Dean Anselmo, MD — Pediatric Surgery, Vascular Anomalies

Who are you, in one plain sentence?

Dr. Dean Anselmo is a pediatric surgeon and Co-Director of the Vascular Anomalies Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles — the surgical leadership dimension of one of the West Coast’s primary dedicated vascular anomaly programs.

What is your specialty within vascular anomalies?

Pediatric surgery with a focus on vascular anomalies — the surgical evaluation, planning, and resection of complex vascular tumors and malformations in children. As Co-Director of the VAC at CHLA, Dr. Anselmo represents the surgical voice in the multidisciplinary team that includes dermatologists, interventional radiologists, and hematologist-oncologists. Worth understanding before your first appointment: the surgical dimension of vascular anomaly care is distinct from laser or sclerotherapy — Dr. Anselmo’s role is the operative intervention when other modalities are insufficient or when surgical debulking or reconstruction is the appropriate path.

Where do you practice and how do I reach you?

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles — Vascular Anomalies Center. Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Phone for medical professionals: 323-361-2154. CHLA VAC program: chla.org/vascular-anomalies-center. Worth confirming current intake procedures and whether your specific condition type requires surgical evaluation or whether initial contact through the broader VAC team is the appropriate first step.

What makes you notable in this field?

The Co-Director designation at CHLA’s VAC signals institutional leadership, not just clinical participation. For families on the West Coast navigating conditions that have reached the surgical threshold — resection of a venous malformation, debulking of tissue overgrowth, reconstruction after failed sclerotherapy — Dr. Anselmo’s position at CHLA makes him a named, locatable resource at the region’s most comprehensive dedicated VA program. The community experience with CHLA’s surgical team is that they bring the same multidisciplinary conference model to surgical planning that the team brings to all VAC decisions — multiple specialists involved before any procedure.

---

In the Published Record

Dr. Anselmo is listed in the original Born Rare Medical Directory as Pediatric Surgery, Co-Director of the Vascular Anomalies Clinic at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, with address at 4650 Sunset Blvd, Pediatric Surgery #100, Los Angeles, CA 90027. CHLA’s publicly described VAC team includes surgeons as part of its core multidisciplinary group, collaborating in real-time with interventional radiologists, dermatologists, and hematologist-oncologists to tailor therapies to each patient’s needs.

Source: chla.org/vascular-anomalies-center · Born Rare Medical Directory original entry (August 2020). Verified: July 2026. Note: Current faculty status at CHLA requires direct confirmation — please verify before scheduling.

---

Practitioner Profile

Name / Credentials	Dean Anselmo, MD
Primary Specialty	Pediatric Surgery — Vascular Anomalies
Current Affiliation	Children’s Hospital Los Angeles — VAC Co-Director · Los Angeles, CA
Contact	323-361-2154 (CHLA VAC, medical professionals) — prov:000006
Address	4650 Sunset Blvd, Pediatric Surgery #100, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Provider Affiliation	prov:000006 | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles VAC
Note	Verify current faculty status directly. Original entry 2020.

---

Verification & Catalog Status