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VOL. 25. NO.3 OCTOBER 12, 2004

welcome

New faculty join campus community


THE ANDERSON SCHOOL

Young, Maia — Ph.D./Stanford University (pending)
Specialization: Organizational behavior
Previous Institution: Stanford University


SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN

Lee, Mark — M.Arch./Harvard University
Specialization: Design & technology
Previous Institution: UCLA

ETHNOMUSICOLOGY

Taylor, Timothy — Ph.D./University of Michigan
Specialization: Globalization of music
Previous Institution: Columbia University

MUSIC

Dean, Michael — M.M./SUNY Fredonia
Specialization: Voice
Previous Institution: New England Conservatory


SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

Crall, James — Sc.D./Harvard University
Specialization: Pediatric dentistry
Previous Institution: Columbia University

Hu, Shen — Ph.D./Wuhan University, China
Specialization: Proteomics, mass spectrometry
Previous Institution: University of Washington

Nervina, Jeanne — D.M.D. & Ph.D./University of Connecticut
Specialization: Orthodontics
Previous Institution: University of Connecticut


GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & INFORMATION STUDIES

EDUCATION

Allen, Walter — Ph.D./University of Chicago
Specialization: Diversity of access & participation in higher education for underrepresented groups in the United States
Previous Institution: UCLA

Hurtado, Sylvia — Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: Undergraduate education & diversity
Previous Institution: UCLA

INFORMATION STUDIES

Blanchette, Jean-Francois – Ph.D./ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Specialization: Information law, policy & security
Previous Institution: University of British Columbia


HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

BIOENGINEERING

Deming, Timothy — Ph.D./UC Berkeley
Specialization: Polymer & materials synthesis, organometallic chemistry
Previous Institution: UC Santa Barbara

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Segura, Tatiana — Ph.D./Northwestern University
Specialization: Substrate-mediated gene delivery
Previous Institution: Northwestern University

CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Hoek, Eric — Ph.D./Yale University
Specialization: Water quality control processes
Previous Institution: UC Riverside

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Sahai, Amit — Ph.D./MIT
Specialization: Theoretical computer science
Previous Institution: Princeton University

Sanadidi, Mohammad — Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: Networking, queuing systems & performance modeling
Previous Institution: UCLA

MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Pei, Qibing — Ph.D./Chinese Academy of Sciences “RSE”
Specialization: Polymer science
Previous Institution: Stanford Research Institute

MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Frazzoli, Emilio — Ph.D./MIT
Specialization: Aeronautics & astronautics
Previous Institution: University of Illinois

Viskanta, Raymond — Ph.D./Purdue University
Specialization: Mechanical engineering
Previous Institution: Purdue University


SCHOOL OF LAW

Beard, Jack — LL.M./Georgetown Law Center
Specialization: International law
Previous Institution: U.S. Naval Academy

Grady, Mark — J.D./UCLA
Specialization: Torts
Previous Institution: George Mason University

Greenberg, Mark (Acting) — D.Phil./Oxford University
Specialization: Law & philosophy
Previous Institution: Princeton University

Netanel, Neil — J.D./UC Berkeley
Specialization: Intellectual property
Previous Institution: University of Texas

Robinson, Russell (Acting) — J.D./Harvard Law School
Specialization: Entertainment law
Previous Institution: Fordham Law School

Schill, Michael — J.D./Yale Law School
Specialization: Housing law, urban planning & real estate
Previous Institution: New York University

Stone, Katherine — J.D./Harvard Law School
Specialization: Labor & employment law
Previous Institution: Cornell University

Zatz, Noah (Acting) — J.D./Yale Law School
Specialization: Labor & employment law
Previous Institution: University of New Mexico


COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE

ANTHROPOLOGY

Ortner, Sherry — Ph.D./University of Chicago
Specialization: Sociocultural theory, gender & feminist theory
Previous Institution: Columbia University

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Kaufman, Eleanor — Ph.D./Duke University
Specialization: French theory & continental philosophy
Previous Institution: University of Virginia

