, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (voluntary staff), Shannan Terry, PNP, and consultants from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Nutritional Services.

The Teen Mom and Baby Clinic serves adolescent teen parents and their infants by providing them with well childcare as well as sick visits. The clinic serves as the “home base” for each dyad and focuses primarily on the general pediatric developmental needs for the infant and the reproductive health concerns for the mother.

Leadership

Monica Sifuentes, MD, FAAPClinical Professor of Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Vice Chair, Dept. of Pediatrics Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program Director, Adolescent Medicine Director, Pediatric Clerkship Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Bio

Monica Sifuentes, MD, FAAP, Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pediatrics and Associate Program Director of the pediatric residency program at Harbor-UCLA, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA. She received her undergraduate degree in History and Science, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and completed her medical education at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Dr. Sifuentes received her general pediatric training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and is board-certified in both General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Dr. Sifuentes’ primary interest in underserved and vulnerable communities led her to return to Harbor-UCLA to join the pediatric faculty after serving in a community clinic for several years following residency training. She currently is the medical director of the subspecialty Adolescent clinic and Teen Mom and Baby clinic in the Department of Pediatrics, and supervises one of the resident Continuity Clinics.

Dedicated to the health and well being of the pediatric residents, Dr. Sifuentes currently serves as the Associate Program Director for the residency training program and Clerkship Director for the DGSOM third year medical students. She also serves on the DGSOM Medical Education Committee and the Admissions Committee and is dedicated to mentoring students from all socioeconomic and diverse backgrounds. She is a member of the Advisory Board for PRIME-LA at the DGSOM and an educator and clinical preceptor for first through third year students. Dr. Sifuentes also co-chairs the GME subcommittee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Harbor-UCLA.

In 2019, Dr. Sifuentes was the receipt of the Serge and Yvette Dadone Clinical Teaching Award at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, a distinction given to faculty for their overall contributions to the field of medical education.

Dr. Sifuentes is the author of several book chapters covering a wide range of adolescent medicine topics and previously served on the Editorial Board of the AAP General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics Review and Education Program (PREP).