Hospital Medicine
The Division of Hospital Medicine’s mission is to provide outstanding and equitable inpatient care, excel in teaching and mentoring both residents and medical students, and facilitate research in quality improvement. Our division consists of physicians and nurse practitioners. We manage both non-teaching and academic ward teams. In addition to providing acute inpatient care, our hospitalists are involved in research, residency training and recruitment, medical student education, and various hospital operations.
Leadership
Duong (Tommy) Hua, M.D.
Interim Chief
Director of Trainee Curriculum – Division of Hospital Medicine
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Dr. Hua received his MD from University of Vermont and completed his residency training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 2017. He served as the UCLA Clerkship Site Director for inpatient medicine from 2018-2023. Dr. Hua continues to serve as the Director of Trainee Curriculum for the Division of Hospital Medicine since 2018. He was a Physician Advisor for Harbor-UCLA from 2020-2021. In 2023, he assumed the role of Interim Chief.
Dr. Hua’s passion for working with a medically underserved patient population stems from his personal experiences in a Vietnamese refugee family that braved the Pacific Ocean by boat. His calling was further solidified during his residency training at Harbor-UCLA where he treated a diverse patient population while addressing social determinants of health.
He is committed to teaching and mentoring residents and medical students. Dr. Hua was recognized for his excellence in teaching with the Kouichi Tanaka Distinguished Teaching Award for 2018-2019. He has been extensively involved in the medicine residency, serving on various committees including recruitment, leading lectures such as journal club, simulations, board review, and core medicine topics, and mentoring residents in several aspects of their training. Dr. Hua was instrumental in developing the Hospital Medicine Elective at Harbor-UCLA, which was launched in 2023, as well as the Observation Medicine Curriculum.
Andrew Young, D.O.
Associate Chief
Director of Quality Improvement – Department of Medicine
Associate Professor, UCLA
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Residency: LAC+USC Medical Cente
Dr. Young received his DO from Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and completed his residency training at LAC+USC Medical Center in 2011. He has served in multiple roles at Los Angeles General Medical Center including Section Head of Hospital Medicine (2013-2016) and LAC+USC Service Chief of Medicine (2016-2020). Dr. Young has also held formal roles as Assistant Course Director for the Professionalism and Practice of Medicine curriculum at Keck School of Medicine of USC (2018-2021) and as a medical student coach and mentor since 2013. During that time, he has received numerous teaching and mentoring awards. Dr. Young came to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 2022 and currently serves at Associate Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine and Director of Quality Improvement for the Department of Medicine.
As Director of Quality Improvement, Dr. Young leads the Quality Improvement Curriculum for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. His quality improvement and research interests include language disparities, interdisciplinary teams, social determinants of health, and transitions of care.
Faculty
Charles Pham, M.D.
Associate Program Director – Internal Medicine Residency
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Dr. Pham received his MD from State University of New York, Downstate College of Medicine and completed his residency training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 2017. He currently serves as an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program, a role which he assumed in 2023.
He is passionate about medical education and was instrumental in the development of the Inpatient Curriculum for PGY1’s. Dr. Pham is closely involved in residency didactics, having led numerous teaching sessions for all three classes centered primarily around case-based learning, journal club, and boards preparation. He is focused on trainee clinical competency and advancement and remains committed to the growth and development of both residents and medical students through various mentorship programs. Dr. Pham is involved in several other committees including the Intern Interview and Selection Committee. He played an important role in the newly created Hospital Medicine Elective at Harbor-UCLA in 2023 aimed at preparing residents interested in a career as a hospitalist.
David Yuchno, M.D.
Medical Unit Director
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Jessica Lo, M.D.
Medical Student Clerkship Director – Inpatient Medicine
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Esther Joo, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Medical School: Tulane
Dual Degree: Master of Public Health
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Huy Do, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Medical School: University of Hawaii
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Maggie Kozman, M.D.
Medicine/Pediatrics Dual Hospitalist
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Medical School: University of California San Francisco
Residency: University of California San Diego
Pei-Yu Fu, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency: St. Louis University Hospital
Cherlyn Perez-Corral, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Medical School: University of California Los Angeles
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: General Internal Medicine at Harbor-UCLA
Nurse Practitioners
Francine Chen
UCLA School of Nursing
Esther Carreon
UCLA School of Nursing
Paulette Balasan
UCLA School of Nursing
Margie Ramos
UCLA School of Nursing
Savinh Xavier
CSU Long Beach
Hospital Medicine Elective
The elective in Hospital Medicine allows 2nd and 3rd year medicine residents to explore their interest in the field of hospital medicine. The rotation distinguishes itself from medicine wards by including both clinical and non-clinical experiences.
Residents will provide independent care under the direct supervision of an academic hospitalist. Rotators spend time with ancillary support services including wound care, physical and occupational therapy, nutrition, speech language and pathology, and visit a long-term acute care hospital. Finally, residents will go through modules on topics such as patient safety and medical errors, physician billing, work relative value units (wRVUs), hospital metrics, reimbursement, and transitions of care.