Provider Directory

Provider Directory

Medical Staff Leadership

• • Benjamin Waterman, MD — Chief Medical Officer
  • Bahareh Gordon, MD — Chief Quality & Patient Safety Officer
  • Suzanne Donovan, MD — Infection Control Officer
  • Pamela Dyne, MD — Designated Institutional Officer/UCLA
  • Henry Kim, MD — Associate Medical Director
  • Luis Lovato, MD — Chief Medical Information Officer
  • Duc Tran, MD — Medical Director, Primary Care 
  • Brian van den Burg, MD — Medical Director, Inpatient Services
  • Vincent Yu, MD — Medical Director, Utilization Management
  • Carol Ostrom — Medical Staff Coordinator

Anesthesiology

• • • Rima Matevosian, MD, Chief
    • Neeto Butala, MD
    • Peter Drocton, MD
    • Mark Goh, MD
    • Sachin Gupta, MD
    • Kha Huynh, MD
    • David Khandabi, MD
    • Eujin Kim, MD
    • John Le, MD
    • Daniel Leach, MD
    • Peter Lee, MD
    • Kenneth Liu, MD
    • Edna Ma, MD
    • Maryetta Ovespian, MD
    • Diana Phan, MD
    • Jeffrey Rusheen, MD
    • Steven Tham, MD
    • Elizabeth Tsai, MD
    • David Vahedi, MD
    • Aimee Wu, MD
    • Victor Xia, MD
    • Dalia Yerushalmi, MD
    • Timothy Yuen, MD
    • Hung-hei Yung, MD
    • Fei Zheng-Ward, MD

Emergency Medicine

• • • Gregory Moran, MD, Chief
    • Tomes Begaz, MD
    • Alan Tu Chiem, MD
    • Pamela Dyne, MD
    • Steven Lai, MD
    • Luis Lovato, MD
    • Scott Lundberg, MD
    • Maureen McCollough, MD
    • Fredrick Melik-Abrahamian, DO
    • Amir Rouhani, MD
    • Jacqueline Shibata, MD
    • Breena Taira, MD
    • Matt Waxman, MD

Internal Medicine

• • • Soma Wali, MD, Chief

General Medicine

• • • Michael Rotblatt, MD, Division Head

Palliative Care

• • • Kathryn Yu, MD
    • Christopher Metchnikoff, MD

Primary Care

• • • Karen Kim, MD Division Head
    • Gezman Abdullahi, MD
    • HrishiKesh Belani, MD
    • Arleen Brown, MD
    • Gayane Galustanian, MD
    • Robert Gold, MD
    • Arash Nafisi, MD
    • Kenneth Pettersen, MD
    • Michael Rotblatt, MD
    • Sahar Soleymani, MD
    • Laxmi Suthar, MD
    • Jarod Duval, MD – Part Time
    • Colin Robinson, MD – Part Time
    • Sural Shah, MD – Part Time

Cardiology

• • • Robin Wachsner, MD, Division Head
    • Anthony Koppula, MD
    • Carlos Macias, MD – Part Time
    • Sheba Meymandi, MD
    • Ronney Shantouf, MD
    • Jonathan Soverow, MD

Endocrinology

• • • Nasser Mikhail, MD, Division Head
    • Vahid Mahabadi, MD

Gastroenterology

• • • Simon Beaven, MD, Division Head
    • Richard Hu, MD,
    • James Tabibian, MD
    • Thomas Kovacs, MD – Part Time
    • Gaurav Singhvi, MD – Part Time
    • Lisa Toy, MD – Part Time
    • Tyralee Goo, MD – Part Time

Hematology/Oncology

• • • Jeffrey Miller, MD, Division Head
    • Natasha Banerjee, MD
    • David Bolos, MD
    • Leland Powell, MD
    • Phyllis Wu, MD
    • Nancy Feldman, MD – Part Time

Hospitalist

• • • Richard Tennant, MD Division Head
    • Christine Dang, MD
    • Sherwin Hsu, MD
    • Matthew McCullough, MD
    • Hoang Nguyen, MD
    • Glen Pearlstein, MD
    • Lakshmi Sadasivan, MD
    • Ashley Saito, MD
    • Neal Shah, MD
    • Vinhfield Ta, MD
    • Brian van den Burg, MD

Infectious Disease

• • • Glenn Mathisen, MD, Division Head
    • Suzanne Donovan, MD
    • Arthur Jeng, MD
    • Caitlin Reed, MD

