Michael Ong
Michael Ong, MD PhD, is a Professor in Residence of Medicine & Health Policy and Management at UCLA. He is currently the Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, and was the Hospitalist Chief from 2018-2022, at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. He also is the Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (VISN 22) Research Officer, overseeing research at the 8 VA facilities in Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Dr. Ong is a practicing general internist. His research interests focus on improving the delivery of appropriate and efficient health care by general internal medicine physicians. His research has applied this focus in several areas of general medicine, including hospital-based care, mental health, and tobacco control. He co-leads the BreatheWell and ResearchWell Pods for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA. Dr. Ong is currently Chair of the State of California Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee, and is the 2024-2026 Faculty Representative to the UC Regents' Health Services Committee.
Center Affiliations
Education
- PhD, Health Services & Policy Analysis, University of California, Berkeley, CA
- MD, University of California, San Diego, CA
Areas of Interest
- Learning health systems
- Technology assessment
- Tobacco control
- Mental health
- Hospital based care