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UCLA Health has hospitalists in 14 locations throughout the greater Los Angeles region as well as several skilled nursing facilities.

Executive Leadership

Neveen S. El-Farra, MD
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Neveen S. El-Farra, MD

Hospital Medicine

Vice Chair for Inpatient Medicine and Hospitalist Services
Section Chief, Hospital Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research

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Linda Kaye Czypinski, MD
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Linda Kaye Czypinski, MD

Hospital Medicine

Associate Section Chief, Hospital Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research

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Hospital Medicine Leadership

Spencer R. Adams, MD

Spencer R. Adams, MD

Director, Santa Monica Hospital Medicine Consult/Preoperative Services
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Michael F. Ayoub, MD

Michael F. Ayoub, MD

Co-Director, Ronald Reagan/Santa Monica Cohort
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Alanna Chau, MD

Alanna Chau, MD

Physican Co-Lead, St. John's/Nursing Homes Cohort
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William P. Cope, MD

William P. Cope, MD

Co- Director, Ronald Reagan/Santa Monica Cohort
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Nathan R. Cox, MD

Physician Lead, California Rehab Institute/RNPH Cohort
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Navid Darouian, MD

Navid Darouian, MD

Physician Co-Lead, St. John's/Nursing Homes Cohort
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Erin P. Dowling, MD

Erin P. Dowling, MD

Director, Ronald Reagan Internal Medicine Consult Service; Co-Director, DOM Inpatient Quality
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Alexandra M. Glaeser, MD

Alexandra M. Glaeser, MD

Co-Director, Procedure Service
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Rong Hu, MD

Rong Hu, MD

Director, Hospital Medicine Scheduling Director, DOM Transfer Center Operations
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Ruchi Jain, DO, MS

Ruchi Jain, DO, MS

Co- Director, Ronald Reagan/Santa Monica Cohort
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Michael E. Lazarus, MD

Michael E. Lazarus, MD

Director, UCLA West Valley & Hospital Medicine Community Practices
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Edward Lee, MD

Senior Director, Hospital Medicine Scheduling Operations
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Adrian Mayo, MD

Adrian Mayo, MD

Co-Director, Inclusive Excellence & Community Engagement
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Aram A. Namavar, MD, MS

Aram A. Namavar, MD, MS

Co-Director, UCLA West Valley Cohort
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Antonio M. Pessegueiro, MD

Antonio M. Pessegueiro, MD

Director, Westwood Hospital Medicine Preoperative Service
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Veronica Ramirez, MD

Veronica Ramirez, MD

Physician Lead, Barlow Respiratory Hospital/Martin Luther King Cohort
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Faysal Saab, MD

Faysal Saab, MD

Co-Director, Inclusive Excellence & Community Engagement
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Digish D. Shah, MD

Digish D. Shah, MD

Co- Director, Ronald Reagan/Santa Monica Cohort
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Ronald Reagan (RR) / Santa Monica (SM) Cohort