ECONOMICS

Giacomini, Raffaella — Ph.D./UC San Diego
Specialization: Forecasting, time series econometrics & applied macroeconomics
Previous Institution: Boston College

Jayachandran, Seema (Acting) — Ph.D./Harvard University (pending)
Specialization: Development & labor economics
Previous Institution: National Bureau of Economics Research

Lustig, Hanno — Ph.D./Stanford University
Specialization: Asset pricing, macroeconomics & international finance
Previous Institution: University of Chicago

Skreta, Vasiliki — Ph.D./University of Pittsburgh
Specialization: Microeconomic theory, game theory, contract theory & industrial
organizational theory
Previous Institution: University of Minnesota

HISTORY

Ford, Caroline — Ph.D./University of Chicago
Specialization: French & European nationalism
Previous Institution: University of British Columbia

Lytle, Kathleen — Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: U.S. border history & Mexican immigration
Previous Institution: UC San Diego

O’Brien, Patricia — Ph.D./Columbia University
Specialization: Mechanisms of enforcement & punishment in 19th-century France
Previous Institution: UC Riverside

Spiegel, Gabrielle — Ph.D./Johns Hopkins University
Specialization: Medieval European history
Previous Institution: Johns Hopkins University

Subrahmanyam, Sanyan — Ph.D./University of Delhi
Specialization: Indian, South Asian & world history
Previous Institution: The Oriental Institute

Wong, Roy — Ph.D./Harvard University
Specialization: Chinese history & economic history
Previous Institution: UC Irvine

MATHEMATICS

Bejenaru, Ioan — Ph.D./ UC Berkeley
Specialization: Nonlinear partial differential equations
Previous Institution: UC Berkeley

Biskup, Marek — Ph.D./Catholic University of Nijmegen
Specialization: Mathematical physics & probability
Previous Institution: Microsoft Research Theory Group

Demeter, Ciprian — Ph.D./University of Illinois
Specialization: Harmonic analysis
Previous Institution: University of Illinois

Lee, Namhee — Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: Mathematics
Previous Institution: UC Riverside

Miller, Benjamin — Ph.D./UC Berkeley
Specialization: Descriptive set theory
Previous Institution: UC Berkeley

Thillainatesan, Meera — Ph.D./Columbia University
Specialization: Number theory
Previous Institution: Columbia University

NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES & CULTURES

Shayegan, M. Rahim — Ph.D./Harvard University
Specialization: Ancient history & Iranian philosophy
Previous Institution: Harvard University

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY

Miao, Jianwei — Ph.D./SUNY
Specialization: Experimental physics, nanoscale X-ray imaging
Previous Institution: Stanford University

Vassiliev, Vladimir — Ph.D./University of Minnesota
Specialization: Astroparticle physics
Previous Institution: University of Utah

PSYCHOLOGY

Sandhofer, Catherine — Ph.D./Indiana University
Specialization: Cognitive development, language, numerical & concept acquisitions
Previous Institution: Indiana University


SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

ANESTHESIOLOGY

Ashley, Sharon — M.D./Hahnemann Medical College
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Braimah, Ferdinand — M.D./Military Hospital, Nigeria
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: Charles Drew University

Fang, Zhuang-Ting — M.D./Guangzhou Medical College, China
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Keregha, Patience — M.D./University of Lagos
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: Charles Drew University

Lee, Mijin (Visiting) — M.D./Tufts University
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: Cornell University

Nasir, Dawood — M.D./Punjab University
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: Texas Tech University

Sadoughi, Ali — M.D./Shiraz University
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: University of Illinois

Shibata, Gail — M.D./George Washington University
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Willock, Marcelle (Visiting) — M.D./Howard University
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: Charles Drew University

Yumul, Roya — M.D./Hamburg Medical School
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: Charles Drew University

Zadeh, Bita — M.D./George Washington University
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Ziv, Keren (Visiting) — M.D./UC San Francisco
Specialization: General anesthesiology
Previous Institution: UCLA

BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Guo, Feng — Ph.D./University of Pennsylvania
Specialization: RNA
Previous Institution: University of Colorado

FAMILY MEDICINE

Nevarez, Theresa — M.D./Albany Medical College
Specialization: Family medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Partovi, Susan — M.D./Jefferson Medical College
Specialization: Family medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Pendergraph, Bernadette — M.D./UCLA
Specialization: Sports medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Soto, Raquel — M.D./Charles Drew University
Specialization: Family medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Wallenstein, David (Visiting) — M.D./University of Illinois
Specialization: Palliative care
Previous Institution: Private practice

MEDICINE

Amin, Manish — D.O./Western University of Health Science
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Arnaiz, Nilo — M.D./Northwestern University
Specialization: Pulmonary
Previous Institution: University of Washington

Bolour, Sheila — M.D./USC
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Bradburn, Christopher — D.O./Western University of Health Science
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Burns, Anne (Visiting) — M.D./UCLA
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Carpenter, Catherine — Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: Lung cancer
Previous Institution: UC Irvine

Chang, Christopher (Visiting) — M.D. & Ph.D./UC San Francisco
Specialization: Digestive diseases
Previous Institution: UCLA

Chen, Andy — M.D./Chicago Medical School
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Chien, Wenwen — Ph.D./University of Georgia
Specialization: Hematology
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Chon, Susan — M.D./Stanford University
Specialization: Psoriasis
Previous Institution: Stanford University

Christenson, Peter — Ph.D./Iowa State University
Specialization: Endocrinology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Chung, David (Visiting) – M.D./Medical College of Wisconsin
Specialization: Gastroenterology
Previous Institution: UC San Diego

Cohen, Hartley — M.D./University of Manitoba
Specialization: Endoscopy
Previous Institution: USC

Cooperman, Andrea — M.D./UCLA
Specialization: Ambulatory
Previous Institution: UCLA

Cranston, Ross (Visiting) — M.D./Edinburgh University
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UC San Francisco

Das, Asha — M.D./Cornell University
Specialization: Neurology
Previous Institution: Cornell University

Davis, Susan – M.D./Boston University
Specialization: Endocrinology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Day, Frank — M.D./UCLA
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: Kaiser Permanente

Dong, Christopher — M.D./Albert Einstein College
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Dungo, Maria — M.D./Jefferson Medical College
Specialization: Hematology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Duru, Obidiugwu (Visiting) — M.D./UC San Francisco
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: Private practice

Eisenman, David (Visiting) — M.D./Albert Einstein College
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: New York University

Elliott, Marc (Visiting) — Ph.D./Rice University
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Encinas, Carlos — Ph.D./University of Arizona
Specialization: Genetics
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Englanoff, Joseph — M.D./USC
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: Monterey Park Hospital

Escarce, Jose — M.D. & Ph.D./University of Pennsylvania
Specialization: Health ecology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Farrell, James (Visiting) — M.D./University of Dublin
Specialization: Gastroenterology
Previous Institution: University of Dublin

Farrell, William (Visiting) — Ph.D./University of Manchester
Specialization: Endocrinology
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Ford, John (Visiting) — M.D./George Washington University
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: Private practice

Frank, Gerard — M.D. & Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: Pulmonary
Previous Institution: UCLA

Fremont, Allen — M.D. & Ph.D./Dartmouth University
Specialization: Health services research
Previous Institution: Harvard University

Garcia, Augstin — M.D./University of Anahuac, Mexico
Specialization: Hematology
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Geller, Michelle — M.D./Mount Sinai
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: Mount Sinai

Girsky, Marc — M.D./UC Irvine
Specialization: Cardiology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Gukovskaya, Anna — Ph.D./Moscow University
Specialization: Pancreatic research
Previous Institution: UC San Diego

Gukovsky, Ilva — Ph.D./Russian Academy of Sciences
Specialization: Pancreatic research
Previous Institution: UC San Diego