Nephrology

• • • Chi Pham, MD, Division Head
    • Golriz Jafari, MD
    • Anita Kamarzarian, MD

Ambulatory Care

• • • Siamak Basiratmand, MD, Division Head
    • Nasser Abdo, MD
    • Mindy Cheng, MD
    • Julie Lam, MD
    • Dieu-Thu Nguyen, MD
    • George Shahin, MD
    • Charissa So, MD
    • Joseph Zaky, MD

Pulmonology/Critical Care

• • • Nadar Kamangar, MD, Division Head
    • Nikhal Barot, MD
    • Vincent Chan, MD
    • Keren Fogelfeld, MD
    • Dennis Yick, MD
    • Kathryn Melamed, MD – Part Time

Sleep Division

• • • Jeanne Wallace, MD, Division Head
    • Karen Fogelfeld, MD
    • Diana Tehrani, MD – Part Time

Anticoagulation Clinic

• • • Carlin Rooke, MD

Dermatology

• • • Howard Sofen, MD
    • Bonita Kozma, MD – Part Time
    • Soma Wali, MD – Part Time

Rheumatology

• • • Andrew Wong, MD, Division Head
    • Emil Heinze, MD
    • Philip Clements, MD – Part Time
    • Hans Weber, MD – Part Time

Urgent Care

• • • Oleg Melamed, MD, Division Head
    • Joseph Blank, MD
    • Andrea Cooperman, MD
    • Roy Harris, MD
    • Artin Ohanian, MD
    • Carlin Rooke, MD
    • Siamak Basiratmand, MD – Part Time
    • Alicia Bekker-Nemirovsky, MD – Part Time
    • Oliver Caniga, MD – Part Time
    • Stacy Clark, MD – Part Time
    • Martin Hauptscein, MD – Part Time
    • Julie Lam, MD – Part Time
    • George Shahin, MD – Part Time
    • Charissa So, MD – Part Time

Neurology

• • • Christopher DeGiorgio, MD, Chief
    • Charles Flippen, MD
    • Robert Freundlich, MD
    • Brooke Guerrero, MD
    • Shri Mishra, MD
    • Callie Momtazee, MD
    • Robert Nishimura, MD
    • Neal Rao, MD
    • Jason Soss, MD
    • Miguel Valdes-Sueiras, MD
    • Sheldon Wolf, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

• • • Christine Holschneider, MD, Chief

General Obstetrics and Gynecology

• • • Paul Buzad, MD, Director of Labor and Delivery
    • Leslie Carranza, MD
    • Lisa Garcia, MD
    • Michelle Han, MD
    • Lirona Katzir, MD
    • Elizabeth Strom, MD
    • Sneha Subhash, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

• • • Abdulrahman Sinno, MD
    • Christine Holschneider, MD

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

• • • Hai-lang, Duong, MD
    • Christina Penfield, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

• • • Alin Akipians, MD
    • Catherine DeUgarte, MD
    • Ellen Goldsetin, MD
    • Ingrid Rodi, MD

Urogynecology

• • • Cecilia Weislander, MD

Pathology

• • • Armine Baltayan, MD, Interim Chief
    • Chisa Aoyama, MD
    • Armine Baltayan, MD
    • Payman Fathizadeh, MD
    • Deepthi Karunasiri, MD
    • Douglas Khan, MD
    • Corina Kwan, MD
    • Amanda Lo, MD
    • Hongying Tina Tan, MD, PhD

Pediatrics

• • • Shannon Thyne, MD, Chief
    • Gilberto Bultron, MD
    • Bahareh Gordon, MD
    • Smita Malhotra, MD
    • Kelsi McCoy-Winson, MD
    • John Petersen, MD
    • Joanna Choi, MD – Part Time
    • Julian Martinez, MD – Part Time
    • Lekha Rao, MD – Part Time
    • Kevin Shannon, MD – Part Time

HUB Clinic

• • • Joseph Rojas, MD Division Head
    • Stacy Barron, MD
    • Shanica David, NP
    • Keisha Conwright, NP
    • Janice Woods, MD – Part Time

Neonatology

• • • Richard Findlay, MD, Division Head
    • Ruby George, MD
    • Cary Gross, NP
    • Juanita Lewis, MD
    • Amy Paz, MD
    • Rashmi Sekhon, MD
    • Victoria Niklas, MD – Part Time

