Keith Emil Lewis, MD

Biography

Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Keith Emil Lewis specializes in pediatric critical care medicine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center. Dr. Lewis has taught pediatrics to medical students for more than two decades.

Education and Training

Degrees: BA, University of California, Los Angeles
MD, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Internship: Internship, Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Residency: Residency, Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Fellowship: Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Professional Positions

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics: Loma Linda University School of Medicine; 1999-2005

Medical Director of Pediatric Intensive Care: White Memorial Medical Center; 2001-2005

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine; 2005-2016

Pediatric Intensivist: Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center; 2005-2016

Associate Medical Director of Pediatric Intensive Care: Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center; 2005-2016

Associate Physician, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center; 2016-present

Associate Physician, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center; 2016-present

Honors and Awards

Clinical Teaching Award: White Memorial Medical Center; 2002

MAPPS Honor Roll Physician: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center; 2018

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed publications

Ho CH, Chan RY, Salazar AM, Lewis KE, Johnson JL: T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in a Boy With a Mediastinal Mass. Consultant for Pediatrics 14(3):137-138, 2015.
Santohigashi K, Lewis K, Ho CH: It’s Not Appendicitis! J Pediatrics 170(340):e1, 2016.
Kim J, Ho CH, Lewis KE, Garner WL, Chan RY. Delayed-onset thrombocytopenia in a pediatric burn patient. Am J Hematol. 2016 Sep;91(9):958-60.
Chan RY, Shah AVK, Lewis KE, Johnson JL, Sequeira P, Ho CH. Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State During Induction Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Dec;33(12):e172-e174.

Books and chapters

Zepeda-Tiscareno A, Alas-Segura M, Lewis K:10 Year Old Male With Fast Breathing. In Salazar A, Chan RY, Pietzak M. Pediatrics Morning Report, Beyond the Pearls 1st edition. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Elsevier 2019. ISBN:978-0-323-49825-8.