Spencer R. Adams, MD
Spencer R. Adams, MD
Khushboo Akkad, MD
Khushboo Akkad, MD
James Robert Antaki, MD
James Robert Antaki, MD
Ishan Asokan, MD, MSc
Ishan Asokan, MD, MSc
Michael F. Ayoub, MD
Michael F. Ayoub, MD
Megana L. Ballal, MD
Megana L. Ballal, MD
Wossen Belachew, MD, MS
Wossen Belachew, MD, MS
Ashley Busuttil, MD
Ashley Busuttil, MD
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John Jay P. Cadavona, MD
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Lauren E. Caldemeyer, MD
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Edson E. Carias, MD
Matthew D. Carroll, MD
Matthew D. Carroll, MD
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Chun Hin Chan, MD
Sarah M. Chan, MD
Sarah M. Chan, MD
Christina W. Chung, MD
Christina W. Chung, MD
Jeff Chung, MD
Jeff Chung, MD
William P. Cope, MD
William P. Cope, MD
Co-Director, Ronald Reagan/ Santa Monica Cohort
Linda Kaye Czypinski, MD
Linda Kaye Czypinski, MD
Associate Section Chief, Hospital Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research
Sean D. Delshad, MD, MBA
Sean D. Delshad, MD, MBA
Reece R. Doughty, MD
Reece R. Doughty, MD
Erin P. Dowling, MD
Erin P. Dowling, MD
John L. Ebrahim, MD
John L. Ebrahim, MD
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Nasser S. El-Okdi, MD
Neveen S. El Farra, MD
Neveen S El Farra, MD
Vice Chair for Inpatient Medicine and Hospitalist Services Section Chief, Hospital Medicine Division
Christian B. Fagel, MD
Christian B. Fagel, MD
David N. Farchadi, MD
David N. Farchadi, MD
Dahlia Fateen, MD
Dahlia Fateen, MD
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Gary S. Feigenbaum, MD
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Jonathan F. Garcia, MD
Alexandra M. Glaeser, MD
Alexandra M. Glaeser, MD
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Agnieszka Gryguc-Saxanoff, MD
Edward L. Ha, MD, MEd
Edward L. Ha, MD, MEd
Sharona S. Hariri, MD
Sharona S. Hariri, MD
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Estebes A. Hernandez, MD
Gabrielle Neumann Horner, MD, MPH
Gabrielle Neumann Horner, MD, MPH
Rong Hu, MD
Rong Hu, MD
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Grace P. Huang, MD
Evan G. Jackson, MD
Evan G. Jackson, MD
Ruchi Jain, DO, MS
Ruchi Jain, DO, MS
Ramzy Jandali, MD
Ramzy Jandali, MD
Tyler R. Jarrett, MD
Tyler R. Jarrett, MD
Jiyeon M. Jeong, MD
Jiyeon M. Jeong, MD
Daniel G. Kahn, MD
Daniel G. Kahn, MD
Tony H. Kamel, MD
Tony H. Kamel, MD
Russell B. Kerbel, MD
Russell B. Kerbel, MD
Kevin Kim-Hak, MD
Kevin Kim-Hak, MD
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Thomas C. Kingsley, MD
Alex Kokaly
Alex Kokaly, MD, MHSA
Aleksey Korolyov, MD
Aleksey Korolyov, MD
Marek M. Kowalski, MD, PhD
Marek M. Kowalski, MD, PhD
Jatinder Lachar, MD
Jatinder Lachar, MD
Michael E. Lazarus, MD
Michael E. Lazarus, MD
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Edward Lee, MD
Amit Levi, MD
Amit Levi, MD
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David X. Li, MD
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Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH
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Yovani Llamas Valle, DO, PhD
Eyong J. Ly, MD
Eyong J. Ly, MD
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Jessica W. Ma, MD
Julie E. Magorien, MD
Julie E. Magorien, MD
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Akshara Malla, MD
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Jetrina S. Maque, MD
Adrian Mayo, MD
Adrian Mayo, MD
Nathaniel E. Meyer, MD
Nathaniel E. Meyer, MD
Sina Mirbagheri, MD
Sina Mirbagheri, MD
Jason D. Napolitano, MD
Jason D. Napolitano, MD
Shira Peress, MD
Shira Peress, MD
Antonio M. Pessegueiro, MD
Antonio M. Pessegueiro, MD
Justin Peterson, MD
Justin Peterson, MD
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Magdalena E. Ptaszny, MD
Tanvir Rahman, MD
Tanvir Rahman, MD
Justin M. Rogoski, MD, PhD
Justin M. Rogoski, MD, PhD
Faysal Saab, MD
Faysal Saab, MD
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Inderpreet S. Saini, MD
Digish D. Shah, MD
Digish D. Shah, MD
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Elan G. Shahrabani, MD
Wendy M. Simon, MD
Wendy M. Simon, MD
Co- Director, DOM Inpatient Quality
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Nisha V. Sunku, MD
Heywan M. Tesfaye, MD, MPH
Heywan M. Tesfaye, MD, MPH
Ye Tian, MD
Ye Tian, MD
Wen-Ching Tran, MD
Wen-Ching Tran, MD
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Christopher N. Tymchuk, MD, PhD
Nate VanderVeen, MD
Nate VanderVeen, MD
William K. Winter, MD
William K. Winter, MD
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Janette Zara, MD

RR/SM Nocturnist Cohort

Osei B. Boadu, MD
Osei B. Boadu, MD
Daniel Abraham Cancilla, MD
Daniel Abraham Cancilla, MD
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Shawna E. Chagoury, MD, MS
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Ruchi Pulin Desai, MD
Maryam Hajiabbasi, MD
Maryam Hajiabbasi, MD
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Rafay Ahad Haseeb, MPH, DO
Jack Clayton Huebner, MD
Jack Clayton Huebner, MD
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Kevin M. Keller, MD, PHARMD
Robert G. Kropp, MD
Robert G. Kropp, MD
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Amanda Anisa Lopez, MD
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Sneha S. Shaha, DO
Kevin Jacob Shamash, MD
Kevin Jacob Shamash, MD
Alexandra Thomson, MD, MPH
Alexandra Thomson, MD, MPH
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Danny X. Xu, MD

UCLA West Valley / Olive View UCLA Cohort

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Nawal Ahmed, DO
Mesrop Aleksanyan, MD
Mesrop Aleksanyan, MD
Mohammad Samir Alghussein, MD
Mohammad Samir Alghussein, MD
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Roofan Alsayegh, MD
Jason E. Bahk, MD
Jason E. Bahk, MD
Co-Director, UCLA West Valley Cohort
Samir Bhalla, MD
Samir Bhalla, MD
Vindeep Bhandari, DO
Vindeep Bhandari, DO
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Meghna Bhatter, MD
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Mehak S. Bhatti, MD
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Chayma Boussayoud, MD
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Shelly P. Chawla, MD
Eric D. Choi, MD
Eric D. Choi, MD
Zubair Ilyas, MD
Zubair Ilyas, MD
Atefeh Kalantary, MD
Atefeh Kalantary, MD
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Maninder Singh Kaler, MD
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Amanda Anisa Lopez, MD
Aram A. Namavar, MD, MS
Aram A. Namavar, MD, MS
Co-Director, UCLA West Valley Cohort
Grace Ng, MD
Grace Ng, MD
Tanvir Rahman, MD
Tanvir Rahman, MD
Pranav Rajendra Sathe, MD
Pranav Rajendra Sathe, MD
Guilianne R. Servano, MD
Guilianne R. Servano, MD
Mariam A. Soni, MD
Mariam A. Soni, MD
Srija Vangala, MD
Srija Vangala, MD
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Neil Patrick Williams, MD
Stephanie Yanez, DO
Stephanie Yanez, DO
Ericka Hanna Young, MD
Ericka Hanna Young, MD