Primary Care

• • • Amy Shekarchi, MD, Division Head
    • Gary Posner, MD
    • Supriya Bavisetty, MD
    • Yasangi Jayasinha, MD – Part Time
    • Margherita Toscano, NP
    • Bethel Johnson, NP

Psychiatry

• • • Alex Kopelowicz, MD, Chief
    • Davin Agustines, MD
    • Naser Ahmadi, MD, PhD
    • Lincoln Bickford, MD, PhD
    • Jeffrey Cardenas, MD, Division Head Psychiatric Emergency Room
    • Robert Dasher, MD
    • Iljie Fitzgerald, MD
    • Victoria Hendrick, MD, Division Head Inpatient Psychiatry
    • Omer Liran, MD
    • Tinh Luoing, MD, PhD
    • Brent Matsunaga, MD
    • Gabriela Obrocea, MD
    • Janine Roach, MD
    • Contado Sevilla, MD, Division Head, Crisis Stabilization Unit
    • Saba Syed, MD, Division Head Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry
    • Konstantinos Tripodis, MD
    • Benjamin Woo, MD
    • Michael Yoo, MD

Radiology

• • • Denise Andrews-Tang, MD, Chief
    • Anh Au, MD
    • Soni Chawla, MD
    • Diego Davila, MD
    • Monica Deshmukh, MD
    • Gail Hansen, MD
    • Thu-Anh Hoang, MD
    • Jimmy Huang, MD
    • Cecilia Jude, MD
    • Margaret Lee, MD
    • Shaden Mohammad, MD
    • Michael Nguyen, MD
    • Anokh Pahwa, MD
    • Guita Rahbar, MD
    • Evan Raff, MD
    • Antoinette Roth, MD
    • Raffi Salibian, MD
    • Cande Sridhar, MD
    • Marian Thomas, MD
    • Kien Vuu, MD
    • Catherine Yim, MD
    • Thomas Zung, MD

Surgery

• • • Robert Bennion, MD, Chief

General Surgery

• • • Robert Bennion, MD, Division Head
    • Formosa Chen, MD
    • Melinda Gibbons, MD
    • Mark Girgis, MD
    • Darryl Hiyama, MD
    • Brian Kadera, MD
    • Darin Saltzman, MD
    • Paul Schmit, MD

Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

• • • Dinesh Chhetri, MD, Division Head
    • Bob Armin, MD
    • Alyssa Ba, MD
    • Marc Cohen, MD
    • Akira Ishiyama, MD
    • Debora Johnson, MD – Audiologist
    • Arineh Khachatoorians, MD – Audiologist
    • Travis Shiba, MD
    • Veling Tsai, MD

Ophthalmology

• • • Uday Devgan, MD, Division Head
    • Bruce Becker, MD
    • Andrew Chang, MD
    • Michelle Hoyt, MD – Optometrist
    • Jean Pierre Hubschman, MD
    • Stacey Pineles, MD
    • Kayur Shah, MD
    • Soh Youn Suh, MD

Orthopedics

• • • Nelson SooHoo, MD, Division Head
    • Eric Farrell, MD
    • Devon Jeffcoat, MD
    • Kristofer Jones, MD
    • Frank Petrigliano, MD

Pediatric Surgery

• • • Shant Shekherdimian, MD, Interim Division Head
    • Steve Chen, MD
    • Howard Jen, MD
    • Steven Lee, MD

Plastic Surgery

• • • Prosper Benhaim, MD, Division Head (Hand)
    • Wayne Ozaki, MD, Division Head (Plastics)
    • Kodi Azari, MD
    • Athleo Cambre, MD
    • Reza Jarrahy, MD
    • Mossi Salibian, MD
    • Andrew Vardanian, MD
    • James Watson, MD
    • Arezou Yaghoubian, MD

Podiatry

• • • Lester Jones, DPM, Division Head
    • Scott Boynton, DPM
    • Narek Garukyan, DPM
    • Ashely Miller, DPM
    • Aksone Nouvong, DPM
    • David Rosenberg, DPM
    • Tanler Volkmann, DPM
    • Oliver Wang, DPM

Urology

• • • William Aronson, MD, Division Head
    • Jonathan Bergman, MD
    • Karim Chamie, MD
    • Richard David, MD
    • Steven Lerman, MD

Thoracic

• • • Jay Lee, MD Division Head
    • Jane Yanagawa, MD

Vascular

• • Jand Yang MD, Division Head
  • Donald Baril, MD
  • Justin Galovich, MD
  • Jessica O’Connell, MD
  • Steven Farley,MD