UCLA Medical Center Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Multidisciplinary) people

Angela Yeh, DO

Geriatric Palliative Program Director

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

Katie Stepanyan, MD

Program Director

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Michael Spiker, MD

Associate Program Director

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

Emily Martin, MD, MS

Director, Palliative Care

Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Jessica Kaltman, MD

Medical Director, Outpatient Palliative Care

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Deborah Moran, MD

Chief, Division of Palliative Care at VA Greater Los Angeles

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

William Carroll, MD

Section Chief, Palliative and Extensivist Services

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

Laura Santangelo, MD

Chief Fellow

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Apoorva Mylavarapu, MD

2027

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Cara Siegel, MD

Faculty

Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Christine Bui, MD, MA

Faculty

Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Christopher Pietras, MD

Faculty

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Corbett Walsh, MD

Faculty

Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Crisis standards of care; End-of-life care/serious illness communication in critical illness; Clinical ethics/bioethics, Critical care, bioethics, resource allocation during pandemics, unrepresented patients, end of life decision making, and patient communication.

Daniel Dichter, MD

Faculty

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Daniel Karlin, MD

Faculty

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

David Chen, MD

Associate Director of Surgical Education

Surgeon, Vice Chair at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Complex hernia repair, Laparoscopic hernia repair, Abdominal wall reconstruction, Gastric Cancer

David Oh, MD, MPH

Faculty

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Deborah Yip, MD

2027

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Eden Altwies, MD

2027

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Esther Kang, MD

2027

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Jessica Lucier, MD

Faculty

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

John Horton, MD

Faculty

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

A native Californian, I enjoy being outside finding new trails to hike, soccer, golf, spending time with my family, and the incredible food Los Angeles offers.

Katelyn Stepanyan, MD

Faculty

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Kelly Cheung, MD

Combined Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Year 2

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center