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Rebecca Martinez-Hannon, MD

Attending Physician, Fetal and Neonatal Institute
NICCU Co-Medical Director of Quality and Process Improvement
Alan Purwin Emergency Transport Program Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine

Dr. Rebecca Martinez-Hannon is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Attending Neonatologist at the Fetal and Neonatal Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and the Co-Medical Director of Quality and Process Improvement for the Neonatal and Infant Critical Care Unit.

A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Martinez-Hannon holds memberships with the California Association of Neonatologists, the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium, and the American Academy of Pediatrics Sections on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Transport Medicine, and the Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.

Dr. Martinez-Hannon earned her medical degree from the McGovern School of Medicine in Houston, TX and completed her pediatric internship and residency at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She completed a fellowship in neonatal and perinatal medicine at St. Louis Children’s Hospital before joining the faculty of the USC division of Neonatal Medicine in 2020.

Dr. Martinez is passionate about clinical work in neonatal-perinatal medicine, quality and process improvement measures and outcomes, residency mentorship and education, pediatric emergency transport medicine, and global health medicine. She is currently a practicing Attending Neonatologist in the Neonatal Infant and Critical Care Unit, as well as a Physician for the Alan Purwin Emergency Transport Program. She is involved in many projects to improve patient care and outcomes and regularly travels to Hospital Santo Hermano Pedro in Catacamas, Honduras to treat children suffering from asthma and other pulmonary conditions.

Clinical Interests

Quality Improvement, Resident Education, Global Health

Education

Medical School

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School

Internship

Saint Louis Children's Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, Pediatrics

Residency

Saint Louis Children's Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, Pediatrics

Fellowship

Saint Louis Children's Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Accomplishments

Certifications

Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics
California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative
California Association of Neonatologists

Research

Grants

Agency: American Academy of Pediatrics
The Effect of multi-player vs single-player Virtual Reality simulation on Neonatal Resuscitation Program skills acquisition and retention.
A pilot study examining two-player vs single-player NRP simulation scenarios as a training intervention developed by SOMAReality.
Role: Co-Investigator