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Andrew Costandi, MD, MMM, Named Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 29, 2026-- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has appointed Andrew Costandi, MD, MMM, as Anesthesiologist-in-Chief and Department Chair of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine (ACCM), effective Aug. 1. In this leadership role, Dr. Costandi will oversee multiple clinical divisions at CHLA, including the Divisions of Clinical Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Palliative Care, and Critical Care Medicine, which includes the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. In addition to ensuring high-quality clinical care across these teams, he will be responsible for advancing research and education programming; guiding strategic growth and quality improvement; leading recruitment and faculty development; managing financial priorities; and strengthening interdisciplinary partnerships with other teams across the enterprise. Dr. Costandi also serves as Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260729561541/en/ Andrew Costandi, MD, MMM, Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles “Since joining CHLA in 2015, Dr. Costandi has taken on progressively significant leadership roles within the Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine. Significantly, while leading the Pediatric Liver Transplant Anesthesia Program, he established enhanced recovery pathways that have contributed to CHLA’s nation-leading liver transplant outcomes for the fourth year