Ara Festekjian

Ara Festekjian, MD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Southern California. He is affiliated with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), contributing to pediatric emergency medicine research and clinical practice. His work focuses on acute gastroenteritis, septic shock management, bronchiolitis protocols, and pediatric emergency department operational improvements. He has led studies on multiplex molecular diagnostics, mental health revisits, and clinical handoff interventions.

Research interests include pediatric infectious diseases, emergency care quality improvement, and diagnostic technologies. Notable studies analyze the etiologies of bloody diarrhea in children, the role of capnography in bronchiolitis monitoring, and the impact of rapid fluid infusions on diagnostic imaging timing.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. His publications emphasize evidence-based practices in pediatric emergencies, with a focus on clinical decision-making, diagnostic accuracy, and patient outcomes. Advising and grant information are not detailed in the current profile.

Labs or dedicated research teams are not specified, though collaborative projects with multiple institutions are evident in his multi-center studies on gastroenteritis and septic shock management.