Faculty

Head shot (head and shoulders) of Dr. Breena Taira.

Breena Taira, MD, MPH, CPH, FACEP

Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Director of Research - Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Director of Social Medicine - Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, U.S. Director, Project SEMILLA
Dr. Dennis Hsieh

Dennis Hsieh, MD, JD

Assistant Professor - UCLA School of Medicine / Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer - Contra Costa Health Plan
Dr. Ross I. Donaldson

Ross I. Donaldson, MD, MPH, CTropMed, FACEP

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology - UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Director of Global Health Program - Dept. of Emergency Medicine/Harbor-UCLA Medical
Aristides Orue

Aristides Orue, RN, MSN, FNP-C

Assistant Clinical Professor - UCLA School of Nursing, Director of Telephone Follow Up - Department of Emergency Medicine - Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Associate Director Project SEMILLA
Dr. Luis Lovato

Luis Lovato, MD, FACEP

Health Sciences Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine UCLA School of Medicine, Professor - UCLA School of Nursing, Chief Medical Information Officer - Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Dr. Adedamola Ogunniyi

Adedamola Ogunniyi, MD

Associate Director - Residency Training Program, Assistant Clinical Professor - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Shamsher Samra

Shamsher Samra, MD, MPhil

Attending Physician - Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Structural Racism and Health Equity Theme Co-Chair, Assistant Clinical Professor - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Thomas Lee

Thomas J. Lee, MD, MHS

Founder & Board Chair - Community Partners International, Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Hemang Acharya

Hemang Acharya, MD, MPH

Attending Physician - West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center, Assistant Clinical Professor - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Kian Preston-Suni

Kian Preston-Suni, MD, MPH

Assistant Chief - Emergency Medicine Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration Healthcare System, Assistant Clinical Professor - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Richelle Cooper

Richelle J. Cooper, MD, MSHS, FACEP

UCLA Professor of Emergency Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine, Research Director - RR-UCLA Dept of Emergency Medicine, Methodology/Statistics Editor - Annals of Emergency Medicine, Executive Deputy Editor - Annals of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Rose Diaz

Rose Diaz, MD, MPH

Health Sciences Assistant Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine Research Division - University of California, Los Angeles, Clinical Assistant Professor - Department of Internal Medicine Charles Drew University
Dr. Natasha Thomas

Natasha Thomas, MD, MPH

Assistant Medical Director, Director - Safe Harbor Trauma Recovery Center Harbor-UCLA Emergency Department
Dr. Todd Schenberk

Todd Schneberk, MD, MS, MA

Affiliated Faculty - IDHEAL Assistant, Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine - LAC+USC Medical Center - Department of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Jessica Faiz

Jessica Faiz, MD, MSHPM

HS Assistant Clinical Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Core Investigator - Center for Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Additional Faculty

  • Medell Briggs-Malonson, MD, MPH, MSHS (MLK/UCLA Ronald Reagan)
  • Jerome Hoffman, MD (UCLA)
  • Carmen Partida, MD (Olive View-UCLA)
  • Larry Stock, MD (Antelope Valley)
  • Scott Votey, MD (UCLA Ronald Reagan)