Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH
- Internal Medicine
About
Neil S. Wenger is Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research at the University of California, Los Angeles and a practicing general internist with an interest in patients with complex illness. He also leads the Advance Care Planning and Services initiative. At RAND, he is a senior scientist and directed the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) project. Dr. Wenger's current efforts focus on building health system-level advance care planning structures and on measuring and improving the quality of care for vulnerable older persons. Dr. Wenger's educational efforts focus on training physician fellows in health services and primary care research, training resident physicians in primary care general internal medicine, and teaching clinical ethics. He directs the HRSA-funded National Research Service Award Primary Care Research Fellowship in the Division of General Internal Medicine at UCLA. Wenger received his MD from the UCLA School of Medicine and his MPH from the UCLA School of Public Health.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Fellowship
Residencies
Internship
Degrees
Recognitions
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2025
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024, 2025
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018
Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Areas of Focus
Videos
Research
In the News
California's aid-in-dying law and UCLA's policy to implement it:
- Los Angeles Daily News - "Cancer patient looks to California's new aid-in-dying law to end suffering" >
- Los Angeles Times - "As California's End of Life act goes into effect, some doctors question where to draw the line" >
- KPCC 89.3FM's "Take Two" > (audio only)
- KNX 1070AM > (audio only)
- KCBS - Channel 2 >
- NBC Nightly News >
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024, 2025
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018