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		THE ANDERSON SCHOOL Bendersky, Corinne — Ph.D./MIT Specialization: Human Resources & Organizational Behavior Previous Institution: MIT Dahan, Ely — Ph.D./Stanford Specialization: Marketing Previous Institution: MIT Garmaise, Mark — Ph.D./Stanford Specialization: Finance Previous Institution: University of Chicago SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE MUSIC Coletti, Paul — B.A./Juilliard School Specialization: Viola Performance Previous Institution: University of Missouri WORLD ARTS AND CULTURES Foster, Susan — Ph.D./UC Santa Cruz Specialization: Dance History Previous Institution: UC Riverside SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY Aghaloo, Tara — D.D.S./University of Missouri Specialization: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Previous Institution: UCLA Christie, Diana — D.M.D./Harvard Specialization: General Dentistry Previous Institution: UCLA Dialani, Naresh — B.D.S./D.A. University, India Specialization: General Dentistry Previous Institution: UCLA Law, Clarice — D.M.D./Harvard Specialization: Orthodontics Previous Institution: UCLA Le, Anh — D.D.S./Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Previous Institution: UCLA Moy, Peter — D.M.D./University of Pittsburgh Specialization: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Previous Institution: UCLA Ogawa, Takahiro — D.D.S./Ph.D./Kyushu University, Japan Specialization: Prosthodontics Previous Institution: Kyushu University, Japan Shin, Ki-Hyuk — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Molecular Oral Carcinogenesis Previous Institution: UCLA Vu, Hung — D.D.S./UCLA Specialization: Applied Mechanics/Biomechanics Previous Institution: UCLA Wong, David — D.M.D./British Columbia, Vancouver Specialization: Molecular Genetics of Oral Carcinogenesis Previous Institution: Harvard HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Tang, Yi — Ph.D./California Institute of Technology Specialization: Chemical Engineering Previous Institution: California Institute of Technology COMPUTER SCIENCE Faloutsos, Petros — Ph.D./University of Toronto Specialization: Computer Graphics Previous Institution: University of Toronto ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Fitz, Michael — Ph.D./USC Specialization: Statistical Communication Theory Previous Institution: Ohio State University He, Lei — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Computer-Aided Design of VLSI Circuits & Systems Previous Institution: University of Wisconsin MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING Bescher, Eric — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Materials Science Previous Institution: UCLA Ozolins, Vidvuds — Ph.D./Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Specialization: Ultra Thin Film Liquid & Bulk Alloys Previous Institution: Sandia National Laboratories MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Morley, Neil — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Fusion Energy Technology & Applied Plasma Physics Previous Institution: UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW Banner, Stuart — J.D./Stanford Law School Specialization: Property Previous Institution: Washington University Cummings, Scott (Acting) — J.D./Harvard Law School Specialization: Corporate Law: Clinical Previous Institution: Clerkship, Honorable A. Wallace Tashima Winkler, Adam — J.D./New York University Specialization: Constitutional Law Previous Institution: USC COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE ANTHROPOLOGY Brantingham, Paul — Ph.D./University of Arizona Specialization: Old World Archaeology Previous Institution: Santa Fe Institute Smith, Monica — Ph.D./University of Michigan Specialization: Complex Societies, Trade & Economics in Prehistory, Archaeological Method & Theory Previous Institution: University of Pittsburgh CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY Lin, Yung-Ya — Ph.D./UC Berkeley Specialization: Nonlinear Spin Dynamics; Measurement of High- Resolution NMR Spectra Previous Institution: Princeton Maynard, Heather — Ph.D./California Institute of Technology Specialization: Addressing Clinical Problems by Creating New Materials Using Organic & Polymer Chemistry Previous Institution: University of Zurich CLASSICS Purves, Alex — Ph.D./University of Pennsylvania Specialization: Greek Literature, Roman Poetry, Greek Myth & Philosophy Previous Institution: University of Pennsylvania COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Clayton, Michelle — Ph.D./Princeton (pending) Specialization: Latin American Poetry, Comparative & Theoretical Topics Previous Institution: Princeton Hochberg, Gil — Ph.D./UC Berkeley Specialization: Hebrew & Arabic Literature; German Philosophy & Critical Theory Previous Institution: UC Berkeley EARTH & SPACE SCIENCES Aurnou, Jonathan — Ph.D./Johns Hopkins Specialization: Dynamics of Planetary Interiors Previous Institution: Carnegie Institution of Washington Brodsky, Emily — Ph.D./California Institute of Technology Specialization: Behavior of Fluids as an Important Component of Solid Earth Geophysics; Engineering Studies of Fluid Mechanics Previous Institution: California Institute of Technology Kavner, Abby — Ph.D./UC Berkeley Specialization: Thermodynamic & Kinetic Behavior of Planetary Materials Previous Institution: Columbia Univ. Nimmo, Walter — Ph.D./St. John’s College, Cambridge University Specialization: Planetary Sciences & Physics Previous Institution: University College, London Vasavada, Ashwin — Ph.D./California Institute of Technology Specialization: Planetary & Space Science Previous Institution: American Association for the Advancement of Science EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES Silk, Jonathan — Ph.D./University of Michigan Specialization: Buddhist Studies Previous Institution: Yale University Watkins, Stephanie — Ph.D./Yale University Specialization: Sanskrit & Indian Studies, Indo-European Linguistics & Iranian Studies Previous Institution: Harvard ECONOMICS Buchinsky, Moshe — Ph.D./Harvard Specialization: Econometrics & Labor Economics Previous Institution: Brown University Hahn, Jinyong — Ph.D./Harvard Specialization: Estimation of Casual Effects of Censored Data Models Using Non- & Semi-parametric Methods Previous Institution: Brown University Hellwig, Christian — Ph.D./London School of Economics (pending) Specialization: Applied Economic Theory; Macroeconomic & Monetary Theory Previous Institution: London School of Economics ENGLISH Grossman, Jonathan — Ph.D./University of Pennsylvania Specialization: Victorian Writing, 19th- Century Fiction Previous Institution: University of Delaware McHugh, Kathleen — Ph.D./Indiana University Specialization: Feminist & Film Theory, 19th-Century American Cultural Studies Previous Institution: UC Riverside Simpson, Mona — M.F.A./Columbia University Specialization: Fiction Writer Previous Institution: Bard College Streeter, Caroline — Ph.D./UC Berkeley Specialization: 20th-Century Ethnic & Gender Literature Previous Institution: UC Berkeley GEOGRAPHY Thomas, Mary — Ph.D./University of Minnesota Specialization: Social Geography, Urban, Social & Spatial Practices of Teenage Girls Previous Institution: University of Minnesota GERMANIC LANGUAGES Presner, Todd — Ph.D./Stanford Specialization: German-Jewish Studies Previous Institution: Stanford HISTORY Derby, Lauren — Ph.D./University of Chicago Specialization: Latin American History, particularly the Dominican Republic Previous Institution: University of Chicago LINGUISTICS Schlenker, Philippe — Ph.D./MIT Specialization: Semantics Previous Institution: USC Zuraw, Kie — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Phonology, Exceptionality & Variability, Learnability & Reduplication Previous Institution: USC MATHEMATICS Enright, Douglas — Ph.D./ Stanford Specialization: Numerical Methods Previous Institution: Stanford Esedoglu, Selim — Ph.D./Courant Institute Specialization: Applied Mathematics, Image Processing & Computer Vision Previous Institution: University of Minnesota Joukhovitski, Vsevolod — Ph.D./Northwestern Specialization: Algebraic Theory of Quadratic Forms Previous Institution: Northwestern Kerr, Matthew — Ph.D./Princeton Specialization: Algebraic Geometry Previous Institution: Princeton Kovchegov, Yevgeniy — Ph.D./Stanford Specialization: Probability Theory & Stochastic Processes Previous Institution: Stanford Qian, Jianliang — Ph.D./Rice University Specialization: Computational & Applied Mathematics Previous Institution: University of Minnesota Radko, Olga — Ph.D./UC Berkeley Specialization: Poisson Geometry & Deformation Theory Previous Institution: UC Berkeley Rolles, Silke — Ph.D./Euradom, The Netherlands Specialization: Probability Theory Previous Institution: Euradom, The Netherlands Vese, Luminita — Ph.D./University of Nice Specialization: Partial Differential Equations & Calculus of Variations for Image Processing Previous Institution: UCLA Wang, Xiaowei — Ph.D./Brandeis University Specialization: Differential Geometry Previous Institution: Brandeis University MUSICOLOGY Levitz, Tamara — Ph.D./Eastman School of Music Specialization: 20th-Century Music, European Modernism & Latin American Modernism Previous Institution: McGill University Upton, Elizabeth — Ph.D./University of North Carolina Specialization: 14th-& 15th-Century French & Italian Music Previous Institution: University of North Carolina NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES & CULTURES Bakhos, Carol Ann — Ph.D./Jewish Theological Seminary Specialization: Late Antique Judaism Previous Institution: Middlebury College ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY Levine, Jonathan — Ph.D./UC Berkeley Specialization: Effects of Species Diversity on Community & Ecosystem Processes Previous Institution: UC Berkeley Sork, Victoria — Ph.D./University of Michigan Specialization: Studies of Forest Tree Populations from the Perspectives of Evolutionary Ecology & Conservation Biology Previous Institution: University of Missouri PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY Carter, Troy — Ph.D./Princeton Specialization: Turbulence & Transport in Magnetized Plasmas Previous Institution: Princeton Hansen, Bradley — Ph.D./California Institute of Technology Specialization: Origin & Evolution of Extrasolar Planetary Systems Previous Institution: Princeton POLITICAL SCIENCE Pagden, Anthony — Ph.D./Oxford University Specialization: Intellectual History & Political Theory Previous Institution: Johns Hopkins Sissa, Giulia — Ph.D./Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris Specialization: Ancient Greece & Rome Previous Institution: Johns Hopkins SCANDINAVIAN SECTION Borovsky, Zoe — Ph.D./UC Berkeley Specialization: Portrayal of Giantesses in Legendary Saga Corpus Through Judicious Use of Various Computational Tools & Statistical Analysis Previous Institution: Center for Digital Humanities SOCIOLOGY Ayala, Cesar — Ph.D./SUNY-Binghamton Specialization: Political Economy & Historical Sociology of the Spanish Caribbean Previous Institution: CUNY Grannis, Richard — Ph.D./UC Irvine Specialization: Metropolitan-wide Segregation Patterns Previous Institution: RAND Corporation Wimmer, Andreas — Ph.D./University of Zurich Specialization: Comparative Historical Sociology; Immigration & Ethnic Conflict in Europe Previous Institution: University of Bonn PSYCHOLOGY Blair, Hugh — Ph.D./Yale University Specialization: Experimental Neurophysiology Previous Institution: New York University Juvonen, Jaana — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Educational Psychology Previous Institution: University of Delaware SPANISH & PORTUGUESE More, Anna (Acting) — Ph.D./UC Berkeley (pending) Specialization: Colonial Literature Previous Institution: UC Berkeley STATISTICS Yuille, Alan — Ph.D./Cambridge University Specialization: Computer Vision, Statistical Vision, Statistical Modeling & Computation Previous Institution: Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute Zhu, Song-Chun — Ph.D./Harvard Specialization: Statistical Modeling & Computational Inference in Vision Previous Institution: Ohio State University SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ANESTHESIOLOGY Ayad, Ihab — M.D./Cairo University Specialization: Pediatric Anesthesiology Previous Institution: Harvard Ferrante, F. Michael — M.D./New York Medical College Specialization: Pain Medicine Previous Institution: University of Pennsylvania Ferrante, Margaret — M.D./USC Specialization: Critical Care Previous Institution: University of Pennsylvania Foroushani, Fariba — M.D./Penn State University Specialization: Critical Care Previous Institution: UCLA Huang, Alexander — Ph.D./Shanghai Medical University Specialization: Anesthesia Previous Institution: UCLA Teng, James — M.D./Baylor University Specialization: Anesthesiology Previous Institution: University of Washington BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY