Angela K Lumba-Brown, M.D.
Pediatrics
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- Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
About Me
Philosophy of Care
Personal Interests
At a Glance
Languages: English
Gender: Female
Age Group Treated: Children under 18
Training & Education
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: New York Medical College, Pediatrics
Fellowship: University of California San Diego, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Special Training: Board Certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics - Board Certified
My Experience
Reasons for Visit
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Newborn Care
- Pediatric Sports Medicine
- Preventive Medicine
- Well Child Exam
- Wellness Care
- Whole Food Plant-Based Nutrition
- 2023: ACEP-SAEM response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposal to simplify the review framework for research project grant applicationsKnack SK, Kim H, Paxton J, Garg N, Levy P, Puskarich M, Silbergleit R, D'Onofrio G, Adeoye O, Kang C, Diercks D, Neumar R, Sharp WW
- 2023: The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Diagnostic Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- 2023: Firearm-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Homicides in the United States, 2000-2019Waltzman D, Sarmiento K, Daugherty J, Klevens J, Miller GF
- 2023: Neuroimaging for mild traumatic brain injury in children: cross-sectional study using national claims dataWaltzman D, Miller GF, Patel N, Sarmiento K, Breiding M
- 2023: Prehospital Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury - 3rd EditionLulla A, Totten AM, Maher PJ, Badjatia N, Bell R, Donayri CTJ, Fallat ME, Hawryluk GWJ, Goldberg SA, Hennes HMA, Ignell SP, Ghajar J, Krzyzaniak BP, Lerner EB, Nishijima D, Schleien C, Shackelford S, Swartz E, Wright DW, Zhang R, Jagoda A, Bobrow BJ
- 2023: Multicentre evaluation of anxiety and mood among collegiate student athletes with concussionTeramoto M, Zhang R, Aukerman DF, Bohr AD, Harmon K, Petron DJ, Romano R, Poddar SK, Ghajar J
- 2022: Sex Differences in Common Measures of Concussion in College AthletesTeramoto M, Grover EB, Cornwell J, Zhang R, Boo M, Ghajar J
- 2022: Rationale and Methods for Updated Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury
- 2022: The Other Side
- 2022: Risk of Concussion After a Targeting Foul in Collegiate American FootballAukerman DF, Bohr AD, Poddar SK, Romano R, Petron DJ, Ghajar J, Giza CC, McQueen MB, Harmon KG
- 2021: Phenotyping the Spectrum of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review and Pathway to StandardizationPugh MJ, Kennedy E, Prager EM, Humpherys J, Dams-O'Connor K, Hack D, McCafferty MK, Wolfe J, Yaffe K, McCrea M, Ferguson AR, Lancashire L, Ghajar J
- 2021: A Review of Implementation Concepts and Strategies Surrounding Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Care GuidelinesPrager EM, Harmon N, McCrea MA, Bell MJ, Ghajar J, Pyne S, Cifu DX
- 2021: External Lumbar Drainage following Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisBadhiwala J, Hawryluk GWJ, Ghajar J
- 2021: Expert Panel Survey to Update the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Definition of Mild Traumatic Brain InjurySilverberg ND, Iverson GL
- 2020: CDC Guideline on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: Important Practice Takeaways for Sports Medicine ProvidersSarmiento K, Waltzman D, Yeates KO, Putukian M, Herring S
- 2020: Sex-Related Differences in Neurosensory Alterations Following Blunt Head InjuryNiknam K, Cornwell J, Meyer C, Ghajar J
- 2020: Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy RecommendationsHawryluk GWJ, Rubiano AM, Totten AM, O'Reilly C, Ullman JS, Bratton SL, Chesnut R, Harris OA, Kissoon N, Shutter L, Tasker RC, Vavilala MS, Wilberger J, Wright DW, Ghajar J
- 2020: Emergency department treatment of asthma in children: A reviewLee MO, Sivasankar S, Pokrajac N, Smith C
