Practice Philosophy
"I am dedicated to providing high quality, evidence based inpatient care to patients from all walks of life. I like to use a team approach and a model of shared decision making with the families of my patients. Using the latest AAP recommendations and taking into consideration the individual needs and background of each patient allows me to provide comprehensive care that is conscious of resource utilization and patient safety.
I have personal interests in patient safety protocols, quality improvement, and pharmacy and therapeutics."
Honors and Awards
- 2022 Patriotic Employer - awarded to supervisors who support Guard and Reservist members of our military
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2020 Recognition from Valley Children's Healthcare for 20 years of service
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2018 Most Inspiring Attending - Valley Children's Healthcare
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2016 Enterprising Program Award - Valley Children's Healthcare
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2008 Physician of the Year - Valley Children's Healthcare
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2001 Distinguished Teacher Award - General Pediatrics - Children's Hospital Central California
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1997 Alpha Omega Alpha - Delta Chapter Finch University of Health Sciences - The Chicago Medical School
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1992 Magna Cum Laude - University of California - Los Angeles
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1992 Phi Beta Kappa - University of California - Los Angeles
Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Rhonda Keosheyan joined Valley Children’s as a pediatric hospitalist in 2000 and serves as the medical director of Valley Children’s pediatric hospitalist group.
Dr. Keosheyan is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, a national medical honor society. An expert in pediatrics, she has given many lectures on pediatric topics including urinary tract infections, meningitis and RSV.
Beyond her clinical duties, Dr. Keosheyan serves in a number of leadership and advisory roles within Valley Children’s and the Fresno community. She currently holds the positions of medical director of Valley Children’s Utilization Management Subcommittee, chair of the Pharmacy, Therapeutics, and Utilization Committee, and medical director of the Apollo and Discovery acute care units. Additionally, she has participated in the Specialty Medical Group (SMG) Board since 2011, including serving as chair of SMG’s Compensation and Benefits Subcommittee. Dr. Keosheyan is a core faculty member of Valley Children’s Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)-Fresno.
Dr. Keosheyan’s collaborative approach and dedication to teaching has earned accolades from her colleagues. In her more than 20 years of service at Valley Children’s, she has received the Distinguished Teacher Award, Physician of the Year, Enterprising Program Award and Most Inspiring Attending. In 2022, Dr. Keosheyan was awarded the Patriotic Employer award, a recognition given to supervisors who support Guard and Reservist members of the United States military.
Active in the community, Dr. Keosheyan serves as the medical advisor for the Fresno Unified School District nursing staff. She has also participated in Sunnyside Academy’s Doctors In Training Program, in which high school students shadow physicians to learn about the medical profession.
Dr. Keosheyan graduated from the Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, Illinois. She completed her residency at the UCSF-Fresno Medical Education Program, based at University Medical Center in Fresno and Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera. She served as chief resident during her medical training with UCSF-Fresno Medical Education Program.
Research
Research interests include Performance Improvement Projects on obesity, malnutrition, and improving discharge instructions for our non-English speaking families and helping to standardize care for patients with Kawasaki disease and MIS-C disease.
Published Research Includes:
T Shea Osburn, Victoria Acharya, Rhonda Keosheyan, Chloe Kupelian DO and Nicole Webb. “Twelve Months of MIS-C: Does Increasing Experience Improve Resource Utilization?”. Acta Scientific Paediatrics 6.7 (2022): 06-16. DOI:10.31080/ASPE.2022.05.0533