Gerardo Moreno, MD, MS
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Gerardo Moreno, MD, MS

(he/him)
  • Family Medicine

About

Currently not accepting new patients.

Fellowship

UCLA Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, 2007-2010

Dr. Gerardo Moreno is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine, and the Kaiser Permanente Endowed Professor of Community Medicine. Dr. Moreno was elected (2023) to the National Academy of Medicine, a distinction that is among the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health. He serves as immediate past Board Chair (2023-2024) for the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), and is a standing member of on the NIH AGCD-3 Standing Review Committee study section.

He is also the Executive Director of UCLA PRIME-LA (Program in Medical Education) which focuses on Leadership and Advocacy for underserved communities. He is also Co-PI of the HRSA funded UCLA Underrepresented in Medicine Center of Excellence (UCLA UIM-COE).

Dr. Moreno is a clinician investigator and his current research focuses on studying effective healthcare delivery in communities for uninsured vulnerable populations including undocumented residents and older adults. He is the principal investigator of a multi-year evaluation of a novel primary care coverage program for low-income uninsured and undocumented patients receiving care in 23 community health centers across 21 California counties.

His areas of expertise include diabetes in older adults, the evaluation of health system and community level interventions for vulnerable populations, physician workforce diversity, social and structural determinants of health, language-based disparities in healthcare, and medical education programs. He is a former associate editor for the Annals of Family Medicine, and has published clinical guidelines on diabetes among older adults, and studies that have increased our understanding of diversity in the physician workforce and health equity/disparities and the social determinants of health. His contributions extend across family medicine, primary care, community health, and medical education. In addition to his research and leadership roles, Dr. Moreno maintains a continuity clinic and actively trains residents and medical students, furthering his impact on future clinicians.

He was the 2015-2017 James C. Puffer M.D./ABFM Anniversary Fellow at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and is a past recipient of a National Institute of Aging (NIA-NIH) Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging (K23).  He co-directed the Community Liaison Core for the NIH/NIA funded UCLA Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)/Center for Health Improvement for Minority Elders (CHIME).

Dr. Moreno received a Masters of Science in Health Services from the UCLA School of Public Health and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation Clinical Scholars Program at UCLA.

Languages

English, Spanish

Education

Medical Board Certification

Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, 2007

Residency

Family Practice, UCSF Family Practice Training Program, 2007

Internship

Family Practice, UCSF Family Practice Training Program, 2005

Degree

MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 2004

Recognitions

  • Sherman Mellinkoff Faculty Award, 2024
  • National Academy of Medicine, 2013
  • Paul B. Beeson Scholar 
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Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Areas of Focus

Research

Interests

  • Minority aging
  • Health and health care disparities
  • Physician workforce diversity

Publications

Link to Dr. Gerardo's bibliography

  1. Moreno Gerardo, Morales Leo S, Batts Felicia, Nunez de Jaimes Fatima, Noguera Christine, Isiordia Marilu, Mangione Carol M. Migration, Health Care Behaviors and Primary Care for Latinos with Diabetes J Immig Health, 2015. (In Press).
  2. Moreno Gerardo, Carol M. Mangione, Carlos Meza, Mignon Moore, Ivy Lee, Laura Trejo, Teresa Seeman, Catherine Sarkisian Perceptions from Latino and African American Older Adults about Biological Markers in Research Ethnicity & Disease, 2015; 25(2). (In Press).
  3. Talamantes Efrain, Moreno Gerardo National Immigration Policies and the U.S. Medical Education System: A diverse physician workforce to reduce health disparities J Gen Intern Med, 2015; 2015 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print].
  4. Moreno Gerardo, Leo S. Morales, Isiordia Marilu, Nunez de Jaimes Fatima, Chi-Hong Tseng, Noguera Christine, Carol M. Mangione Latinos with Diabetes and Food Insecurity in an Agricultural Community Medical Care, 2015; 53(5): 423-429.
  5. Ganjian Sheila, Dowling Patrick T, Hove Jason, Moreno Gerardo What Practicing Physicians from Diverse Specialties Know and Support in Health Care Reform Family Medicine, 2015; 47(4): 283-91.
  6. Talamantes Efrain, Mangione Carol M, Gonzalez Karla, Jimenez Alejandro, Gonzalez Fabio, Moreno Gerardo Community College Pathways: Improving the U.S. Physician Workforce Pipeline Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 2014; 89(12): 1649-56.
  7. Moreno Gerardo, Mangione Carol M, Wang Pin-Chieh, Trejo Laura, Butch Anthony, Tseng Chi-Hong, Sarkisian Catherine A Physical Activity, Physical Performance, and Biological Markers of Health among Sedentary Older Latinos Current gerontology and geriatrics research, 2014; 2014(7): 535071.
  8. Moreno Gerardo, Morales Leo S, Nunez de Jaimes Fatima, Tseng Chi-Hong, Isiordia Marilu, Noguera Christine, Mangione Carol M Neighborhood Perceptions and Health-Related Outcomes Among Latinos with Diabetes from a Rural Agricultural Community Journal of community health, 2014; 39(6): 1077-1084.
  9. Detz Alissa, Mangione Carol M., Nunez de Jaimes Fatima, Noguera Christine, Morales Leo S., Tseng Chi-Hong, Moreno Gerardo Provider language fluency and interpersonal care ratings for rural Latinos with diabetes J Gen Intern Med, 2014; 29(12): 1650-6.
  10. Moreno Gerardo, Gold Julia, Mavrinac Maureen Primary care residents want to learn about the patient-centered medical home Family medicine, 2014; 46(7): 539-43.

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • Sherman Mellinkoff Faculty Award, 2024
  • National Academy of Medicine, 2013
  • Paul B. Beeson Scholar 
  • RWJ Clinical Scholar