Our Expert Team

Leadership

Anthony P. Heaney, MD

Anthony P. Heaney, MD

Interim Division Chief

Stephanie Smooke Praw, MD

Stephanie Smooke Praw, MD

Interim Division Co-Chief Endocrine Fellowship Director; Director of Education

Matthew J. Freeby, MD

Matthew J. Freeby, MD

Director of Gonda Diabetes Center; Associate Director of Diabetes Clinical Programs

Jane Weinreb, MD

Jane Weinreb, MD

Chief Endocrine Division VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Clinical Faculty

Susan C. Ahern, DO

Susan C. Ahern, DO

Sheila Ahmadi, MD

Sheila Ahmadi, MD

Aarthi Arasu, MD

Aarthi Arasu, MD

Lauren H. Beshay, MD

Lauren H. Beshay, MD

Internal Medicine

Shalini Baht, MD

Shalini Bhat, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Vivek Bose, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes

Gregory Brent, MD

Gregory Brent, MD

Senior Academic Vice Chair

Peter C. Butler, MD

Peter C. Butler, MD

Sophie M. Cannon, MD

Sophie M. Cannon, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes

Diana J. Chang, MD

Diana J. Chang, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Dianne S. Cheung, MD, MPH

Dianne S. Cheung, MD, MPH

Amy Y. Chow, MD

Amy Y. Chow, MD

Christine H. Darwin, MD

Christine H. Darwin, MD

Andrew J. Day, MD

Andrew J. Day, MD

Ines Donangelo, MD, PhD

Ines Donangelo, MD, PhD

Ian A. Downs, MD

Ian A. Downs, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes

Estelle M. Everett, MD

Estelle M. Everett, MD

Pouyan Famini, MD

Pouyan Famini, MD

Jennifer Cynthia Fuh, DO

Jennifer Cynthia Fuh, DO

Yaroslav A. Gofnung, MD

Yaroslav A. Gofnung, MD

Shira M. Grock, MD

Shira M. Grock, MD

Deepashree Gupta, MD

Deepashree Gupta, MD

Jennifer Y. Han, MD

Jennifer Y. Han, MD

Dina S. Kamel, MD

Dina S. Kamel, MD

Sarah S. Kim, MD

Sarah S. Kim, MD

Stanley G. Korenman, MD

Stanley G. Korenman, MD

Jeong-hee Ku, MD

Jeong-hee Ku, MD

Slavita M. Laies, MD

Slavita M. Laies, MD

Kyrstin L. Lane, MD

Kyrstin L. Lane, MD

Melissa G. Lechner, MD, PhD

Melissa G. Lechner, MD, PhD

Lei Lei, MD

Angela M. Leung, MD, MSC

Angela M. Leung, MD, MSC

Seymour R. Levin, MD Levin, MD

Seymour R. Levin, MD

Jelena Maletkovic Barjaktarevic, MD

Jelena Maletkovic Barjaktarevic, MD

Dorothy S. Martinez, MD

Dorothy S. Martinez, MD

Megan M. McConnell, MD

Megan M. McConnell, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes

Anna Milanesi, MD

Anna Milanesi, MD

Diabetes and Thyroid Disorders

Tannaz Moin, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.H.S.

Tannaz Moin, MD, MBA, MSHS

Pre-Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, Type 2 Diabetes, General Endocrinology

Rashmi S. Mullur, MD

Rashmi S. Mullur, MD

Kasra Navabi, MD

Kasra Navabi, MD

Michael A. Polisky, MD

Michael A. Polisky, MD

Jane Rhyu, MD

Harold Sacks, MD

Harold Sacks, MD

Obesity; Brown fat; Epicardial fat

Vanessa A. Schmidt, MD

Vanessa A. Schmidt, MD

Na Shen, MD

Albert Shieh, MD

Albert Shieh, MD

Laura Sue, MD, MPH

Laura Sue, MD, MPH

Amit K. Sumal, MD

Amit K. Sumal, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes

Hugo Torres, MD, MPH

Endocrinology

Jennifer S. Siani, MD, MBA

Jennifer S. Siani, MD, MBA

Jeffrey Wei, MD

Jeffrey Wei, MD

Run Yu, MD, PhD

Run Yu, MD, PhD

Research Faculty

Cristiane Beninca, PhD

Cristiane Beninca, PhD

Tatyana Gurlo, PhD

Tatyana Gurlo, PhD

Andrea Hevener, PhD

Young Do Koo, PhD

Young Do Koo, PhD

Orian Shirihai, MD, PhD

Orian Shirihai, MD, PhD

Professor in Residence

Rhonda Souvenir, PhD

Rhonda Souvenir, PhD

Linsey Stiles

Linsey Stiles, PhD

Slavica Tudzarova, PhD

Slavica Tudzarova, PhD

Kaitlyn Yan-Yun Liu, PhD

Kaitlyn Yan-Yun Liu, PhD

Adjunct Professor

Dongyun Zhang, PhD

Dongyun Zhang, PhD

Zhenqi Zhou, Ph.D.

Zhenqi Zhou, PhD

Affiliated Faculty

John S. Adams, MD

John S. Adams, MD

Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD

Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD

Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD

Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD

Women's Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology

Michael W. Yeh, MD

Michael W. Yeh, MD

Endocrine Surgery

Joseph DiStefano, PhD

Joseph DiStefano, PhD

Department of Computer Science

Martin Hewlson, MD

Martin Hewlson, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Administrative Team

Armando Ahumada

Armando Ahumada

Purchasing Coordinator

Christina Grant

Christina Grant

Administrator

Jasmine Teo

Jasmine Teo

Fellowship Coordinator

Maureen Vasallo

Maureen Vasallo

Academic Personnel