Kala Parker, MD
Ventura,CA
Summary
Experienced pediatrician with 20+ years in emergency room, urgent care, and hospital settings. Shifting focus to preventative care, emphasizing the significance of addressing health issues proactively. Committed to promoting well-being through balanced nutrition, regular physical activity, and fostering community.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
CEO
New World Pediatrics
01.2024 - Current
- Started by own business focusing on pediatric wellness
- Includes home visits for newborns and sick children
- Developing a Curriculum for schools to teach coping mechanisms for current and past stressors
Urgent Care Provider
Centers for Family Health
07.2018 - Current
Seeing primarily children in an Urgent Care setting up to 5 patients / hour
Chair of Pediatric Department
Community Memorial Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023
Pediatric Hospitalist
Community Memorial Hospital
07.2016 - 12.2023
Taking care of pediatric patients admitted to the hospital as well as rounding on well newborns 10 shifts per month
Pediatric Hospitalist
Maui Memorial
07.2015 - 06.2016
Pediatrician (Clinic/Neonatal Resuscitation/Pediatric Hospitalist)
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital
10.2014 - 06.2015
Emergency Department Educator
Children's Hospital of Central California
01.2008 - 06.2014
Responsible for educating nurses and doctors through a series of lectures based on identified areas needed for improvement - for example identifying and treating septic shock to improve patient outcomes
Pediatric Emergency Department Attending
Children's Hospital of Central California
09.2007 - 06.2014
Child Advocacy Team Attending
Children's Hospital of Central California
10.2008 - 12.2009
Violence Intervention Program Attending
LA County Hospital
07.2003 - 06.2004
Attending in a clinic focused on identifying (to remove from environment) and treating physical and sexual abuse in children
Education and Training
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh,PA 2007
Pediatric Residency and Internship at Women & Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, CA, 2000
Medical Doctorate at USC School of Medicine (Keck), Los Angeles, CA, 2000
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 1995
Professional Appointments
- CEO, New World Pediatrics, Concierge Medicine, 2024, Present
- Urgent Care Provider, Centers for Family Health, Ventura, CA, 07/2018, Present
- Chair of Pediatrics, Community Memorial Hospital, 2023, 2023
- Pediatric Hospitalist, Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, CA, 07/2016, 12/2023
- Pediatric Hospitalist, Maui Memorial, Maui, HI, 07/2015, 06/2016
- Pediatrician (Clinic/Neonatal Resuscitation/Pediatric Hospitalist), Fort Defiance Indian Hospital, Fort Defiance, AZ, 10/2014, 06/2015
- Pediatric Emergency Department Attending, Children's Hospital of Central California, Madera, CA, 09/2007, 06/2014
Certificationandlicensure
American Board of Pediatrics, Board Certified, 2004, Present,
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Instructor & Provider, 2020-2022,
NRP Certification, Provider, 2014, 2017,
California Medical License, 2002 - Present
DEA License, 2004 - Present,
Certifications / Classes
- Plant Based Coaching Certification, 07/2024, 07/2024
- Cranial Sacral Therapy for Infants completed at The Carol Gray Center for CST Studies, Portland, OR, 07/15/2024, 07/20/2024
- Cranial Sacral Upledger Institute CS I and CSII, Los Angeles, CA, 2017, 2018
- Essential Oil Workshop, Stillpoint Aromatics, Sedona, AZ, 01/2017, 01/2017
Appointed Roles
- Chair of Pediatrics / Well Newborn Department at Community Memorial Hospital 2023
- Emergency Medical Physicians Scholars Program, Intensive training for Physician Leaders,2011
- Pediatric Emergency Department Educator, Children's Hospital of Central California, 01/2008 - 06/2014
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
CEO
New World Pediatrics
01.2024 - Current
Chair of Pediatric Department
Community Memorial Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023
Urgent Care Provider
Centers for Family Health
07.2018 - Current
Pediatric Hospitalist
Community Memorial Hospital
07.2016 - 12.2023
Pediatric Hospitalist
Maui Memorial
07.2015 - 06.2016
Pediatrician (Clinic/Neonatal Resuscitation/Pediatric Hospitalist)
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital
10.2014 - 06.2015
Child Advocacy Team Attending
Children's Hospital of Central California
10.2008 - 12.2009
Emergency Department Educator
Children's Hospital of Central California
01.2008 - 06.2014
Pediatric Emergency Department Attending
Children's Hospital of Central California
09.2007 - 06.2014
Violence Intervention Program Attending
LA County Hospital
07.2003 - 06.2004
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