We are back and open!

UCLA Ornish Lifestyle Medicine Program has resumed as of July 22nd. Here are some of the COVID-19 precautions we have instituted to minimize risk of transmission:

• Temperature and symptom screening upon entrance to the department

• Universal masking required for all patients and staff

• Hand hygiene during the program; additional hand sanitizing locations in the gym and conference room

• Face shields for staff working closely with patients

• Physical spacing of patients while in the gym exercising and during all components of the program

• Disinfection of all equipment before and after use

About Us

UCLA Health Ornish's nationally recognized Lifestyle Medicine program is the only scientifically proven program to stop the progression and even reverse the effects of heart disease.

This is a patient story about Robert Treuherz, MD who, after surviving a deadly heart attack, enrolled in the UCLA Health Ornish Lifestyle Medicine Program, which saved his life due to comprehensive lifestyle changes.
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Getting Started

Patients can enter the program through referral by their primary care physician or cardiologist, or by self-referral.

Physicians can refer patients by entering the referral portal in CareConnect or by calling (310) 794-1800.

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In the News

Mary Galindo, RD, MPH

Dr. Dean Ornish, MD founder of the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine Program, sat down with Ellen Degeneres on The Ellen Show and Fox & Friends to discuss how simple lifestyle changes – eat well, move more, stress less, and love more – can reverse the progression of heart disease and most common chronic diseases. Watch as they talk Men’s Health Issues and lifestyle changes.