S. Samuel Weigt, MD

S. Samuel Weigt, MD

  • Interstitial Lung Disease
Average rating: 5.0
| 44 ratings
 
Pulmonology | 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 365, Los Angeles, CA 90095

About

Preferred Name: S. Samuel Weigt

Dr. Sam Weigt is a Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He is the director of the Interstitial Lung Disease Center and Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center at UCLA, and the director of clinical research for the Lung Transplant Program at UCLA.

After earning his M.D. from Creighton University School of Medicine, Dr. Weigt did his residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at UCLA. He earned his Master of Science in Clinical Research through the Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Weigt joined the faculty at UCLA in 2008. He is an attending physician in the Interstitial Lung Disease Center, the Lung Transplant Program, and on the Advanced Lung Disease inpatient consult service at UCLA. Dr. Weigt is also an active researcher who studies interstitial lung disease and lung transplant rejection.

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Languages

English

Education

Fellowship

Pulmonary Disease, UCLA School of Medicine, 2007

Residency

Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2004

Internship

Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2002

Degree

MD, Creighton University School of Medicine, 2001

Locations

West Los Angeles

Pulmonology

Pulmonology| Critical Care Medicine| Interstitial Lung Disease +4 more specialties

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Research

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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