Health services research focused on opioids, pain management, and improvement of pediatric surgical care. Lab by: Dr. @LKelley_Quon. Twitter by: happy minions.

Los Angeles, CA
Joined August 2019
This week I was honored to return to my pediatric surgery family at @NCHPedSurg as the H. William Clatworthy, Jr. Visiting Professor. Loved catching up with my mentor @GailBesner & meeting the next generation surgeons leaders like @KatherineHeMD. Go #Buckeyes ! @HOPE_sci_lab
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Love beautiful bay views & catching up w @HOPE_sci_lab alum @jennalee1792 presenting our @NIH funded work during #AAPSoSu examining the assoc bw opioids & brain development. #aap2026 @ChildrensLA @RWJMS @KECKSchool_USC @AmerAcadPeds @AAPexperience
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Finishing #AAP2026 w a healthy dose of poster posing! Congrats @beeotaibi and Dr Atu Agawu for showing our work in the GI session. Til next time, stay classy San Diego! @ChildrensLA @KECKSchool_USC @AAPexperience @HOPE_sci_lab @AmerAcadPeds
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Last week, @LKelley_Quon & the HOPE Lab, with @CameronMKaplan, Sarah Axeen, Ryan Spurrier & Pradip Chaudhari hosted From Data to Policy: A Strategic Summit for Pediatric Team Science at CHLA & USC, made possible through @SoCalCTSI's Team Building Award. Thanks to our attendees!
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Sunshine + Science + Soundbath = Success! Hosted our first Child Health Policy Research Summit yesterday. Thanks to @SoCalCTSI for helping us create novel @ChildrensLA @USCSchaeffer @USCGehrCenter partnerships to advance research in this space @HOPE_sci_lab
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This past Saturday, @beeotaibi led an engaging presentation on NARCAN administration for high schoolers, followed by live demonstrations by our awesome volunteers. All of our attendees got to take home NARCAN as well, thank you @LKelley_Quon !
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48h @SundanceUT is the perfect way to finish summer. Thank u to @katierussellmd & @tponsky for inviting me to speak w my favorite @NCHPedSurg alum @mehulvraval at the Peds Surg Update Course. Loved morning cappuccinos w mountain views & goofy horseback riders too! @HOPE_sci_lab
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Another #Narcan training run by @HOPE_sci_lab! Proud of @beeotaibi and Sneha Krish, @KECKSchool_USC MS2’s Ayaan Ekram & Negin Samandari, & all of our @USC med student volunteers. Thanks to @CommunityHeal17 & @IASatUSC for providing free #Narcan & @ChildrensLA Dept of Surgery
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USC MS2 Negin Samandari, a Gehr Summer Scholar with the HOPE Lab, shared her project on parent and child NARCAN Education video interventions as part of our larger community education today! Stay tuned for more of our NARCAN Education projects 👀 Picture Credits: @LKelley_Quon
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Introducing @HOPE_sci_lab's newest member: Dr. Sneha Krish! 🎉 Sneha is passionate about translating outcomes in health services research to bring about impactful legislative changes, especially advocating for pediatric populations. Fun fact: Sneha is a very proud Gryffindor!
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It's The Saban Research Institute's annual Science Day at @ChildrensLA! Our wonderful @beeotaibi presented a poster on recent work 'From Stones to Solutions: How a Mixed Lipid Emulsion Changed Cholecystectomy Trends in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome' earlier today.
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Breaking!! @beeotaibi presents preliminary findings from Ready, React, Remember (aka Rapido, Realizar, Recordar) a Novel #Naloxone distribution pilot for injured teens @ChildrensLA Post-call brilliance brought to you by the @HOPE_sci_lab snack bar.
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Ah bittersweet June. Last week @HOPE_sci_lab hosted our farewell graduation dinner for @jennalee1792 Your @ChildrensLA family will miss u AND your #tiramisu as you head back to @rwjsurgery Question is: Who will take over your #ResearchNook ?! @KECKSchool_USC
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Congratulations to the HOPE Lab’s very own trainees @jennalee1792 and Emma Kirkpatrick for winning Certificates of Excellence in research and leadership at the @IASatUSC 7th Annual Retreat today!
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Happy Holidays from the HOPE lab! We had a wonderful time celebrating over tea at @TheHuntington. Cheers to a joyful season and a bright New Year.
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Seasons greetings from @HOPE_sci_lab ! Finished 2025 w #art and #nature appreciation @TheHuntington today. Shout out to Tom Carruth, curator of the Rose Collections, for showing us the Centennial Rose and for taking a selfie with us! @ChildrensLA @KECKSchool_USC
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Check out this feature in the local paper for #RedRibbonWeek! We ❤️ Narcan Education here at the HOPE Lab @ChildrensLA
It’s #RedRibbonWeek so @HOPE_sci_lab & @KECKSchool_USC volunteers trained local high schoolers how to recognize an #opioid #overdose & give #Narcan. Thank you to @CommunityHeal17 & @IASatUSC for providing free #Narcan for students! @jennalee1792 @rwjsurgery @ChildrensLA
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It’s #RedRibbonWeek so @HOPE_sci_lab & @KECKSchool_USC volunteers trained local high schoolers how to recognize an #opioid #overdose & give #Narcan. Thank you to @CommunityHeal17 & @IASatUSC for providing free #Narcan for students! @jennalee1792 @rwjsurgery @ChildrensLA
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