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Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
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Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
Best in Northern CA

We're ranked #1 in pediatric cancer, heart surgery, cardiology & more.

Laura Deering

Laura Deering

Laura Deering

MD

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Board Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Fellowships

UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Neuromuscular Medicine
Residencies

UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Child Neurology
Internship

UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Pediatrics
Degree

MD, Weill Cornell Medical College

Selected research

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Integrating Discussions on Racism and Health Equity into Clinical Reasoning Conference.
Academic pediatrics
August 2023
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Nicotine Patch Improved Autosomal Dominant Sleep-Related Hypermotor Epilepsy.
Pediatric neurology
July 2021
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Continuum of Care for Hepatitis C Virus Among Patients Diagnosed in the Emergency Department Setting.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
June 2017
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Fetal surgery firsts

The first open fetal surgery in the world was performed at UCSF in the early 1980s.