Medical & Professional Staff Administration

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Our Team

Welcome to the Medical Staff Affairs Office. Our team focuses on the management and governance of UCLA Health's providers as well as specializing in verification of credentials and qualifications. Below you will find an overview of our roles and department-specific contact information.

How Can We Help You? Contact
Education and training verification [email protected]
State licensure verification [email protected]
Board certification validation [email protected]
Malpractice Insurance [email protected]
Work history and clinical experience review [email protected]
Initial application and Reappointments See contacts by service line and facility below.
Membership categories See contacts by service line and facility below.
Privileges See contacts by service line and facility below.
Proctoring See contacts by service line and facility below.

Please note that your assigned Department contact will vary depending on which site you are requesting privileges. 

  • RR = Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
  • SM = UCLA Health Santa Monica Medical Center
  • WV = UCLA West Valley Medical Center
Anesthesiology
Department/DivisionContact
AnesthesiologyRR: Sheila Nario [email protected] 
SM: Michelle Wong [email protected] 
WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 
Clinical Genetics
Department/Division
Contact
Clinical GeneticsRR: Donacina Trujillo [email protected] 
Dentistry
Department/Division
Contact

Dentistry

RR: Sheila Nario [email protected] 
SM: Michelle Wong [email protected] 
WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 

Emergency Medicine
Department/Division
Contact
Emergency MedicineRR: Justin Punzalan [email protected] 
SM & WV: Paige Kimrey [email protected] 
Head & Neck
Department/Division
Contact

Head & Neck

RR: Rochelle Palma [email protected]

SM: Michelle Wong [email protected] 
WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 

Medicine
Department/Division
Contact

Addiction

Allergy

RR: Martha Garcia [email protected] 
SM & WV: Sarah Bucolic [email protected] 
CardiologyRR: Gustavo Aguirre [email protected] 
SM & WV: Sarah Bucolic [email protected] 
Clinical NutritionRR: Martha Garcia [email protected] 
DermatologyRR: Gustavo Aguirre [email protected] 
SM & WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 
Digestive DiseasesRR: Martha Garcia [email protected] 
EndocrinologyRR: Susan Contreras [email protected] 
SM & WV: Sarah Bucolic [email protected] 
Family MedicineRR: Justin Punzalan [email protected] 
SM: Paige Kimrey [email protected] 
WV: Sarah Bucolic [email protected] 
GeriatricsRR: Brenda Terriquez Diaz [email protected] 
SM & WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 

Extensivist

East West

RR: Brenda Terriquez Diaz [email protected] 
GIM-FPGRR: Rochelle Palma [email protected] 
Hematology/OncologyRR: Martha Garcia [email protected] 
SM & WV: Matthew Chatman [email protected] 
HospitalistsRR: Susan Contreras [email protected] 
Infectious DiseasesRR: Martha Garcia [email protected] 
SM & WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 
Internal MedicineSM & WV: Matthew Chatman [email protected] 
NephrologyRR: Martha Garcia [email protected] 
SM & WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 
Nuclear MedicineRR: Sheila Nario [email protected] 
SM & WV: Sarah Bucolic [email protected] 

Palliative Care

PM&R

RR: Martha Garcia [email protected] 
Primary CareRR: Brenda Terriquez Diaz [email protected] 
Pulmonology & Critical CareRR: Brenda Terriquez Diaz [email protected] 
SM & WV: Matthew Chatman [email protected] 
ResearchersRR: Brenda Terriquez Diaz [email protected] 
RheumatologyRR: Susan Contreras [email protected] 
SM & WV: Sarah Bucolic [email protected] 
Neurology
Department/Division
Contact
NeurologyRR: Justin Punzalan [email protected] 
SM & WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 
Neurosurgery
Department/Division
Contact

Neurosurgery

RR: Donacina Trujillo [email protected]

SM: Michelle Wong [email protected] 
WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 

Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine Contact: Sheila Nario [email protected] 
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department/Division
Contact
Obstetrics & GynecologyRR: Susan Contreras [email protected] 
SM & WV: Paige Kimrey [email protected] 
Ophthalmology
Department/Division
Contact

Ophthalmology

RR: Justin Punzalan [email protected]  

SM: Michelle Wong [email protected] 
WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 

Orthopaedic Surgery
Department/Division
Contact

Orthopaedic Surgery

RR: Brenda Terriquez Diaz (A-L) [email protected] 
RR: Gustavo Aguirre (M-Z) [email protected] 

SM: Michelle Wong [email protected] 
WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 

Pathology
Department/Division
Contact
PathologyRR: Gustavo Aguirre [email protected] 
SM & WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 
Pediatrics
Department/Division
Contact

Adolescent Medicine

Pediatrics Allergy & Immunology

Pediatrics Gastroenterology

Pediatrics Infectious Disease

Pediatrics Neonatology

Pediatrics Nephrology

Pediatrics Neurology

Pediatrics Pain Management

Pediatrics Pulmonary

Pediatrics Rheumatology

RR: Lynida Buckley [email protected]

SM: Paige Kimrey [email protected] 

Pediatrics Cardiology

Pediatrics Critical Care

Pediatrics Child Development (Ronald Reagan only)

Pediatrics Endocrinology

Pediatrics General

Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology

Pediatrics Hospital Medicine 

RR: Rochelle Palma [email protected] 

SM: Paige Kimrey [email protected] 

Pharmacology
Department/Division
Contact
PharmacologyRR: Gustavo Aguirre [email protected] 
Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
Department/Division
Contact

Adult Psychiatry

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

NPH: Lynida Buckley [email protected] 
SM: Matthew Chatman [email protected] 
Psychiatry GeriatricsNPH: Rochelle Palma [email protected] 
SM: Matthew Chatman [email protected] 
PsychologySM: Matthew Chatman [email protected] 
Radiation Oncology
Department/Division
Contact
Radiation OncologyRR: Justin Punzalan [email protected] 
SM & WV: Sarah Bucolic [email protected] 
Radiology
Department/Division
Contact
RadiologyRR: Justin Punzalan [email protected] 
SM & WV: Sarah Bucolic [email protected] 
Surgery
Department/Division
Contact

Cardiac Surgery

General Surgery

Liver Transplant (Ronald Reagan only)

Plastic Surgery

Podiatry

Surgical Oncology (Ronald Reagan only)

Thoracic Surgery

RR: Donacina Trujillo [email protected]

SM: Michelle Wong [email protected]

Urology
Department/Division
Contact

Urology

RR: Donacina Trujillo [email protected]

SM: Michelle Wong [email protected] 
WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 

Vascular Surgery
Department/Division
Contact

Vascular Surgery 

RR: Donacina Trujillo [email protected]

SM: Michelle Wong [email protected] 
WV: Danielle Castaneda [email protected] 

VFC
Department/Division
Contact

VFC

RR: Gustavo Aguirre [email protected]