Meet our Expert Team
Find your care
Our specialists help you prevent and manage health conditions and meet your goals with individualized, expert nutritional care. For help finding clinical nutrition care, call 310-825-7921. To reach the Medical Weight Management Program, please call 310-825-8173.
The UCLA Center for Human Nutrition team is a leader in both research and clinical care settings with the goal of advancing knowledge and treatment in variety of nutrition-related health issues including obesity, metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer. By understanding the effects of nutrients on the human body through research, we aim to translate this to the clinical practice in the care of our patients.
Leadership

Gail Thames
MSO, Division Administrator
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
Clinical Faculty

Natalie Bransky, MD
Clinical Instructor/Fellow

Steven Tan, MD
Associate Physician Diplomate
Basic Scientist

Jieping Yang, PhD
Lab Director

Onkei Lei
Post Doc

Hila Zelicha
Post Doc
Lab Staff

Jianjun Huang
Lab Tech

Rupo Lee
Lab Tech, Chemistry

Mario Vega
Senior Lab Tech, Microbiology/Immunology
Basic Research Staff

Irene Gilbuena, LVN
Nurse Coordinator

Jeraldine Guzman
Medical Assistant, Study Coordinator

Molica Arana
Lead Study Coordinator

Kimberly Ramirez
Study Coordinator

Kevin Kim
Study Coordinator
Administrative Staff

Mayara Bledsoe
Fund Manager

Puneet (Pri) Samra
Administrative Assistant/Purchaser