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Our Expert Team – Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
The UCLA Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program Faculty and Staff are specially trained in adult pulmonary vascular disease with a diversity of expertise in areas including acute and chronic thromboembolic disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension, lung and heart-lung transplant, interventional radiology, and cardiothoracic surgery.
Pulmonary Vascular Medicine Specialists
In this section...
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Richard N. Channick, MD
Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Director, Acute and Chronic Thromboembolic Disease Program
Saul Brandman Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Rajan Saggar, MD
Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Ariss Der Hovanessian, MD
Associate Medical Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Program
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Jason Hong, MD, PhD
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Brandon R. Jakubowski, MD
Health Sciences Clinical Instructor
Sonia Jasuja, MD
Health Sciences Clinical Instructor
Shelley M. Shapiro, MD
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Alexander E. Sherman, MD
Health Sciences Clinical Instructor
Pharmacy Team
Associated Services
Interventional Radiology
John M. Moriarty, MD
Director, Venous Thromboembolism
Director, Interventional Innovation Program
Director, UCLA IVC Clinic
Co-Director, Vascular Ultrasound Service
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Richard J. Shemin, MD
Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chairman, Cardiothoracic Surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Co-Director, UCLA Cardiovascular Center
Robert and Kelly Day Chair, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Joanna Macalalad, NP
Research Team
Administrative Team