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UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations Directory
924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 350
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 794-0777
(310) 794-2259 (fax)
Our team is available to assist with news inquiries involving UCLA hospitals, clinics, doctors and patients, faculty and education, and research scientists and programs. Media relations staff names, contact information and specific areas of expertise appear below. Click here for a list of BEATS in alphabetical order.
Please note that media relations officers are unable to respond to medical questions from the general public. For more information about UCLA health care or help choosing a UCLA physician, please contact our physician referral service at 1-800-UCLA-MD1 (1-800-825-1631) or visit www.uclahealth.org/PRS. For information on clinical trials at UCLA, visit www.uclahealth.org/clinicaltrials.
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Areas: Government Relations and external communications. |
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Roxanne Moster, Director, UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations (310) 794-2264, rmoster@mednet.ucla.edu Areas: Media issues, documentary projects, disaster preparedness, development and fundraising projects, human resources issues, international relations, patient rights, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine research issues, hand transplantation, face transplantation and Operation Mend. |
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Amy Albin, Senior Media Relations Officer (310) 794-8672, aalbin@mednet.ucla.edu Areas: Brain injury, cardiothoracic surgery, heart/lung transplantation, Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, pediatrics, pet therapy, plastic/reconstructive surgery, stroke, spiritual care, volunteer services. |
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Rachel Champeau, Assistant Director (310) 794-2270, rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu Areas: Aging, allergy and immunology, alternative medicine, anesthesiology, cardiology, dermatology, digestive diseases, emergency medicine, general surgery, infectious diseases, internal medicine, nuclear medicine, nutrition, pharmacology, podiatry, pulmonary medicine, rheumatology, vascular surgery, urology. |
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Enrique Rivero, Senior Media Relations Officer (310) 794-2273, erivero@mednet.ucla.edu Areas: AIDS, endocrinology, family medicine, geriatrics, health disparities, health services research, hepatology, interpreting services, kidney/liver transplantation, Latino health, nephrology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation, sports medicine, stem cell research, thyroid conditions, women's health. |
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Elaine Schmidt, Senior Media Relations Officer (310) 794-2272, eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu Areas: Autism (Genetic), biological chemistry, blood and platelet donation, brain injury, head and neck surgery, human genetics, immunology, medical school curriculum and student affairs, microbiology, neurobiology, neuroimaging, neurology/headeache disorders program, neuro otology, neurosurgery, hospital nursing, pathology and laboratory medicine, physiology, radiology, social work, vision and eye care. |
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Mark Wheeler, Senior Media Relations Officer (310) 794-2265, mwheeler@mednet.ucla.edu Areas: Brain injury, public health issues and the neurosciences, including brain mapping and imaging, neuroimaging, neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. |
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica |
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Ted Braun, Director of Marketing and Public Relations (310) 319-4567, tbraun@mednet.ucla.edu Areas: Family medicine, sports medicine, orthopaedic surgery, Santa Monica Outpatient Clinic, sleep disorders, geriatrics, UCLA Medical Network (satellite facilities). |
Jonnson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA / Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research |
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Kim Irwin, Public Information Director (310) 206-2805, kirwin@mednet.ucla.edu Areas: Cancer research, prevention, education, clinical care and clinical trials; stem cell policy, ethics and research. |
ADMINISTRATION |
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Haleh Shahmiri, Administrative Analyst/Office Manager (310) 794-2266, hshahmiri@mednet.ucla.edu |
