Clinical Nutrition Research
Meet the Experts
Improving Health for All
The UCLA Division of Clinical Nutrition is home to the research of internationally-renown scientists who are forging bold new paths in nutritional and lifestyle medicine. Our faculty collaborate with scientists throughout UCLA and at leading institutions around the world to conduct groundbreaking studies on issues in nutritional health, from gene-nutrition interactions and nutritional biochemistry to cancer. They frequently translate their findings from the bench to the bedside in clinical trials that move the field forward.
Leadership
Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD
Chief, UCLA Division of Clinical Nutrition
Vijaya Surampudi, MD, MS
Clinical Chief, UCLA Division of Clinical Nutrition
Gail Thames
Division Administrator, UCLA Division of Clinical Nutrition
Emeritus Faculty
David Heber, MD, PhD
Co-Founder of UCLA Center for Human Nutrition
Vay Liang Go, MD
Co-Founder of UCLA Center for Human Nutrition
Research Faculty
Devesha Kulkarni, PhD
Jieping Yang, PhD
Clinical Faculty
Courtney DeCan, MD, MPH
Clinical Instructor
Michael C. Garcia, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dave K. Garg, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jenny J. Kim, MD, PhD
Dermatology/Clinical Nutrition
Gwendolyn Lee, MD, MPP
Internal Medicine
Berkeley N. Limketkai, MD, PhD
Gastroenterology/IBD/Clinical Nutrition
Steven Tan, MD
Associate Physician Diplomate
Registered Dietitian
Nurse Practitioner
Hannah H. Shin, NP
Clinical Nutrition
Clinical Research Staff
Molica Arana, MPH
Lead Study Coordinator
Luz Becerra, LVN
Nurse Coordinator
Irene Gilbuena, LVN
Nurse Coordinator
Jeraldine Guzman, RN
Medical Assistant/ Study Coordinator
Hannah Kang
Assistant Research Coordinator
Kimberly Ramirez
Study Coordinator
Tatiana Romero
Study Coordinator
Postdoctoral Researchers
Tatiana Diacova, PhD
Clinical Nutrition
Swathi Nedunchezian, PhD
Clinical Nutrition
Hila Zelicha, PhD
Clinical Nutrition
Lab Staff
Jianjun Huang
Lab Tech
Rupo Lee
Lab Tech, Chemistry