Clinical Research Committee

Ihab Ayad, MD

Clinical Professor
Associate Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Director, Offsite Anesthesia

iayad@mednet.ucla.edu

Hua Linda Cai, MD, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, and Medicine
Director of Translational Research

hcai@mednet.ucla.edu

To read more about Dr. Cai's research, please visit her laboratory website

Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology
Critical Care Anesthesiology
Vice Chair for Perioperative Medicine
Director of Clinical Research

mcannesson@mednet.ucla.edu

To read more about Dr. Cannesson's research, please visit his laboratory website

Catherine Cha, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center Obstetrical Anesthesiology

camcha@mednet.ucla.edu

Mansoureh Eghbali, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, and Medicine
Director, Physician Scientist Training Program
Director, Basic Science Training Environment

meghbali@ucla.edu

To read more about Dr. Eghbali's research, please visit her laboratory website

Zhuang T. Fang, MD, MSPH, FASA

Clinical Professor, Ophthalmologic Anesthesiology
Assistant Medical Director, Wasserman Eye Institute OR Suite

zfang@mednet.ucla.edu

Michael F. Ferrante, MD, FABPM

Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Medicine
Director of Pain Management
Director, UCLA Comprehensive Pain Center Santa Monica

mferrante@mednet.ucla.edu

Tristan Grogan, MS

Principal Statistician

Jonathan Ho, MD, FASE

Associate Clinical Professor
Division Chief, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Director, UCLA Interventional Cardiovascular Operations

jkho@mednet.ucla.edu

Ira Hofer, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine

Ihofer@mednet.ucla.edu

Nir N. Hoftman, MD

Clinical Professor
Director, Thoracic Surgery Anesthesiology
Director, Thoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship

nhoftman@mednet.ucla.edu

Joe Hong, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Director, Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology for Endocrine Surgery

jhong@mednet.ucla.edu

Richard Hong, MD, FASA

Associate Clinical Professor
Chief, Obstetrical Anesthesiology
Co-Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship

rhong@mednet.ucla.edu

Yue Ming Huang, EdD, MHS

Adjunct Associate Professor, Education and Simulator Program
Director of Education, UCLA Simulation Center

yhuang@mednet.ucla.edu

Andrew Hudson, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor in Residence of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Director of Neuroscience Research

ahudson@mednet.ucla.edu

To read more about Dr. Hudson's research, please visit his laboratory website

Mary A. Keyes, MD

Clinical Professor, Ophthalmologic Anesthesiology
Medical Director, Wasserman Eye Institute OR Suite
Assistant Medical Director, UCLA Ambulatory Surgery Center

mkeyes@mednet.ucla.edu

Rajesh Kumar, PhD

Professor In-Residence of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Director of Imaging

rkumar@mednet.ucla.edu

To read more about Dr. Kumar's research, please visit his laboratory website

Joseph Meltzer, MD

Clinical Professor, Critical Care
Chief, Critical Care Division
Medical Director, CTICU

jmeltzer@mednet.ucla.edu

Emily Methangkool, MD, MPH

Assistant Clinical Professor, Cardiac Anesthesia
Co-Director of Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement

emethangkool@mednet.ucla.edu

Neesa Patel, MD

Associate Clinical Professor, Regional Anesthesia

nnpatel@mednet.ucla.edu

Swati Patel, MD

Clinical Professor
Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Associate Clinical Coordinator, Clinical Services
Medical Director, Ronald Reagan Medical Center Operating Rooms

spatel@mednet.ucla.edu

Siamak Rahman, MD

Clinical Professor
Regional Anesthesia, Thoracic Anesthesiology
Director, Regional Anesthesia,
Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center
Director, Acute Pain Anesthesiology

sirahman@mednet.ucla.edu

Wendy H.P. Ren, MD, FAAP

Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Program Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program

wren@mednet.ucla.edu

Jennifer Scovotti, MA

Staff Research Associate

Randolph Steadman, MD, MS

Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Vice Chair for Education
Medical Director, UCLA Simulation Center

rsteadman@mednet.ucla.edu

Soban Umar, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor In Residence of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Residency Research Coordinator

sumar@mednet.ucla.edu

To read more about Dr. Umar's research, please visit his laboratory website

Susana Vacas, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
Director, Neuroanesthesiology Fellowship Program

svacas@mednet.ucla.edu

Barbara M. Van de Wiele, MD

Clinical Professor
Interim Chair, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine

bvan@mednet.ucla.edu

Yibin Wang, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology, Physiology and Medicine

yibinwang@mednet.ucla.edu

To read more about Dr. Wang's research, please visit his laboratory website

Christopher Wray, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Liver Transplant and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Director, Liver Transplant Anesthesiology
Director, Liver Transplant Anesthesiology Fellowship Program

cwray@mednet.ucla.edu