Loo, Joseph — Ph.D./Cornell University Specialization: Mass Spectrometry Previous Institution: Pfizer Global Research & Development FAMILY MEDICINE Donohoe, Thomas — M.B.A./UCLA Specialization: Family Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA Rodriguez, Michael (Visiting) — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Family Medicine Previous Institution: UC Berkeley Solorio, Maria — M.D./UC San Diego Specialization: Family Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA Wyatt, Lacey — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Family Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA HUMAN GENETICS Pajukanta, Paivi — Ph.D./University of Helsinki Specialization: Genetics Previous Institution: University of Helsinki Ophoff, Roel — Ph.D./Leiden University, The Netherlands Specialization: Human Genetics Previous Institution: UCLA MEDICINE Azimi, Samuel — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Chemistry Previous Institution: UCLA Balfe, David — M.D./University of Witwatersrand Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA Baudonnet, Deana — M.D./Howard University Specialization: Emergency Medicine Previous Institution: Charles Drew University Bryer-Ash, Michael — M.D./University College Hospital Medical School Specialization: Diabetes Previous Institution: University of Tennessee Bunnapradist, Suphamai — M.D./Chululonkorn University Specialization: Nephrology Previous Institution: UCLA Castro, Maria — Ph.D./National University of La Plata Specialization: Molecular Medicine Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dave, Khamaj — M.D./USC Specialization: Cardiology Previous Institution: UCLA deBriun, Theofilus — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: Oregon Health Sciences University DuBois, Robert (Visiting) — M.D./Johns Hopkins Specialization: Pharmaceuticals Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Durazo, Francisco — M.D./State of Mexico University Specialization: Hepatology Previous Institution: USC Durham, Britt — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Emergency Medicine Previous Institution: Charles Drew University Ettinger, Victor — M.D./New York Medical College Specialization: Endocrinology Previous Institution: Private Practice Francis, Charles — M.D./Jefferson Medical College Specialization: Cardiology Previous Institution: Charles Drew University Furst, Daniel — M.D./Johns Hopkins Specialization: Rheumatology Previous Institution: University of Washington Garrett, Benedict — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA Garvey, Denise — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA Girsky, Marc — M.D./UC Irvine Specialization: Cardiology Previous Institution: UCLA Goldsmith, Jeffrey — M.D./University of Pittsburgh Specialization: DNA Polymerase Previous Institution: UCLA Gordon, Ora — M.D./UC Irvine Specialization: Genetics Previous Institution: UCLA Guu, Huan — M.D./Medical College of Pennsylvania Specialization: Geriatrics Previous Institution: St. Mary’s Medical Center Kare, John — M.D./University of Illinois Specialization: Emergency Medicine Previous Institution: Charles Drew University Kim, Doran — M.D./University of Medicine & Dentistry Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Lin, Shien-Fong (Visiting) — Ph.D./Northwestern University Specialization: Biomedical Engineering Previous Institution: Vanderbilt University Lo, Simon — M.D./New York University Specialization: Gastroenterology Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Lowenstein, Pedro — M.D./University of Buenos Aires Specialization: Molecular Medicine Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Lu, Lou (Visiting) — Ph.D./University of Minnesota Specialization: Physiology Previous Institution: Wright State University Lyons-Jones, Cozzette (Visiting) — M.D./SUNY Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA Marlowe, Elizabeth — Ph.D./University of Arizona Specialization: Microbiology Previous Institution: UCLA Martins, David — M.D./University of Ibdan Oyo State, Nigeria Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: Charles Drew University Marvizon, Juan-Carlos — Ph.D./University of Madrid Specialization: Digestive Diseases Previous Institution: UCLA McGowan, Ian (Visiting) — Ph.D./Oxford University Specialization: HIV