
Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine
Average rating:
5.0
(148 ratings)
Primary Location
Westwood Internal Medicine 200
200 Medical Plaza
Suite 420
Los Angeles, California 90095
Suite 420
Los Angeles, California 90095
Phone
Fax
310-206-3551
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 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.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1987
Fellowship
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1989
Residencies
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1990
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1987
Internship
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1985
Degrees
MPH, UCLA School of Public Health, 1989
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 1984
Recognitions
- 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
Areas of Focus
Videos
Advanced Directives: Planning Ahead
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 >
Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018