For more than 60 years, the Department of Medicine at UCLA has engaged in world-class medical research, teaching, and patient care. Across 14 sub-specialties, our physicians are world-renowned experts in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of complex and routine illnesses.
Department Leadership
Alan Fogelman, MD
Executive Chair, Department of Medicine
Director of the Atherosclerosis Research Unit
Castera Professor of Cardiology
Farah Elahi
Chief of Operations
Ambulatory & Community Practices, UCLA Health
Vice Chairs
- Robert Oye, MD Executive Vice Chair - CHS
- Dennis Slamon, MD, PhD Executive Vice Chair - CHS
- Jose Escarce, MD, PhD Executive Vice Chair - CHS
- Gregory Brent, MD Executive Vice Chair for Recruitment & Vice Chair - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
- Robert Modlin, MD Vice Chair - CHS
- David Reuben, MD Vice Chair - CHS
- Linda Demer, MD, PhD Executive Vice Chair for Research Training & Vice Chair - CHS Cardiovascular & Vascular Medicine
- Mitchell Wong, MD,PhD Executive Vice Chair, Research Training
- Paul Noble, MD Vice Chair, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Soma Wali, MD Executive Vice Chair for Affiliated Programs & Vice Chair - Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
- Eric Daar, MD Vice Chair - Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Interim)
- Theodore Friedman, MD Vice Chair - Charles R.Drew University of Medicine & Science
- Michael Roth, MD Vice Chair for Research Compliance
