Our Team
The Center for Cerebral Palsy strives for excellence in clinical treatment, research and education. The Center includes two clinics and the Kameron Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory.
We are the only interdisciplinary clinic in Los Angeles that evaluates and treats people with cerebral palsy throughout the lifespan.
William L. Oppenheim, MD
Dr. Oppenheim is a board-certified pediatric orthopaedist and past president of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
Eileen Fowler, PhD
Dr. Fowler directs the research and education programs at the Center. The Center’s research examines the underlying causes of movement and function disorders and cerebral palsy and assesses the effectiveness of various treatment interventions on these disorders. Dr. Fowler served as president of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine for the 2015 – 2016 term.
Maya Newman, MD, MS
Dr. Maya Newman specializes in the non-surgical treatment of children, adolescents, and adults who have injuries or malformations to the brain, muscles or nerves that affect their functional mobility, activities of daily living or speech. Dr. Newman helps her patients maximize their functional abilities and independence through the management of abnormal tone and movement disorders, as well as providing adaptive equipment and referrals to other specialists, such as physical therapy.
Kristen M. Reider, PT, PhD
Dr. Stearns-Reider’s research is focused on the development of therapeutic strategies to address muscle contractures and improve patient function in cerebral palsy and other musculoskeletal disorders. She received her MS in Physical Therapy from the University of California, San Francisco, and her PhD in Biokinesiology from the University of Southern California.
Loretta A. Staudt, PT, MS
Ms. Staudt has been working for many years with infants and young children in the UCLA Intervention program. As a research physical therapist, she participates in all phases of the Center’s projects. She also evaluates patients in the Center’s inter-disciplinary lifespan clinic.
Lindsay Pietruszewski, DPT
Lindsay is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with extensive experience in the evaluation and treatment of infants and children with cerebral palsy. She supports the UCLA/OIC Cerebral Palsy Clinic and conducts instrumented gait analyses at the Kameron Gait and Motion Analysis laboratory in both a clinical and research capacity. Her research interests include the early detection and treatment of CP, and post-operative outcomes in CP.