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Core Providers

Igor Barjaktarevic, MD, PhD

Igor Barjaktarevic, MD, PhD

Westwood
Advanced COPD, alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency, and lung nodule programs

Russell G. Buhr, MD, PhD

Russell G. Buhr, MD, PhD

Westwood
Advanced COPD, alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency programs

May-Lin Wilgus, MD

May-Lin Wilgus, MD

Westwood, Thousand Oaks & Ventura
Advanced COPD, alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency programs

Research Faculty

John A. Belperio, MD

John A. Belperio, MD

Brett Dolezal

Brett Dolezal, PhD

Daniel Low, PhD, DABMP

Daniel Low, PhD, DABMP

Professors Emeriti

Christopher Cooper

Christopher B. Cooper, MD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Physiology

Donald Tashkin, MD

Donald Tashkin, MD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Affiliated Providers

Ramin Salehirad, MD, PhD

Ramin Salehirad, MD, PhD

Westwood
Lung nodule program

Joanne M. Bando, MD

Joanne M. Bando, MD

Santa Monica

Malcolm I. Smith, MD

Malcolm I. Smith, MD

Santa Monica, Santa Clarita and Porter Ranch

Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD

Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD

Santa Clarita and Porter Ranch

Lillian Y. Hsu, MD

Lillian Y. Hsu, MD

Beverly Hills and Burbank

Maryum H. Merchant, MD

Maryum H. Merchant, MD

Thousand Oaks

Scott B. Hu, MD

Scott B. Hu, MD

Westwood & Santa Clarita

Eric C. Kleerup, MD

Eric C. Kleerup, MD

Westwood
Asthma and COPD

Michelle R. Zeidler, MD

Michelle R. Zeidler, MD

Westwood
COPD and sleep disorders

Interventional Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery

Colleen L. Channick, MD

Colleen L. Channick, MD

Interventional pulmonology

Tao He, MD, PhD

Tao He, MD, PhD

Interventional pulmonology

Scott S. Oh, DO

Interventional pulmonology

Irawan Susanto, MD

Interventional pulmonology

Robert B. Cameron, MD

Robert B. Cameron, MD

Thoracic surgery

Jay M. Lee, MD

Jay M. Lee, MD

Thoracic surgery

Jane Yanagawa, MD

Jane Yanagawa, MD

Thoracic surgery

Sha'Shonda L. Revels, MD, MS

Sha'Shonda L. Revels, MD, MS

Thoracic surgery

Thoracic Radiology

Denise R. Aberle, MD

Denise R. Aberle, MD

Fereidoun Abtin, MD

Fereidoun Abtin, MD

Kathleen Brown, MD

Scott J. Genshaft, MD

Jonathan G. Goldin, MD, PhD

Antonio J. Gutierrez, MD

Antonio J. Gutierrez, MD

Ashley E. Prosper, MD

Ashley E. Prosper, MD

Lila Pourzand, MD

Robert D. Suh, MD

Robert D. Suh, MD

Research Staff

Roslynn Marzan-McGill

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Brian Jung, MD

Randy Nguyen

Tiffany Bina

The UCLA COPD Research Program thanks the Johnny Carson Foundation for its ongoing support of our trainees:

Johnny Carson Foundation COPD Fellows

Russell Buhr, MD 2015-2016
Nancy Hsu, MD 2016-2017
Matthew Flynn, MD 2017-2018
W. Blake Lemaster, MD 2018-2019
Nathan Yee, MD 2019-2020