Haataja, Leena (Visiting) — Ph.D./University of Kupio
Specialization: Endocrinology
Previous Institution: USC

Heer, Jagdipak — M.D./St. Louis University
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Herbst, Karen — M.D. & Ph.D./Rush Medical College
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Hopp, Jennifer — M.D./Jefferson Medical College
Specialization: Neurology
Previous Institution: University of Maryland

Huynh, Duong — Ph.D./University of Riverside
Specialization: Neurology
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Jeng, Arthur — M.D./UC San Diego
Specialization: Infectious diseases
Previous Institution: UC San Diego

Jones, Letetia — Ph.D./University of South Alabama
Specialization: Hematology/oncology
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Kahasai, Daniel — M.D./UC San Francisco
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: Charles Drew Medical Center

Kamangar, Nader — M.D./St. Georges University
Specialization: Pulmonary
Previous Institution: UCLA

Kamdar, Vikram — M.D./University of Bombay
Specialization: Endocrinology
Previous Institution: Private practice

Karpouzas, George — M.D./Aristotelian University
Specialization: Rheumatology
Previous Institution: UC San Diego

Konecny, Gottfried — M.D./Maximilians University
Specialization: Hematology
Previous Institution: Maximilians University

Kulkarni, Raghavendra (Visiting) — M.D./UC San Francisco
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: Harvard University

Kunkel, Charles — M.D./University of Tennessee
Specialization: Physical medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Lapin, Richard — M.D./Albert Einstein College
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Lee, Raymond — M.D./Medical College of Wisconsin
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Lee, Roger (Visiting) — M.D./UC Davis
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: Harvard University

Liu, Ning-Ai — M.D. & Ph.D./Shanghai University
Specialization: Endocrinology
Previous Institution: Shanghai University

Ljubimov, Alexander — Ph.D./Moscow University
Specialization: Endocrinology
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Lynch, Joseph — M.D./Harvard University
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: University of Michigan

Ma, Mina — M.D./Boston University
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UC San Francisco

Mattimore, Thomas — M.D./Georgetown University
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: University of North Carolina

Medina-Kauwe, Lali — Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: Gene therapy
Previous Institution: USC

Nguyen, Dieu-Thu — M.D./Loma Linda University
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Nuckols, Teryl (Visiting) — M.D./UC San Diego
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Ochoa, Maria — M.D./Bolivariana
Specialization: Dermatology
Previous Institution: CIDEIM (Columbia)

Pan, Timothy (Visiting) — M.D./New York Medical College
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Pelletier, Kenneth (Visiting) — M.D. & Ph.D./UC Berkeley
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: University of Maryland

Polk, Donna — M.D./University of Vermont
Specialization: Gastroenterology
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Rieg, Guner — M.D./Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Specialization: HIV medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Roberts, Christian — Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: Endocrinology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Salzman, Stephen — M.D./University of Michigan
Specialization: Cardiology
Previous Institution: West Hills Regional Medical Center

Seeram, Navindra — Ph.D./Michigan State University
Specialization: Toxicology
Previous Institution: Michigan State University

Shaker-Irwin, Laurie (Visiting) — Ph.D./Yale University
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Sinesky, Michael (Visiting) — Ph.D./Harvard University
Specialization: Cardiology
Previous Institution: East Tennessee University

Singh, Ram (Visiting) — M.D./University of Lucknow
Specialization: Rheumatology
Previous Institution: University of Cincinnati

Stripecke, Renata — Ph.D./University of Heidelberg
Specialization: Genetics
Previous Institution: USC

Swiernik, Michael (Visiting) — M.D./New York University
Specialization: Family medicine
Previous Institution: New York University

Tangirala, Rajendra (Visiting) — Ph.D./Medical College of Pennsylvania
Specialization: Endocrinology
Previous Institution: Private practice

Tobias, Joshua — M.D./Creighton University
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Vargas, Roberto (Visiting) — M.D./Jefferson Medical College
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: Harvard University

