Dr. Dafna Ahdoot, MD, FAAP

MD, FAAP

Dr. Dafna Ahdoot was born and raised in Israel and came to the United States when she was 12 years old. She received her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from UCLA and accomplished her medical school training at MCP Hahnemann in Philadelphia (now known as Drexel University college of Medicine.) Dr. Ahdoot completed her Pediatrics residency at LA County USC and has been serving the Los Angeles and San Fernando community since 2011.

Dr. Dafna speaks Hebrew, Spanish and Farsi and serves as a pediatrics expert on television shows such as The Doctors Show and Dr. Phil. She is also a Pediatric Expert Witness as well as an Independent Medical Examiner. In her spare time Dr. Dafna enjoys spending time with her daughters, dancing, reading, and writing poetry.

Dr. Ahdoot is a licensed, board-certified pediatrician who specializes in all aspects related to pediatric medicine including but not limited to the standards of care of the physical, psychological, developmental and emotional aspects of a growing child. She is licensed by the California Medical Board and by the American Board of Pediatrics since 2011 and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics with leadership roles in the CA-Chapter 2 AAP sector.