Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Los Angeles Medical Center - Faculty
Program Leadership
Kenneth Wei, MD
Program Director
Kenneth Wei, MD
Program Director
Medical School
UCLA School of Medicine
Residency Training
KP Los Angeles Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
LAC-USC PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, lung transplantation
Parisa Azizad-Pinto, MD
Assistant Program Director
Parisa Azizad-Pinto, MD
Assistant Program Director
Medical School
UC Davis School of Medicine
Residency Training
KP Santa Clara Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, lung transplantation
Arash Kharestan, MD
Chief of Service
Arash Kharestan, MD
Chief of Service
Medical School
UCLA School of Medicine
Residency Training
KP Los Angeles Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Medical ethics, sleep medicine.
Rene Patino, MD
Assistant Chief of Service
Rene Patino, MD
Assistant Chief of Service
Medical School
UC Irvine School of Medicine
Residency Training
UC Irvine Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
UC Irvine Medical Center PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis
Luis Moreta-Sainz, MD
ICU Director
Luis Moreta-Sainz, MD
ICU Director
Medical School
Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo
Residency Training
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Internal Medicine Residency
Fellowship Training
LAC-USC PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Interventional bronchoscopy, mechanical ventilation, venous thromboembolism, health systems optimization
Michael Gould, MD
Research Chair
Michael Gould, MD
Research Chair
Medical School
SUNY Syracuse Health Science Center
Residency Training
SUNY Syracuse Health Science Center Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
Stanford University Medical Center PCCM Fellowship; Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Health Research and Policy Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Lung cancer screening, venous thromboembolism, clinical decision/implementation, healthcare equity
Mihran Garabedian, MD
Director of Bronchoscopy
Mihran Garabedian, MD
Director of Bronchoscopy
Medical School
Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
Residency Training
LAC-USC Medical Center
Fellowship Training
LAC-USC Medical Center PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Advanced bronchoscopy, lung cancer, COPD
Jennifer Hwang, MD
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Services
Jennifer Hwang, MD
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Services
Medical School
Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School
Residency Training
Brown University Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
University of California, Los Angeles PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Lung transplant, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension
Tina Chou, MD
Medical Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
Tina Chou, MD
Medical Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
Medical School
Medical College of Virginia
Residency Training
Beth Israel Medical Center New York Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
St. Vincents Hospital PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, lung cancer
KPLA Faculty
Michael Bronstein, MD
Michael Bronstein, MD
Medical School
George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency Training
Veterans Administration, New York University
Fellowship Training
Bellevue Hospital, New York University PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Trauma critical care.
Toan Dang, MD
Toan Dang, MD
Medical School
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency Training
University of Texas Southwestern Internal Medicine internship, Neurology Residency Program
Fellowship Training
Washington University in St. Louis Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Stroke, neurocritical care
Harleen Hayreh, MD
Harleen Hayreh, MD
Medical School
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka , India
Residency Training
St. Joseph Health Care Centers and Hospitals Internal Medicine Internship and Anesthesiology Residency Program. Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Stroke, neurocritical care, lung cancer, advanced bronchoscopy
Catherine Nobel, MD
Catherine Nobel, MD
Medical School
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Residency Training
University of California Los Angeles-West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Sleep medicine, lung transplant, cystic fibrosis
Nathan Nguyen, MD
Nathan Nguyen, MD
Medical School
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Residency Training
Los Angeles County-University of Southern California
Fellowship Training
Oregon Health and Science University Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Post-ICU care, medical education
David Silberstein, MD
David Silberstein, MD
Medical School
Howard University School of Medicine
Fellowship Training
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Respiratory physiology
Zhou (Jeff) Zhang, MD
Zhou (Jeff) Zhang, MD
Medical School
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency Training
KP Los Angeles Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Medical education, mechanical ventilation
CSMC Faculty
Bobak Akhavan, MD
Bobak Akhavan, MD
Medical School
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency Training
University of Texas at Houston Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Pulmonary hypertension, medical education
Jeremy Falk, MD
Jeremy Falk, MD
Medical School
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency Training
Temple University Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training
Temple University PCCM Fellowship
Clinical Interests
Lung transplant, interstitial lung disease