Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine and District Physician for San Diego Unified School District, Dr. Howard L. Taras, MD consults on school health policy, 504 and IEP medical input, and K-12 disease mitigation from the UCSD Hillcrest campus at 200 W Arbor Dr. Acute pediatric admissions and inpatient specialty workups route internally to Hillcrest Medical Center at UC San Diego Health, where community pediatrics sits alongside the hospital’s pediatric services. Published work spans cardiac emergency response planning for schools, COVID-19 rapid antigen testing implementation in California K-12 schools, and pharmaceutical waste disposal policy for school nurses. Chronic pediatric dermatology consults for students with atopic disease, psoriasis, or vitiligo hand off to Wynnis Tom, MD for ongoing specialty management outside the school clinic framework. A McMaster University DeGroote School of Medicine graduate with UCSD pediatric residency training (1985-1987) and working French-language capability, the deepest-scope work involves advising school districts on placement decisions for students with complex medical needs that require nursing, feeding-tube, or seizure protocols on campus.