- 2020: Smooth Pursuit Eye-Movement Abnormalities Associated With Cervical Spine Whiplash: A Scientific Review and Case ReportBoo M, Matheson G
- 2020: Emergency department implementation of abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging for pediatric traumatic brain injuryLee MO, Brown I, Cornwell J, Dannenberg B, Fang A, Ghazi-Askar M, Grant G, Imler D, Khanna K, Lowe J, Wang E, Wintermark M
- 2020: Post-concussion symptom burden in children following motor vehicle collisionsTang K, Yeates KO, Zemek R
- 2020: Efficacy of levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproate for established status epilepticus by age group (ESETT): a double-blind, responsive-adaptive, randomised controlled trialChamberlain JM, Kapur J, Shinnar S, Elm J, Holsti M, Babcock L, Rogers A, Barsan W, Cloyd J, Lowenstein D, Bleck TP, Conwit R, Meinzer C, Cock H, Fountain NB, Underwood E, Connor JT, Silbergleit R
- 2020: Emergency Department Implementation of the Brain Trauma Foundation's Pediatric Severe Brain Injury Guideline RecommendationsTotten A, Kochanek PM
- 2020: Concussion Guidelines Step 2: Evidence for Subtype ClassificationTeramoto M, Bloom OJ, Brody D, Chesnutt J, Clugston JR, Collins M, Gioia G, Kontos A, Lal A, Sills A, Ghajar J
- 2019: Reliable sideline ocular-motor assessment following exercise in healthy student athletesSundaram V, Ding VY, Desai M, Little J
- 2019: Representation of concussion subtypes in common postconcussion symptom-rating scalesGhajar J, Cornwell J, Bloom OJ, Chesnutt J, Clugston JR, Kolluri R, Leddy JJ, Teramoto M, Gioia G
- 2019: Practice Variation in the Diagnosis of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Survey of US and Canadian Emergency Medicine PhysiciansKumar A, Niknam K, Woodruff M, Bledsoe JR, Kohn MA, Perry JJ, Govindarajan P
- 2019: Practice Patterns in Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Survey of 15 Canadian and United States CentersMannix R, Zemek R, Yeates KO, Arbogast K, Atabaki S, Badawy M, Beauchamp MH, Beer D, Bin S, Burstein B, Craig W, Corwin D, Doan Q, Ellis M, Freedman SB, Gagnon I, Gravel J, Leddy J, Master C, Mayer AR, Park G, Penque M, Rhine T, Russell K, Schneider K, Bell M, Wisniewski S
- 2019: Strengthening the Evidence Base: Recommendations for Future Research Identified Through the Development of CDC's Pediatric Mild TBI GuidelineSuskauer SJ, Yeates KO, Sarmiento K, Benzel EC, Breiding MJ, Broomand C, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Turner M, Weissman B
- 2019: Pediatric hypertonic saline use in emergency departmentsNiknam K, Mistry R
- 2019: North American survey on the post-neuroimaging management of children with mild head injuriesJacob K Greenberg, Donna B Jeffe, Christopher R Carpenter, Yan Yan, Jose A Pineda, Angela Lumba-Brown, Martin S Keller, Daniel Berger, Robert J Bollo, Vijay M Ravindra, Robert P Naftel, Michael C Dewan, Manish N Shah, Erin C Burns, Brent R O'Neill, Todd C Hankinson, William E Whitehead, P David Adelson, Mandeep S Tamber, Patrick J McDonald, Edward S Ahn, William Titsworth, Alina N West, Ross C Brownson, David D Limbrick
- 2018: Concussion Subtype Identification With the Rivermead Post-concussion Symptoms QuestionnaireMaruta J, Ghajar J
- 2018: Development of the CIDSS2 Score for Children with Mild Head Trauma without Intracranial InjuryJacob K Greenberg, Yan Yan, Christopher R Carpenter, Martin S Keller, Jose A Pineda, Ross C Brownson, David D Limbrick
- 2018: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among ChildrenYeates KO, Sarmiento K, Breiding MJ, Haegerich TM, Gioia GA, Turner M, Benzel EC, Suskauer SJ, Giza CC, Joseph M, Broomand C, Weissman B, Gordon W, Wright DW, Moser RS, McAvoy K, Ewing-Cobbs L, Duhaime AC, Putukian M, Holshouser B, Paulk D, Wade SL, Herring SA, Halstead M, Keenan HT, Choe M, Christian CW, Guskiewicz K, Raksin PB, Gregory A, Mucha A, Taylor HG, Callahan JM, DeWitt J, Collins MW, Kirkwood MW, Ragheb J, Ellenbogen RG, Spinks TJ, Ganiats TG, Sabelhaus LJ, Altenhofen K, Hoffman R, Getchius T, Gronseth G, Donnell Z, O'Connor RE, Timmons SD.