Walsh, Paul — M.D./University of Dublin
Specialization: Emergency medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Wu, Yanyuan — M.D./Capital Medical Institute, China
Specialization: Cancer
Previous Institution: Charles Drew University

Yeh, Joyce — M.D./UC San Francisco
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Zingmond, David (Visiting) — M.D./Stanford University
Specialization: Internal medicine
Previous Institution: UC San Francisco

NEUROBIOLOGY

Trachtenberg, Joshua — Ph.D./University of Texas
Specialization: Imaging
Previous Institution: Private industry

NEUROLOGY

Cheng, Eric (Visiting) — M.D./University of Chicago
Specialization: Health services
Previous Institution: UCLA

Lu, Po (Visiting) — Psy.D./Pepperdine University
Specialization: Clinical
Previous Institution: UCLA

Naylor, David (Visiting) — M.D. & Ph.D./Mount Sinai
Specialization: Neurophysiology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Ringman, John (Visiting) — M.D./McGill University
Specialization: Neurobehavior
Previous Institution: UC Irvine

Ritz, Beate (Visiting) — Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: Environment
Previous Institution: UCLA

Schrader, Lara (Visiting) — M.D./University of Wisconsin
Specialization: Epilepsy
Previous Institution: UCLA

Soss, Jason (Visiting) — M.D./Jefferson Medical College
Specialization: Neurophysiology
Previous Institution: UCLA

OB/GYN

Betson, Lance — D.O./DeMoines University
Specialization: OB/GYN
Previous Institution: University of Nevada

Chen, Angela — M.D./Boston University
Specialization: OB/GYN
Previous Institution: Boston University

Gutierrez, Griselda — M.D./UCLA
Specialization: OB/GYN
Previous Institution: UCLA

Guze, Carol — Ph.D./UC Berkeley
Specialization: OB/GYN
Previous Institution: UCLA

Hsu, Chai-Lin — M.D./George Washington University
Specialization: OB/GYN
Previous Institution: University of Tennessee

Mikacich, Judith — M.D./University of Texas
Specialization: OB/GYN
Previous Institution: UCLA

Mirhashemi, Ramin — M.D./USC
Specialization: OB/GYN
Previous Institution: University of Miami

Souter, Irene — M.D. & Ph.D./University of Athens
Specialization: OB/GYN
Previous Institution: UCLA

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Hamilton, David — M.D./UC Irvine
Specialization: Refractive surgery
Previous Institution: UCLA

ORTHOPAEDICS

Bajaj, S. Paul (Visiting) — Ph.D./University of Minnesota
Specialization: Biochemistry
Previous Institution: St. Louis University

PATHOLOGY

Chumakov, Alexev (Visiting) — Ph.D./USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Specialization: Bioorganic chemistry
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Chute, Dennis — M.D./Hahnemann Medical College
Specialization: Surgical pathology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Luo, Frank — M.D./Second Military Medical University
Specialization: Dermatopathology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Thomas, George — M.D./Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin
Specialization: Anatomic pathology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Ziman, Alyssa — M.D./Sackler School of Medicine, Israel
Specialization: Transfusion medicine
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

PEDIATRICS

Barron, Joel — M.D./Albert Einstein College
Specialization: Critical care
Previous Institution: UCLA

Bruni, Roberta — M.D./State University of Padova, Italy
Specialization: Neonatology
Previous Institution: Charing Cross Medical School

Casillas, Jacqueline — M.D./UCLA
Specialization: Hematology/oncology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Chatila, Talal — M.D./American University, Beirut
Specialization: Allergy
Previous Institution: Washington University, St. Louis

Epstein, David — M.D./Georgetown University
Specialization: Critical care
Previous Institution: USC

Fox, Michelle — M.S./Sarah Lawrence College
Specialization: Genetics
Previous Institution: UCLA

Green, Cathy — M.D./USC
Specialization: Allergy
Previous Institution: Charles Drew University