Henry Mayo/ West Valley/Olive View Cohort

Jessica J. Antillon, MD
Jessica J. Antillon, MD
Balbir S. Brar, MD, MPH
Balbir S. Brar, MD, MPH
Liza S. Buchbinder, MD, PhD, MS
Liza S. Buchbinder, MD, PhD, MS
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Luciano M. Castaneda, MD
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Jane M. Ma, MD
Sewon Oum, MD
Sewon Oum, MD
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Neel Shashikant Patel, MD
Rajan H. Patel, MD
Rajan H. Patel, MD
Physician Lead, Henry Mayo Cohort
Patrick H. Poquiz, MD
Patrick H. Poquiz, MD
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Joey Tu, MD

Los Robles Cohort

Gholamreza Badiee, MD
Gholamreza Badiee, MD
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Christine I. Bishop, MD
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Deep C. Desai, MD
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Hardik Mehta, MD
Physician Lead, Los Robles Cohort
Sina Shafiei, MD
Sina Shafiei, MD
Anthony Tabet, DO
Anthony Tabet, DO

South Bay Cohort

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Farid K. Abdelmalak, MD
Patrick L. Bui, MD
Patrick L. Bui, MD
Physician Lead, Southbay Cohort
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Ilya Finkelshteyn, MD
Alexander Oshiro Gong, MD
Alexander Oshiro Gong, MD
Alexander Oshiro Gong, MD
Alexander Oshiro Gong, MD
Aretha Kou, DO
Aretha Kou, DO
Christie L. Masters, MD
Christie L. Masters, MD
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Amar C. Nawathe, MD
Adam Solis-Cohen, MD
Adam Solis-Cohen, MD

St. John's & Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Cohort

Salim F. Ahmed, MD
Salim F. Ahmed, MD
Alanna Chau, MD
Alanna Chau, MD
Physician Co-Lead, St. John's/ Nursing Homes Cohort
Navid Darouian, MD
Navid Darouian, MD
Physician Co-Lead, St. John's/ Nursing Homes Cohort
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Jeanney Kang, MD
Ana Mohammad-Zadeh, MD
Ana Mohammad-Zadeh, MD
Jelissa A. MooYin, MD, MHS
Jelissa A. MooYin, MD, MHS
Corey Mordas, MD
Corey Mordas, MD
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Maryam Shabihkhani, MD
Kyle S. Strouse, MD
Kyle S. Strouse, MD
Christine Y. Sun, MD
Christine Y. Sun, MD

Barlow Respiratory Hospital / Martin Luther King (MLK) Cohort

Nico T. Conti, MD
Nico T. Conti, MD
Yao Liu, MD
Yao Liu, MD
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Biyashee Daba Mosissa, MD
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David J. Panek, MD
Veronica Ramirez, MD
Veronica Ramirez, MD
Physician Lead, Barlow Respiratory Hospital/ Martin Luther King
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Lina Altameemi Safi, MD
Christina T. Vu, MD
Christina T. Vu, MD

California Rehabilitation Institute (CRI) / RR & SM Cohort

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Nathan R. Cox, MD
Physician Lead, California Rehab Institute/RNPH Cohort
Lin Deng, MD
Lin Deng, MD
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Mary Henary, MD
Shelley N. Schwartz, MD
Shelley N. Schwartz, MD
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Rahul Vasavada, MD
Jamie A. Yabuno, MD
Jamie A. Yabuno, MD

Hospital Medicine Program: Physicians

UCLA Health has more than 180 hospitalist physicians who care for patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, UCLA West Valley Medical Center, UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, and 10 additional community hospitals throughout the greater Los Angeles region. Each hospitalist physician is board certified in internal medicine with specialized training in caring for hospitalized patients.

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Hospital Medicine Program: Administrative Staff

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Katrina Barron
Division Manager for Inpatient and Hospitalist Services
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Brenda Sanz
Supervisor for Hospital and Palliative Care Medicine
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Karmel Bas
Executive Assistant to Dr. El-Farra and Dr. Czypinski
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Layna Elder
Contracts & Credentialing
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Matthew Morales
Administration
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Karina Velazquez
Administration
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Idalia Sotelo
Purchasing/Moonlighting
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Slyvia Alamillo
Academic Personnel
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Elizabeth Ortega
Academic Personnel
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Kyia Silver
Project Manager

Jeri Robertson
Director of Inpatient and Hospitalist Services

Monique Keeles
Management Services Officer, UCLA Hospitalist Program
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