- 2018: Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: A Systematic ReviewYeates KO, Sarmiento K, Breiding MJ, Haegerich TM, Gioia GA, Turner M, Benzel EC, Suskauer SJ, Giza CC, Joseph M, Broomand C, Weissman B, Gordon W, Wright DW, Moser RS, McAvoy K, Ewing-Cobbs L, Duhaime AC, Putukian M, Holshouser B, Paulk D, Wade SL, Herring SA, Halstead M, Keenan HT, Choe M, Christian CW, Guskiewicz K, Raksin PB, Gregory A, Mucha A, Taylor HG, Callahan JM, DeWitt J, Collins MW, Kirkwood MW, Ragheb J, Ellenbogen RG, Spinks TJ, Ganiats TG, Sabelhaus LJ, Altenhofen K, Hoffman R, Getchius T, Gronseth G, Donnell Z, O'Connor RE, Timmons SD
- 2018: Emergency Department Implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline RecommendationsWright DW, Sarmiento K, Houry D
- 2017: Service Delivery in the Healthcare and Educational Systems for Children Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Gaps in Care
- 2017: Nonemergency Acute Care: When It's Not the Medical Home
- 2017: Mentoring Pediatric Victims of Interpersonal Violence Reduces RecidivismMargie Batek, Pamela Choi, Martin Keller, Robert Kennedy
- 2017: Development and Internal Validation of a Clinical Risk Score for Treating Children With Mild Head Trauma and Intracranial InjuryJacob K Greenberg, Yan Yan, Christopher R Carpenter, Martin S Keller, Jose A Pineda, Ross C Brownson, David D Limbrick
- 2016: PEMNetwork: Barriers and Enablers to Collaboration and Multimedia Education in the Digital AgeSonny Tat, Marc A Auerbach, David O Kessler, Michelle Alletag, Purva Grover, David Schnadower, Charles G Macias, Todd P Chang
- 2016: Essentials of PEM Fellowship Part 2: The Profession in Entrustable Professional ActivitiesDeborah Hsu , Michele Nypaver, Daniel M Fein, Constance McAneney, Sally Santen, Joshua Nagler, Noel Zuckerbraun, Cindy Ganis Roskind, Stacy Reynolds, Pavan Zaveri, Curt Stankovic, Joseph B House, Melissa Langhan, M Olivia Titus, Deanna Dahl-Grove, Ann E Klasner, Jose Ramirez, Todd Chang, Elizabeth Jacobs, Jennifer Chapman, Tonya Thompson, Matthew Mittiga, Charles Eldridge, Viday Heffner, Bruce E Herman, Christopher Kennedy, Manu Madhok, Maybelle Kou
- 2016: Firearm injuries in the pediatric population: A tale of one cityPamela M Choi, Charles Hong, Samiksha Bansal, Angela Lumba-Brown, Colleen M Fitzpatrick, Martin S Keller
- 2015: Emergency Neurological Life Support: Traumatic Brain InjuryRachel Garvin, Chitra Venkatasubramanian, Chad M Miller
- 2014: Hypertonic saline as a therapy for pediatric concussive pain: a randomized controlled trial of symptom treatment in the emergency departmentJim Harley, Simon Lucio, Florin Vaida, Mary Hilfiker
- 2010: Laparoscopic appendectomy is the preferred approach for appendicitis: a retrospective review of two practice patternsVadim Nakhamiyayev, Lars Galldin, Mario Chiarello, Angela Lumba, Piotr J Gorecki
- Evidence-Based Assessment and Management of Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.D. Schnadower, M. Joseph, Tyler Ayalin, G. Sharieff
- Management of minor head injury in childrenSimon Lucio
Health Plans I Accept
Below is a list of plans accepted by this doctor.
