UCLA Medical Center Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Multidisciplinary)

Fellowship · Los Angeles, CA

Sponsored by UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center · Directors Angela Yeh and Katie Stepanyan

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

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