Catherine A. DeRidder, M.D.

Current position and specialty:

Medical Director of Violence Intervention Program

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Hometown: Naperville, IL
Undergraduate: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Medical School: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Residency: Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
Fellowship: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
What does working at LAC+USC mean to you? We strive to do our best to care for the most vulnerable children in Los Angeles.

Haylee Turner, D.O.

Current Position:

• Pediatrician at the LAC+ USC HUB/Violence Intervention Program, providing medical care for children within the LA County foster and dependency system.  I also work in the HUB's Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Clinic, providing diagnoses and referrals for appropriate services for children affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. 

Medical School:  Touro University Nevada
Residency:  LAC+USC

Astrid Heppenstall Heger, M.D.

Current Position:

Founder and Executive Director of the Violence Intervention Program (VIP)

Executive Director for the Violence Intervention Program Community Mental Health Center

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Emeritus Professor at USC

• Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
  Residency: LAC+USC Pediatrics