While we strive to keep this list up to date, it's always a good idea to check with your health plan to determine the specific details of your coverage, and to contact the doctor's office to verify acceptance of your particular plan.
Aetna
Alignment
Anthem Blue Cross of California
Blue Shield of California - Currently in Contract Negotiations
Chinese Community Health Plan
Cigna
Health Net
HealthSmart
Multiplan
Pacific Health Alliance
PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems, Inc.)
Provider Networks of America
Sutter Health Plan
TRICARE
UnitedHealthcare - Currently in Contract Negotiations
Valley Health Plan - Currently in Contract Negotiations
Accepted Aetna Plans
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Select EPO
- Aetna Select Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA)
- Aetna Student Health Program
- Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA)
- Health Fund POS
- HMO
- HMO Deductible Plans
- Managed Choice POS
- National Advantage Plan (NAP)
- Open Access Elect Choice EPO
- Open Access Managed Choice POS
- Open Choice PPO
- Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) - Copay Plan - Open Access Aetna Select
- Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) ACA High Deductible Health Plan POS II (ACA HDHP-POS II)
- Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) High Deductible Health Plan POS II (HDHP POS II)
- Traditional Choice
Accepted Aetna Plans
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Select EPO
- Aetna Select Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA)
- Aetna Student Health Program
- Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA)
- Health Fund POS
- HMO
- HMO Deductible Plans
- Managed Choice POS
- National Advantage Plan (NAP)
- Open Access Elect Choice EPO
- Open Access Managed Choice POS
- Open Choice PPO
- Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) - Copay Plan - Open Access Aetna Select
- Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) ACA High Deductible Health Plan POS II (ACA HDHP-POS II)
- Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) High Deductible Health Plan POS II (HDHP POS II)
- Traditional Choice
Accepted Alignment Plans
- Alignment Health Plan My Choice (Medicare Advantage PPO)
- Alignment Health Plan Sutter Advantage (Medicare Advantage HMO)
- Retiree Options (Medicare Advantage HMO)
- Retiree Options (Medicare Advantage PPO)
Accepted Anthem Blue Cross of California Plans
- Advantage HMO
- Advantage PPO (Tier 1)
- Anthem Blue Cross HMO Saver Small Group Plan
- Anthem Blue Cross HMO, also sometimes known as California Care or Rural Cal Care (includes CalPERS Traditional HMO)
- Anthem Blue Cross HMO/POS (California Care Plus)
- Anthem Blue Cross Individual and Family EPO Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum - (Pathway-EPO)
- Anthem Blue Cross Individual and Family EPO Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum-Covered California (Pathway - EPO)
- Anthem Blue Cross Individual HMO (also sometimes known as California Care)
- Anthem Blue Cross Small Group HMO (also sometimes known as California Care)
- Anthem Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum EPO (Prudent Buyer Plan)
- Anthem High Performance Narrow Network
- Anthem Medicare Preferred PPO Medicare Advantage Plans for Group Retirees
- Behavioral Health Program
- BlueCard
- CareAdvocate PPO
- Direct Access
- Federal Employee Program (FEP) - PPO
- GeoBlue
- Indemnity
- Managed Care Services
- My Choice PPO
- SmartSense
- University of California Faculty Health Insurance PlanNote:
- Tier One Provider
Accepted Blue Shield of California - Currently in Contract Negotiations Plans
- Active Choice PPO
- Administrative Services Only (ASO) - Self-Funded PPO
- Blue Shield - Shield Savings PPO Plan
- Blue Shield $0 Cost Share PPO (IFP)
- Blue Shield Access+ HMO CalPERS Limited Network
- Blue Shield Access+ HMO Plan
- Blue Shield Added Advantage POS (Point-Of-Service) PlanNote:
- PPO Benefit Level
- Blue Shield Bronze PPO (IFP & Small Group)
- Blue Shield CalPERS EPO
- Blue Shield CalPERS Medicare (PPO) Employer Group Medicare Advantage
- Blue Shield Gold PPO (IFP & Small Group)
- Blue Shield Inspire (Medicare Advantage HMO)Note:
- only at San Mateo/Burlingame area locations
