Our Team
Find your care
If you’re admitted to the hospital, your primary care physician will ensure that you receive care from a UCLA Health hospitalist. Please call us at 855-488-9550 if you have questions.
Hospitalist program:
Leadership
Michael E. Lazarus, MD
Co-Medical Director, Hospitalist Program
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Roger M. Lee, MD
Co-Medical Director, Hospitalist Program
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Ashley Busuttil, MD
Associate Director, Hospitalist Program
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Magdalena E. Ptaszny, MD
Hospitalist Program leadership
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Hospitalist program: Administrative staff
Jeri Robertson: Director of Inpatient Hospitalist Services
Yolanda Christenson: Management Services Officer, UCLA Hospitalist Program
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Monique Keeles: Management Services Officer, UCLA Hospitalist Program
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Hospitalist program: Physicians
UCLA Health has more than 125 hospitalist physicians who care for patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, and 16 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.