Previous Institution: King’s College Hospital Mehrabian, Margarete — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Biochemistry Previous Institution: Charles Drew University Melkonian, Suzy — M.D./Chicago Medical School Specialization: Hematology Previous Institution: UCLA Myers, Woodrow (Visiting) — M.D./Harvard Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: Private Practice Pakanati, Anuradha (Visiting) — M.D./Osmania University Specialization: Hematology Previous Institution: UCLA Papadakis, Konstantinos — M.D./University of Crete Specialization: Gastroenterology Previous Institution: UCLA Peterfy, Miklos — Ph.D./Technical University of Budapest Specialization: Genetics Previous Institution: UCLA Pham, Phuong-Thu — M.D./Mount Sinai School of Medicine Specialization: Nephrology Previous Institution: UCLA Porszasz-Reisz, Suzanne — Ph.D./National Academy of Sciences, Budapest Specialization: Biochemistry Previous Institution: Charles Drew University Powell, Leland (Visiting) — M.D./Johns Hopkins Specialization: Hematology Previous Institution: UC San Diego Quinones, Manuel (Visiting) — M.D./UC Irvine Specialization: Endocrinology Previous Institution: UCLA Rau, Craig — M.D./Georgetown University Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: Georgetown University Saab, Sammy — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Epidemiology Previous Institution: UCLA Salem, Leon — M.D./St. Louis University Specialization: Emergency Medicine Previous Institution: Charles Drew University Shih, Diana — Ph.D./University of Maryland Specialization: Cardiology Previous Institution: UCLA Shivkumar, Kalyanam — M.D./University of Madras Specialization: Cardiology Previous Institution: UCLA Silver, Morris — M.D./SUNY Specialization: Gastroenterology Previous Institution: Private Practice Sinha-Hikim, Amiya — Ph.D./University of Calcutta Specialization: Endocrinology Previous Institution: UCLA Stevens, Carl (Visiting) — M.D./Cornell University Specialization: Emergency Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA Tang, Angela — M.D./Columbia University Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: St. Mary’s Medical Center Timmerman, John — M.D./Boston University Specialization: Immunology Previous Institution: Stanford Tolstrup, Kirsten — M.D./University of Copenhagen, Denmark Specialization: Cardiovascular Medicine Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Weintraub, Nancy — M.D./New York University Specialization: Geriatrics Previous Institution: UCLA Wong, Mitchell — M.D./UC San Francisco Specialization: Internal Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA Wong, Steven (Visiting) — M.D./New York Medical College Specialization: Molecular Biology Previous Institution: UCLA NEUROLOGY Burton, Eric — M.D./Univ. of Michigan Specialization: Neurosurgery Previous Institution: UC San Francisco Oh, Andrew — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Headaches Previous Institution: UC Irvine Porter-Buxton, Verna — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Geriatrics Previous Institution: UCLA OB/GYN Bieniarz, Andre (Visiting) — M.D./University of Illinois Specialization: Maternal/Fetal Medicine Previous Institution: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Gayle, Dave (Visiting) — Ph.D./University of Delaware Specialization: Molecular Neuroscience Previous Institution: Rush Presbyterian McGregor, James (Visiting) — M.D./McGill University Specialization: Premature Birth Previous Institution: Denver Medical Center ORTHOPAEDICS Fish, David (Visiting) — M.P.H./New York Medical College Specialization: Pain Medicine Previous Institution: UCLA Hosseinian, Patricia (Visiting) — Ph.D./University of Gothenburg Specialization: Orthopaedics Previous Institution: UCLA Lu, Zhen — Ph.D./USC Specialization: Orthopaedics Previous Institution: Orthopaedic Hospital Motamedi, Ali — M.D./Tulane University Specialization: Orthopaedics Previous Institution: UCLA Otsuka, Norman — M.S./University of Toronto Specialization: Orthopaedics Previous Institution: Shriner’s Hospital Shamie, Arya — M.D./Northwestern University Specialization: Orthopaedics Previous Institution: UCLA SooHoo, Nelson — M.D./ UC San Diego Specialization: Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Previous Institution: UCLA PATHOLOGY Mathews, Holli — M.D./Medical College of Virginia Specialization: Transfusion Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Metten, Shaleen (Visiting) – Ph.D./Colorado State University Specialization: Gross Anatomy Previous Institution: UCLA Seligson, David — M.D./Medical College of Wisconsin Specialization: Pathology Previous Institution: UCLA PEDIATRICS Acosta, Olga — M.D./University of Illinois Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: UCLA Chow, Lily — M.D./Loyola University Specialization: Neonatology Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dubinsky, Marla — M.D./Queens University Specialization: Pediatric IBD Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Edelstein, Susan — M.S.W./USC Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: UCLA Edelstein Pacini, Susan — M.D./Tufts University Specialization: Pediatric Gastroenterology Previous Institution: UCLA Govindaswami, Balaji — M.P.H./University of Alabama Specialization: Neonatology Previous Institution: UC Irvine Herzog, Nicole — M.D./University of Chicago Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Kaminker, Sharon — M.D./Indiana Univ. Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: UCLA Kesavulu, Vatsala — M.D./Texas A&M University Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: UCLA Lee, Phillip — M.D./Northwestern Univ. Specialization: Endocrinology Previous Institution: Orange County Children’s Hospital Mehra, Mini — M.D./University of Texas Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: University of Texas Merrill, Tiffany — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Moore, John (Visiting) — M.D./Harvard University Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: Hahnemann Medical Center Rathburn, Karen — Ph.D./USC Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: USC Simmons, Charles (Visiting) — M.D./ Harvard Specialization: Neonatology Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Slusser, Wendelin — M.D./Columbia University Specialization: Community Health Previous Institution: UCLA Tirakitsoontorn, Pornchai (Visiting) — M.D./Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Specialization: Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine Previous Institution: UC Irvine Toyoda, Mieko — Ph.D./Tokyo College of Pharmacy Specialization: Transplant Immunology Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Walther, Frans (Visiting) — Ph.D./State University of Limberg, The Netherlands Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Wong, Daphne — M.D./University of Utah Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: UCLA Wu, Joyce — M.D./New York University Specialization: Child Neurology Previous Institution: UCLA Yazdani, Shahram — M.D./Tulane University Specialization: General Pediatrics Previous Institution: UCLA PHARMACOLOGY Huang, Jing — Ph.D./USC Specialization: Biochemistry Previous Institution: Harvard University Rao, Jianghong — M.S./New Jersey University Specialization: Pharmacology Previous Institution: UC San Diego PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Tidball, James — Ph.D./Dalhousie University Specialization: Pathology Previous Institution: UCLA PHYSIOLOGY Ping, Peipei — Ph.D./University of Arizona Specialization: Cardiology Previous Institution: University of Louisville PSYCHIATRY Beaubrun, Gabrielle — Diploma/University of West Indies, Trinidad Specialization: Psychiatry Previous Institution: King/Drew Medical Center Bower, Julienne — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Health Psychiatry Previous Institution: UCLA Brinderson, Chad — Ph.D./California School of Professional Psychology Specialization: Clinical Psychology Previous Institution: California School of Professional Psychology Brown, Murray — M.D./Downstate Medical Center Specialization: Psychiatry Previous Institution: VA Sepulveda Chamberlin, Valery — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Psychiatry Previous Institution: UCLA Esche, Mark (Visiting) — M.D./Texas Technology University Specialization: Psychiatry Previous Institution: UCLA Glover, Dorothy — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Previous Institution: UCLA Irwin, Michael — M.D./UC San Diego Specialization: Psychoneuroimmunology Previous Institution: UC San Diego Jacobsen, Stephen — Ph.D./California School of