Dr. Daryoush Bassiri, Neonatology

Co-Director of the CHOC Transport Program, Dr. Bassiri’s expertise comprises a wide array of neonatology. He is board certified in pediatrics and neonatology. Dr. Bassiri completed his fellowship training in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. His residency training was completed at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan, New York. Dr. Bassiri also served as Chief Resident at St. Luke’s. He received his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. He completed his internship and residency at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center. His philosophy of care is to do no harm.

Locations

CHOC Hospital
1201 W La Veta
Orange, CA 92868

CHOC at Mission Hospital
27700 Medical Center Rd. 5th Floor
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital
One Hoag Dr.
Newport Beach, CA 92663

Pomona Valley Hospital
1798 N. Garey Ave.
Pomona, CA 91767

Parkview Community Hospital
3865 Jackson St.
Riverside, CA 92503

St. Jude Medical Center
101 E. Valencia Mesa Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92835

Western Medical Center
1001 N. Tustin Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Education

• Fellowship
  Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Harbor- UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
• Internship
  St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
• Medical School
  St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies
• Residency
  St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan, New York, NY

Academic Appointments

Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Administrative Appointments

• Co-director, Transport Team, CHOC
• Neonatology, CHOC Specialists

Honors and Awards

• Physician of Excellence
  Orange County Medical Association

Our neonatologists commonly treat the following conditions in newborns and babies:

• Apnea
• Bradycardia
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
• Coarctation of the aorta
• Gastroschisis
• Heart valve abnormalities
• Hypoglycemia
• Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
• Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
• Jaundice
• Macrosomia
• Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
• Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
• Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN)
• Pneumonia
• Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
• Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
• Sepsis
• Septal defects
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transposition of the great arteries
• Trouble keeping warm