Dr. Gelberg is a family physician, health services researcher, and professor in UCLA’s Department of Family Medicine and Fielding School of Public Health and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and associate director of the UCLA Primary Care Research Fellowship. Her current research focuses on clinical trials to reduce risky drug use and promote healthy lifestyle change in low income populations using leading behavior change methodologies. Over the past 2 decades, Dr.
Center Affiliations
Education
- MD, Preventive and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- MSPH, Health Services, University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
- BA, Psychobiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Family Medicine Residency, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY
Dr. Patricia Ganz is Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management, in the Fielding School of Public Health, Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Director of the Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. She teaches Evidence Based Medicine and Organizational Change.
Center Affiliations
Education
- UCLA School of Medicine, MD, 1973
- Harvard University (Radcliffe College), BA, 1969
Michael is a retired partner from the Health Care Consulting Practice of PwC. He has held a variety of leadership positions over the years with the Firm, including Global Advisory Tools and Methods leader, West Coast Health Practice leader and National Health Insurance Practice leader. Michael assisted his clients in financial and operational performance along with regulatory compliance. His clients included integrated health systems, managed care companies, hospitals, physician groups and academic medical centers.
Education
- MPH, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Penelope Fu, MD, MPH, FAMIA, FAAP, is VP/Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at City of Hope, and Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Most recently, she was CMIO and Division Chief and Fellowship Director, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. She was also previously CMIO and CIO at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, one of the largest public health service delivery systems in the country.
Education
- MD, Boston University, MA
- MPH, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- BS, Boston University, MA
Dr. Yvonne Flores, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and a research scientist at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research. She is also a member of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Additionally, Dr. Flores is an investigator at the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), where she has led numerous bi-national projects since 2000.
Education
- PhD, Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
- MPH, Health Policy and Management, University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
I am a health services researcher with an abiding interest in the health and well-being of vulnerable populations. I am especially concerned with improving preventive medicine practice and the quality of health care for older adults.
Education
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- MA, Columbia University, New York City, NY
Dr. Jonathan Fielding is a Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management and of Pediatrics in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Fielding is an expert in public health preparedness and communications.
Center Affiliations
Education
- MD, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- MPH, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- MA, History of Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- MBA, Wharton School of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Aria Fallah is a fellowship trained pediatric neurosurgeon who practices at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is board certified in Neurosurgery by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is also board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery.
Education
- Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, 2015
- Residency, Neurosurgery, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada, 2014
- MSc, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2013
- MD, McMaster University School of Medicine, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2008
A UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty member has been honored with the State of California’s highest award for public service in the discipline, the Beverlee A. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health.
Will all Californians have a chance to enjoy good health in the coming 100 years? What steps can policymakers and healthcare leaders take to make that happen?