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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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Extraordinary kid care

Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
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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.

Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman

MD, MPH

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Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residencies

UCSF Medical Center House Staff, Pediatrics
Internship

UCSF Medical Center House Staff, Pediatrics
Degree

MD, University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Selected research

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Bias in Cohort Studies: The Critical Importance of the "Why" and "When" of Treatment Decisions.
Hospital pediatrics
September 2026
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Longitudinal 1H and 129Xe Lung MRI in Patients With Post-COVID Residual Lung Abnormalities.
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
May 2026
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Leveraging the Enhanced Sports as a Laboratory Assessment Model to Cross-Validate a Formula Used to Predict Clinical Recovery From Concussion in Collegiate Athletes.
Journal of athletic training
January 2026
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Fetal surgery firsts

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