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Clinics & Locations
Clinics & Locations
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Explore our network of care for kids, from the tiniest to teens and young adults.
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World-class docs

We'll help you find the best provider for your child.
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Accommodations. Admission. Discharge. Procedure prep. We've got you covered.
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Extraordinary kid care

Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
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Medical Professionals
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Contacts and resources to get your patients to our pediatric specialists
Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
Best in Northern CA

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

Sven Walderich

Sven Walderich

Sven Walderich

MD

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Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residencies

UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Internal Medicine
Degree

MD, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Selected research

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Recurrent episodes of pneumonia are associated with worse lung function in people with HIV.
PloS one
April 2026
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Interferon response and epigenetic modulation by SMARCA4 mutations drive ovarian tumor immunogenicity.
Science advances
December 2024
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Associations Between Volume of Early Intravenous Fluid and Hospital Outcomes in Septic Patients With and Without Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Critical care explorations
April 2024
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Fetal surgery firsts

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