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Gary Feldman, MD

Medical Director

Pediatric Sleep Specialist

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician

Dr. Feldman received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from the University of Cape Town and practiced Pediatrics in South Africa for 5 years before immigrating to the United States and completing a fellowship in Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He was named 2010 Physician of the Year by Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach, and has been named a Southern California Super Doctor since 2014. He has received numerous other awards acknowledging his distinctions in behavioral pediatrics and sleep medicine, and is a sought-after speaker on these topics as well as international adoption.

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Pediatrics

American Board of Sleep Medicine

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Sleep Medicine Mentorship

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

Rainbow Babies Children's Hospital

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Pediatrics Residency

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

Rainbow Babies Children's Hospital

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Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

Rainbow Babies Children's Hospital

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Pediatrics Residency

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

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Medicine & Surgery Degree

University of Cape Town, South Africa

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS & MEMBERSHIPS

Medical Director

Stramski Children's Developmental Center

Miller Children's & Women's Hospital, Long Beach

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Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor

University of California, Irvine Medical Center

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Member

California Sleep Society

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Member

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

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Member

Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

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Advisory Committee Member

Orange Coast College Polysomnographic Technology Program

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Former Board Member

Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach Sub-Specialty Group

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

2018 Simply Better Employee Award

MemorialCare Hospital Long Beach

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2018 Top Doctors List

Los Angeles Magazine 

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Southern California Super Doctors List (2014 to present)

Super Doctors

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2010 Physician of the Year

Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach

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After graduating from the University of Cape Town, South Africa with his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree – an intensive six year program that is South Africa's equivalent of the Doctor of Medicine degree – Dr. Feldman served for 2 years in the South African Defense Force as a Medical Officer. After his military service, he was accepted into a 4 year Pediatrics residency program at Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town. Upon the completion of his residency, he went on to run a private practice for 5 years that covered general pediatrics, neo-natal, and pediatric intensive care. It was during this time that he developed a strong interest in developmental/behavioral pediatrics and sleep medicine. Dr. Feldman had the opportunity to pursue these interests when he immigrated to the United States in 1999. He completed a second residency in Pediatrics at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital/Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and was accepted into a 3 year fellowship in Behavioral/Developmental Pediatrics at the same institution. Over the course of this time, he also completed 5 years of training in pediatric sleep medicine.

After his fellowship training, Dr. Feldman took up the position of Medical Director of the Stramski Children's Developmental Center – an outpatient clinic of Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach. He launched the Sleep Disorders, International Adoption, and Fragile X programs to better serve the needs of the community. The Chronic Disease Program, which saw an average of 12 patients per week, quickly expanded into what is now the Behavior and Neurodevelopment Program – taking up to 100 patients weekly. 

In 2016, Dr. Feldman saw a need for a solutions-based approach to sleep medicine and developmental/behavioral challenges. That year, he founded Ocean Sleep Medicine to serve his community in Southern California. Since then, the clinic has expanded into Ocean Medicine – a medical group that addresses sleep, pediatric development, and the medical needs of internationally adopted children.

Dr. Feldman is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. He was named 2010 Physician of the Year by Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach, and has been named a Southern California Super Doctor since 2014. Los Angeles Magazine named him a Top Doctor in 2018, and that same year MemorialCare Long Beach awarded him the Simply Better Employee Award. Dr. Feldman is a sought-after speaker on a variety of topics including behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders, pediatric sleep disorders, and international adoption medicine.

American Board of Pediatrics

Certified

American Board

of Pediatrics

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Certified

American Board

of Sleep Medicine

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Member

American Academy

of Sleep Medicine

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Member

Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

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