- Blue Shield Life and Health Insurance Company
- Blue Shield Medicare (PPO) Employer Group Medicare Advantage
- Blue Shield Minimum Coverage PPO (IFP)
- Blue Shield of California PPO/EPO (aka Full Network PPO/EPO)
- Blue Shield Platinum PPO (IFP & Small Group)
- Blue Shield Silver PPO (IFP & Small Group)
- Blue Shield Spectrum PPO Plan
- BlueCard Plan
- Federal Employee Program - PPONote:
- FEP accesses Anthem Blue Cross for Hospital Providers
- Indemnity
- PERS Platinum PPO
- Shared Advantage - PPO/EPO and Shared Advantage Plus - PPO/EPO
- Vital Shield 900 & Vital Shield 2900 Plans
Accepted Chinese Community Health Plan Plans
- Active Choice- PPO Silver
- Amber 50 HMO Silver
- American Indian/Alaskan Native (Covered CA for Individual & Families)
- Bronze 60 HDHP HMO (including Covered CA for Individual & Families)
- Bronze 60 HMO (including Covered CA for Individual & Families)
- Gold 80 HMO (including Covered CA for Individual & Families)
- Jade 15 HMO Platinum
- Minimum Coverage HMO (including Covered CA for Individual & Families)
- Opal 25 HMO Gold
- Opal 50 HMO Silver
- Platinum 90 HMO (including Covered CA for Individual & Families)
- Ruby 10 HMO Platinum
- Ruby 20 HMO Platinum
- Ruby 40 HMO Platinum
- Senior Program (HMO)
- Senior Value Program (HMO)
- Silver 70 HMO (including Covered CA for Individual & Families)
- Silver 73 HMO (including Covered CA for Individual & Families)
- Silver 87 HMO (including Covered CA for Individual & Families)
- Silver 94 HMO (including Covered CA for Individual & Families)
Accepted Cigna Plans
- Allegiance Benefit Plan Management
- Cigna Global Health Advantage (PPO)
- Cigna International Plan
- Commercial HMO/POS
- EPO Plan
- Indemnity Plan
- Network HMO/POS
- Open Access Plus (PPO)
- Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
Accepted Health Net Plans
- ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group
- ELECT POS, Large and Small Group
- Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees)
- Health Net PPO
- PPO for Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)/Covered California
- Salud HMO Plus Large/Custom Group
- SELECT three-tier POS and SELECT two-tier POS, Large and Small Group
- Seniority Plus (Employer HMO) - Medicare Advantage all Employer --Sponsored plans
- WellCare Low Premium
- WellCare No Premium
Accepted HealthSmart Plans
- HealthSmart Preferred Provider OrganizationNote:
- confirm provider participation with your Employee Benefits Department or health plan
Accepted Multiplan Plans
- PPONote:
- confirm provider participation with your Employee Benefits Department or health plan
Accepted Pacific Health Alliance Plans
- PPONote:
- confirm provider participation with your Employee Benefits Department or health plan
Accepted PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems, Inc.) Plans
- PPONote:
- confirm provider participation with your Employee Benefits Department or health plan
Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans
- PPO
Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans
- Individual and Family Plan HMO
- Large and Small Group HMO
Accepted TRICARE Plans
- Extended Care Option (ECHO)
- Prime
- Prime Remote
- Reserve Select
- Retired Reserve
- Select (formerly TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra)
- Young Adult
Accepted UnitedHealthcare - Currently in Contract Negotiations Plans
- Definity Health
- Health Plan of Nevada (HMO)
- Sierra Health and Life (PPO)
- Signature Freedom (SDHP)
- Signature Independence (Indemnity)
- Signature Value (HMO)
- Signature Value Alliance HMO (includes CalPERS & AON Exchange)
- Surest
- United Global Affiliate Indemnity Plan
- United Indemnity Plan
- United Managed Indemnity Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (non-tiered)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus (non-tiered)
- UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage PPO (includes CalPERS)
- UnitedHealthcare Nexus ACO OA
- UnitedHealthcare Nexus ACO R - Tiered Benefit ProgramNote:
- participating at Tier 2
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select and Select Plus (PPO)
- US Behavioral Health Plan, California
Accepted Valley Health Plan - Currently in Contract Negotiations Plans
- Classic Commercial HMO Plan only
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