Eliezer Nussbaum

Biography

SUMMARIZED BIOGRAPHY

ELIEZER NUSSBAUM, M.D., FAAP, FCCP, FCCM

www.elinussbaum.com

Dr. Eliezer Nussbaum has been actively involved with the health care industry for more than 49 years. Currently a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Step IX at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), and former Chief of Staff at Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach (MCWHLB). He is also the immediate past Chief of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Medical Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Institute and Presently the Cystic Fibrosis Center Director at MCWHLB. Doctor Nussbaum is a member of the UCI Senate and holds a certificate from the University of Southern California (USC) School of Business Administration in Management Development Program. He has authored six books (three novels and three medical textbooks) and over 200 scientific pieces and has been selected a member of several prestigious national societies such as, the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR), American College of Physician Executives (Leadership), American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, among others. He worked collaboratively as an inventor with UCI-AI (Applied Innovations) and received three patents from the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) for his sleep apnea invention. He also co-produced a film based on one of his novels. He was listed among the top doctors in the nation by US News and World Report since 2011. He was listed and included in Best Doctors in America from 2003 through 2015. Dr. Nussbaum played an integral role in developing one of the 1st Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) in the state of California and served as the 1st Medical Director of the PICU at Miller Children’s Hospital (MCH) of Long Beach between 1979 and 1994. Dr. Nussbaum also developed the Pediatric Pulmonary and Cystic Fibrosis Centers and its teaching programs at MCWHLB and UCI and remained its Medical Director since 1979. He remains a member of the Board of Trustees at Miller Children’s Women’s Hospital/Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

He participates in international, national, state and university activities, serves as a reviewer, and has editorial board responsibilities for scientific publications in major journals and national societies. The academic, clinical, and research experience he has attained are constantly integrated into his current activities in managed care. His experience as a teacher and his participation as a visiting professor nationally and internationally helped create his intricate web of contacts at all levels of primary and specialized care. He is board certified in General Pediatrics and also in Pediatric Pulmonology. Dr. Nussbaum is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine for many years.

Education

• M.D., Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, 1972

Distinctions

• Certificate of Distinction by the Joint Commission for Center of Excellence in Asthma at MCWHLB, 2016, 2018, 2020
• Listed among the top doctors in the nation by US News and World Report, 2011-2013
• Listed America's Best Doctors, 2022
• Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2003-2015
• Listed top doctor by Castle Connolly, 2003-2015
• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
• Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine
• Top doctor – Avvo rating, 2014-2015
• Münzer Family Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Literary Accomplishments, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, 2000
• 2025(11/20/25) Lifetime Achievement Award for career accomplishments, and impact on Miller Children’s Hospital to a Physician whose efforts and work has done great benefit for patients and the institution