Professional Psychology Specialization: Psychiatry Previous Institution: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Kataoka-Endo, Sheryl — M.D./George Washington University Specialization: Health Services Previous Institution: UCLA Korchmarev, Alexander (Visiting) — M.D./Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv Specialization: Psychiatry Previous Institution: UCLA Michiel, Ekram — M.D./UC San Francisco Specialization: Psychiatry Previous Institution: UC San Francisco Pike, Jennifer — Ph.D./California School of Professional Psychology Specialization: Psychology Previous Institution: UC San Diego Rawson, Richard — Ph.D./University of Vermont Specialization: Psychiatry Previous Institution: UCLA Yang, Xiangdong — Ph.D./Rockefeller University Specialization: Neuropharmacology Previous Institution: Rockefeller University RADIATION ONCOLOGY Agazaryan, Nzhde (Visiting) — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Therapeutic Medical Physics Previous Institution: UCLA Cacalano, Nicholas — Ph.D./Columbia University Specialization: Immunology Previous Institution: UC San Francisco Elsaleh, Hany — M.D./University of Western Australia Specialization: Molecular Oncology Previous Institution: University of Western Australia Medin, Paul — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Biomedical Physics Previous Institution: University of Minnesota RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Matamedi, Kambiz — M.D./University of Cologne Specialization: General Radiology Previous Institution: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Rahbar, Guita — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Radiological Sciences Previous Institution: UCLA Roback, Donald — M.D./UC Irvine Specialization: Radiology Previous Institution: St. Luke Medical Center Salamon, Noriko (Visiting) — Ph.D./University of Showa, Japan Specialization: Neuroradiology Previous Institution: Northwestern University Shih, Henry — M.D./Jefferson Medical College Specialization: Radiological Sciences Previous Institution: UCLA Solti-Bohman, Livia — M.D./UCLA Specialization: Neuroradiology Previous Institution: Radnet Inc. SURGERY Angle, Niren — M.D./Loyola University Specialization: Vascular Surgery Previous Institution: UCLA Chen, Steve — M.D./USC Specialization: Surgery Previous Institution: USC Coker, Joan — M.D./Medical College of Ohio Specialization: Head & Neck Surgery Previous Institution: Stanford University Gracia, Carlos — M.D./Tufts University Specialization: Minimal Invasive Surgery Previous Institution: Stanford University Kass, Robert — M.D./Cornell University Specialization: Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Khoo, Larry (Visiting) — M.D./Yale University Specialization: Spinal Neurosurgery Previous Institution: USC Nishitani, Junko — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Head & Neck Surgery Previous Institution: Charles Drew University Paiva, Marcos — Ph.D./Sao Paulo University Specialization: Surgery Previous Institution: UCLA Siniger, Yvonne (Visiting) — Ph.D./UC San Francisco Specialization: Audiology Previous Institution: House Ear Institute UROLOGY Jamieson, Christina (Visiting) — Ph.D./University of British Columbia Specialization: Pharmacology Previous Institution: UC San Francisco SCHOOL OF NURSING Evangelista, Lorraine — Ph.D./UCLA Specialization: Cardiovascular Nursing Previous Institution: Cal State University, Los Angeles Meek, Paula — Ph.D./University of Arizona Specialization: Clinical Nursing Research, Cognitive Psychology Previous Institution: University of Arizona SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY Limbos, Mary Ann — M.D./UC Davis Specialization: Pediatrics Previous Institution: USC HEALTH SERVICES Nordyke, Robert — Ph.D./RAND Graduate School Specialization: Public Policy Analysis Previous Institution: USC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL WELFARE Anheier, Helmut — Ph.D./Yale University Specialization: Sociology Previous Institution: London School of Economics URBAN PLANNING Mukhija, Vinit — Ph.D./MIT Specialization: Urban Studies Previous Institution: Fannie Mae Foundation SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION FILM, TELEVISION & DIGITAL MEDIA Richardson, Nancy — M.F.A./UCLA Specialization: Film & Post Production Previous Institution: UCLA