John, Theresa (Visiting) — Ph.D./University of Lagos
Specialization: Neonatology
Previous Institution: Private industry

Kuo, Alice — M.D./UCLA
Specialization: Child health policy
Previous Institution: UCLA

Milisavljevic, Vladana — M.D./Belgrade School of Medicine, Serbia
Specialization: Neonatology
Previous Institution: Columbia University

Negash, Sewite — Ph.D./University of Kansas
Specialization: Biochemistry
Previous Institution: Private industry

Pawlikowska-Haddal, Anna — M.D./Lodz School of Medicine, Poland
Specialization: Insulin
Previous Institution: West Virginia University

Snodgrass, Samuel — M.D./Harvard University
Specialization: Neurology
Previous Institution: USC

Uyeda, Kimberly — M.D./UC San Diego
Specialization: Child health policy
Previous Institution: UCLA

Wu, Steven — M.D./Columbia University
Specialization: Gastroenterology
Previous Institution: UCLA

PHARMACOLOGY

Allen-Auerbach, Martin — M.D./University of Vienna
Specialization: Nuclear medicine
Previous Institution: UCLA

Mellinghoff, Ingo (Visiting) — M.D./Universitaet Muenchen
Specialization: Signal transduction pathways
Previous Institution: UCLA

Stiles, Bangyan — Ph.D./University of Texas
Specialization: Metabolic research
Previous Institution: UCLA

Tseng, Hsian-Rong — Ph.D./National Taiwan University
Specialization: Nanotechnology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Weber, Wolfgang (Visiting) — M.D./Universitaet Muenchen
Specialization: Nuclear medicine
Previous Institution: Universitaet Muenchen

PSYCHIATRY

Akhtari, Massoud — Ph.D./University of New Mexico
Specialization: Physics
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Bearden, Carrie — Ph.D./University of Pennsylvania
Specialization: Clinical
Previous Institution: UC Berkeley

Cho, Samson — M.D./UC San Diego
Specialization: Clinical psychiatry
Previous Institution: UCLA

Donovick, Roger — M.D./New York Medical College
Specialization: Geriatrics
Previous Institution: UCLA

Ercoli, Linda (Visiting) — Ph.D./UC San Diego
Specialization: Psychology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Fong, Timothy — M.D./Northwestern University
Specialization: Addiction
Previous Institution: UCLA

Galvan, Frank — Ph.D./UCLA
Specialization: HIV
Previous Institution: Charles Drew University

Hays, Sarah — M.D./University of Texas
Specialization: General psychiatry
Previous Institution: UCLA

Ishak, Waguih — M.D./Cairo University
Specialization: General psychiatry
Previous Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Luo, John — M.D./University of Texas
Specialization: General psychiatry
Previous Institution: UC Davis

Maremont, Eve — M.D./Northwestern University
Specialization: General psychiatry
Previous Institution: Harvard University

Nicassio, Perry (Visiting) — Ph.D./Northwestern University
Specialization: Clinical psychiatry
Previous Institution: UC San Diego

O’Brien, Mary (Visiting) — Ph.D./USC
Specialization: Psychology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Pinson, Letitia — M.D./UCLA
Specialization: General psychiatry
Previous Institution: Harbor-UCLA

Sherin, Jonathan (Visiting) — M.D. & Ph.D./University of Chicago
Specialization: Sleep
Previous Institution: UCLA

Sibert, Thomas — M.D./Baylor University
Specialization: Administrative
Previous Institution: University of North Carolina

Tofler, Ian — M.D./University of Western Australia
Specialization: General psychiatry
Previous Institution: University of Western Australia

Yoo, Tai (Visiting) — M.D./Chonnam University, Korea
Specialization: Medical management
Previous Institution: UCLA

RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Ahdoot-Katz, Haleh (Visiting) — M.D./Chicago Medical School
Specialization: General radiology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Ruehm, Stefan (Visiting) — M.D./Medical School of Johannes Gutenberg
Specialization: General radiology
Previous Institution: University Hospital Essen

