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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.

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Executive Leadership

Neveen S. El-Farra, MD

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

Linda Kaye Czypinski, MD

Linda Kaye Czypinski, MD

Hospital Medicine

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

Hospital Medicine Directors

Michael E. Lazarus, MD

Michael E. Lazarus, MD

Director, Hospital Medicine Community Practices

Roger M. Lee, MD

Roger M. Lee, MD

Director, Santa Monica Hospital Medicine Operations & St. John's and Westside Skilled Nursing Facility Hospitalist Practices

Digish D. Shah, MD

Digish D. Shah, MD

Co-Director, Ronald Reagan/Santa Monica Hospital Medicine Practices

Ruchi Jain, DO, MS

Ruchi Jain, DO, MS

Co-Director, Ronald Reagan/Santa Monica Hospital Medicine Practices

William P. Cope, MD

William P. Cope, MD

Interim Co-Director, Ronald Reagan/Santa Monica Hospital Medicine Practices

Antonio M. Pessegueiro, MD

Antonio M. Pessegueiro, MD

Director, Preoperative Services, Westwood

Erin P. Dowling, MD

Erin P. Dowling, MD

Director, Internal Medicine Consult Service, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Spencer R. Adams, MD

Spencer R. Adams, MD

Director, Internal Medicine Consult and Preoperative Services, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Gary S. Feigenbaum, MD

Co-Director, Hospital Medicine Procedure Service

Alexandra M. Glaeser, MD

Alexandra M. Glaeser, MD

Co-Director, Hospital Medicine Procedure Service

Director, Hospital Medicine Scheduling Operations

Rong Hu, MD

Director, Hospital Medicine Transfer Center Operations

Wendy M. Simon, MD

Wendy M. Simon, MD

Co-Medical Director, Inpatient Quality-Department of Medicine

Adrian Mayo, MD

Adrian Mayo, MD

Co-Director, Hospital Medicine, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Faysal Saab, MD

Faysal Saab, MD

Co-Director, Hospital Medicine Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Hospital Medicine Community Practice Physician Leads

Gholamreza Badiee, MD

Gholamreza Badiee, MD

Physician Co-Lead, Hospital Medicine, Los Robles/Simi Valley Cohort

Sina Shafiei, MD

Sina Shafiei, MD

Physician Co-Lead, Hospital Medicine, Los Robles/Simi Valley Cohort

Patrick L. Bui, MD

Patrick L. Bui, MD

Physician Lead, Hospital Medicine, Little Company of Mary/Torrance Memorial Cohort

Nathan R. Cox, MD

Physician Lead, Hospital Medicine, California Rehab Institute/Cedars Cohort

Navid Darouian, MD

Navid Darouian, MD

Physician Lead, Hospital Medicine, St John's/Nursing Homes Cohort

Rajan H. Patel, MD

Rajan H. Patel, MD

Physician Lead, Hospital Medicine, Henry Mayo/St. Joseph’s Cohort

Veronica Ramirez, MD

Veronica Ramirez, MD

Physician Lead, Hospital Medicine, Barlow/California Hospital/MLK Cohort

Hospitalist program: Administrative Staff

Katrina Barron

Division Administrator for Inpatient and Hospitalist Services Section

Karmel Bas

Executive Assistant to Dr. El-Farra and Dr. Czypinski

Jeri Robertson	Director of Inpatient and 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.

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