UCLA Medical Center Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) people

Angela Yeh, DO

Geriatric Palliative Program Director

Geriatrician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Erin Cook, MD

Fellowship Program Director, Division Lead for Education

Geriatrician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Itay Bentov, MD, PhD

Program Director

Critical care (intensivists) physician, Associate Professor at University of Washington School of Medicine

John Newman, MD, PhD

Program Director

Geriatrician, Associate Professor of Medicine at University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine

Molecular mechanisms of aging, Metabolic interventions to prolong healthspan and longevity in mice, Epigenetic gene regulation by metabolic signals, Mechanisms of dietary restriction and ketone bodies in health and longevity

May Reed, MD

Program Director

Geriatrician, Professor at University of Washington School of Medicine

Susan Leonard, MD

UCLA SNF Director, Geriatric Fellowship Program

Geriatrician, Health Sciences Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Geriatrics

Cathy Lee, MD, MS

Associate Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

Geriatrician, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine/Geriatrics at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Sarcopenia, Frailty, Cognition and exercise, Exercise in older adults

Grace I. Chen, MD

Fellows Clinic Site Director

Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine

Heather Adamo, MD

VA Site Dir., VA/UCLA Geriatrics Fellowship, Nursing Home Rotation Site Dir.

Skilled nursing facility physician, Health Sciences Assoc. Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Mailee Hess, MD

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Site Director, Harbor UCLA

Geriatrician, Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor at University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)

Arun S. Karlamangla, MD, PHD

Division Chief of Geriatrics at UCLA Health

Patricia Harris, MD

Clinical Chief

Geriatrician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Adelita Cabagnot

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Nurse

Nurse practitioner

Albert Shieh, MD

Faculty

Endocrinologist, Associate Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Osteoporosis, Menopause, Gut microbiome, Vitamin D

Alejandra Lopez, MD

Faculty

Geriatrician, Assistant Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Alma Cortez, MD

2027

Family physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Andrea Hevener, PhD

Professor-in-Residence, Medicine, University of California Los Angeles

Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Mitochondrial function, Metabolic health, Integrative metabolism; Estrogen receptor action; Women's health

Andrew Pak, MD

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

Geriatric Medicine (internal Medicine) fellow, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Benjamin Hung, MD

2027

Geriatrician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Benjamin Seligman, MD, PhD

Faculty

Geriatrician, Assistant Professor-in-Residence at David Geffen School of Medicine

Brandon Koretz, MD, MBA

Faculty

Geriatrician, Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Quality Improvement

Carl Burton, MD

Assistant Professor, UCLA Health

Internist, Assistant Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Catherine Lindsay, MD

Faculty

Geriatrician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Catherine Sarkisian, MD, MSPH

Professor-in-Residence, David Geffen School of Medicine

Geriatrician, Professor-in-Residence at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Frailty, Low value care reduction, Physical activity, Geriatrics, reducing low value care, improving quality of life of seniors