Varma, Rajeev (Visiting) — M.D./Christian Medical College, India
Specialization: Musculoskeletal
Previous Institution: University of Canada

SURGERY

Baquerizo, Angeles — M.D. & Ph.D./Cambridge University
Specialization: Liver transplant
Previous Institution: UCLA

Dutson, Erik — M.D./Eastern Virginia Medical School
Specialization: General surgery
Previous Institution: University of Louis Pasteur

Eibl, Guido — M.D./Tech University, Munich
Specialization: Pancreatic research
Previous Institution: Tech University, Munich

Foster, Nova — M.D./Vanderbilt University
Specialization: Pancreatic
Previous Institution: UCLA

Grise, Kimberlee — M.D./McGill University
Specialization: General surgery
Previous Institution: Private practice

Harris, Neil — Ph.D./Cambridge University
Specialization: Neurosurgery
Previous Institution: Cambridge University

Head, Christian — M.D./Ohio State University
Specialization: General surgery
Previous Institution: UCLA

Hiatt, Jonathan (Visiting) — M.D./USC
Specialization: General surgery
Previous Institution: UCLA

Kedeshian, Paul — M.D./New York University
Specialization: Oncology
Previous Institution: UCLA

Lawrence, Peter — M.D./Harvard University
Specialization: Vascular surgery
Previous Institution: UC Irvine

Lundy, Leo — M.D./Howard University
Specialization: General surgery
Previous Institution: Suburban Medical Center

Maggard, Melinda (Visiting) — M.D./
Harvard University
Specialization: General surgery
Previous Institution: UCLA

Mehran, Amir — M.D./Duke University
Specialization: General surgery
Previous Institution: Private practice

Nguyen, Tien — M.D./New York Medical College
Specialization: Pediatric neurosurgery
Previous Institution: UCLA

Nissen, Nicholas — M.D./University of Minnesota
Specialization: Liver
Previous Institution: UCLA

Putnam, Brant (Visiting) — M.D./Georgetown University
Specialization: Trauma surgery
Previous Institution: Albany Medical Center

Reill, Todd (Visiting) — M.D./University of Minnesota
Specialization: Vascular surgery
Previous Institution: UCLA

Rigberg, David — M.D./University of Arizona
Specialization: Cell cycle
Previous Institution: UCLA

Shew, Stephen — M.D./Baylor University
Specialization: Pediatric surgery
Previous Institution: University of Missouri

Stelzner, Matthias (Visiting) — M.D./University of Bonn
Specialization: General surgery
Previous Institution: University of Washington

Tillou, Areti — M.D./University of Athens
Specialization: Trauma
Previous Institution: USC

SCHOOL OF NURSING

Giger, Joyce — Ed.D./Ball State University
Specialization: Education administration & psychology
Previous Institution: University of Alabama

Woods, Diana — Ph.D./University of Washington
Specialization: Gerontology
Previous Institution: University of Arkansas


SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

HEALTH SERVICES

Kaplan, Robert — Ph.D./UC Riverside
Specialization: Health services
Previous Institution: UC San Diego

Ortega, Alexander — Ph.D./University of Michigan
Specialization: Health behavior & children’s mental health services
Previous Institution: Ohio State University


SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

SOCIAL WELFARE

Freisthler, Bridget — Ph.D./UC Berkeley
Specialization: Social welfare
Previous Institution: UC Berkeley

Jackson, Aurora — Ph.D./Ohio State
Specialization: Maternal poverty & employment on child socialization
Previous Institution: University of Pittsburgh


SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION

FILM & TELEVISION

Denove, Tom — B.A./UCLA
Specialization: Theater arts/cinematography
Previous Institution: UCLA

Smith, Becky — M.A./Stanford University
Specialization: Film & broadcasting
Previous Institution: UCLA

THEATER

Salamensky, Shelley — Ph.D./Harvard University
Specialization: Comparative literature
Previous Institution: Williams College