About Us

Welcome to UCLA Geriatrics

The Division of Geriatrics is dedicated to meeting its three-component mission of:

• Training physicians and other health professionals to provide exemplary care of older persons, and training new faculty to lead geriatric education
• Conducting research aimed at improving the health and health care of older persons, and training new investigators to conduct this research
• Providing the highest quality care of older persons, particularly those who are frail

Care Where You Need It

UCLA Geriatrics Outpatient Clinics

We have four different outpatient clinics: Westwood, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, and Simi Valley! We see patients at every stage of health and our goal is to ensure a healthy and health-conscious quality of life.

Physician Spotlight

Maristela B. Garcia, MD

Dr. Maristela Garcia is the Associate Chief for Inpatient Care for UCLA Geriatrics and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at UCLA, Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She completed her fellowship training in geriatric medicine at UCLA after serving for eight years as part of the family medicine faculty at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland, OH.  She is passionate about improving the care of patients in skilled nursing facilities, and loves being a part of a dedicated band of Geriatrics faculty who are training the next generation of doctors how to provide care for our society’s most vulnerable population. Dr. Maristela Garcia currently serves as the Medical Director for the inpatient geriatrics unit at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center. In 2019 Dr. Garcia received the Outstanding Clinician Award for the 2019 UCLA Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program.