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Specialty:: Internal Medicine
Department Affiliation:: Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
State License:: G55997
Languages:: Spanish
Phone:: (310) 206-6232
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans
Primary Care Physician: Primary Care Physician

About Me: 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 directs the UCLA Health System Ethics Center and leads the Advance Care Planning and Services initiative. At RAND, he is a senior scientist and has 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.
Links: uclahealth.org/kidney-health

Primary Office: Internal Medicine, Suite 420
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone: (310) 206-6232
Fax: (310) 206-3551

Medical Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1987
Fellowship: Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1987-1989
Residency: Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1989-1990
Residency 2: Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1985-1987
Internship: Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1984-1985
Degree: UCLA School of Medicine, MD, 1984

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Awards

Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018

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