We’re celebrating the unwavering dedication of our DoM faculty and staff, whose years of service reflect their commitment to advancing care, education and research. From 5 to 30 years, get to know the people behind these impressive milestones: uclahs.fyi/4ss41hY

Welcome to 2026! In this week's newsletter, Dr. Abel reflects on our department's achievements in 2025 and previews plans for the year ahead — be sure not to miss his upcoming State of the Department address this Thursday! Read more: uclahs.fyi/4ss41hY

NEW GRANT ALERT! Dr. Abel shares how a chance meeting at a Lisbon symposium led to a MAJOR European Research Council grant. His story highlights the importance of collaboration and of staying open to unexpected opportunities amid funding challenges: uclahs.fyi/4pX3Rhg

As we kick off 2026, join us in celebrating our community's achievements across our missions in patient care, research, education & community engagement. We look to the new year with excitement & gratitude as we continue to build on these successes together. Full video at uclahs.fyi/49g32Ji

Happy 2026! Wishing you a healthy and joyful year. We are grateful for your partnership and look forward to a year filled with innovation, transformative care, and advancing health for all!

A meaningful honor for an extraordinary team. At the 24th Annual Key to a Cure Gala,the UCLA Scleroderma Center was recognized with the Helen Greenberg Memorial Spirit of Leadership Award for its leadership in scleroderma care and research. Learn more: uclahs.fyi/48Hbj9W

UCLA Nephrology made its mark at ASN Kidney Week 2025. With record participation from faculty and fellows, the division showcased its research, leadership and collaborative strength on the national stage. Read the full story here: uclahs.fyi/4p6YL0I

This holiday season, we celebrated the strength of the DoM community through winter wellness gatherings! Thank you all for your dedication to our mission and to each other. Check out photos from the gatherings and learn more here: uclahs.fyi/4qlZdsG

Congratulations to Dr. Dennis Slamon, chief of the UCLA Division of Hematology-Oncology, on being elected a National Academy of Inventors Fellow! His invention of the drug Herceptin revolutionized breast cancer treatment and saved millions of lives: uclahs.fyi/4pxYNQ0

As we close out 2025, Dr. Abel thanks the incredible members of the DoM for a year of resilience and dedication. He also reflects on a story of unexpected collaboration and shares highlights from recent winter wellness gatherings across our department: uclahs.fyi/4qsHhwR

We’re highlighting the UCLA Division of Nephrology’s impact across Los Angeles. Learn about student-led kidney health screenings and an innovative patient–provider summit focused on education, connection, and empowerment: uclahs.fyi/3L2LF6r

Last month, more than 250 clinicians and researchers gathered at UCLA’s 13th Annual Diabetes Symposium to share the latest advances in diabetes care, cardiometabolic health and emerging therapies. Learn more about this impactful event here: uclahs.fyi/4pEMJN7

Across our department, fellowship program directors are expressing deep pride in this year’s match results and in the talented physicians who will join their programs next year. Hear directly from the leaders shaping our subspecialty training programs: uclahs.fyi/3MvXi6e

Big recognition for lifesaving work! Drug Checking LA, founded by Dr. Chelsea Shover, was honored by the LA County Department of Public Health for advancing community health through harm reduction. Learn more here: uclahs.fyi/3Kyprt3

Excited to welcome them, proud to call them colleagues! Meet the newest faculty members of the UCLA Department of Medicine here: uclahs.fyi/3Mw7601

The DoM'S 2026 Fellowship Match was exceptional! We're welcoming 101 new fellows to UCLA and 100% of our senior residents secured matches. Learn more about the incoming class and discover where our residents will continue their training: uclahs.fyi/3XHgpN6

We're highlighting Dr. B. Sean Nguyen who recently traveled to Rwanda for Rwanda Endoscopy Week, providing colon cancer screenings and GI care to over 1,000 patients! Learn about his work teaching international trainees and refining clinical workflows: uclahs.fyi/3XteUSz

In this week's newsletter, Dr. Abel highlights how the UCLA Department of Medicine is advancing community health through partnership, service and innovation across Los Angeles and beyond. Read it here: uclahs.fyi/4q4dKZY

We're shining the spotlight on our pulmonary and critical care fellows who made an exceptional showing at the 2025 CHEST Conference, presenting impactful cases, QI projects and research that highlight the strength of our training program. Learn more: uclahs.fyi/4osx4Ps

At our recent Research Town Hall, we reviewed diverse funding opportunities, the rise of industry-sponsored trials and steps to mitigate physician-scientist burnout. We also urge support for SB607, which could provide vital research funding statewide: uclahs.fyi/48cdZfv

Congrats to Dr. Tomas Ganz on receiving the 2025 Landsteiner-Alter Award from the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies! His pioneering work on hepcidin and erythroferrone transformed our understanding of iron metabolism. Learn more: uclahs.fyi/4anSSIw

Congrats to Dr. Thanh Neville who delivered this year’s Richard S. Irwin Honor Lecture at CHEST in recognition of her leadership in critical care and her transformative work founding the UCLA 3 Wishes Program. Read about her incredibly meaningful work: uclahs.fyi/43Zz9uR

Shining the spotlight on the DoM Quality team! Recently, they hosted the DoM Quality Symposium, bringing together care leaders from across UCLA Health to share breakthroughs, practical insights and new approaches to improving care, education and research: uclahs.fyi/49E30wG

We're highlighting Dr. William Feldman who recently testified before the Senate HELP Committee on proposed reforms to the 340B Drug Pricing Program, drawing on his research in pharmaceutical policy. Read the full story here: uclahs.fyi/4rwtkza

We're celebrating the 100th publication in the Proceedings! This compelling case study documents a rare reactivation of disseminated coccidioidomycosis decades after initial infection. Drs. Gabriela Rodriguez, Roya Mojarrad, and Diana Sarkisyan share more: uclahs.fyi/48xAUSz

DoM Clinical Insights is officially live! This new companion publication to Proceedings offers a streamlined path to share visual diagnosis cases, clinical pearls, narrative essays, QI projects and clinical reasoning reports. Learn how to submit here: uclahs.fyi/3KiCZbE

In this week’s newsletter, we're celebrating an outstanding fellowship match for the DoM! Every program filled its positions, reflecting our department's strength as a destination for exceptional training and career preparation. Meet the new fellows here: uclahs.fyi/3YfYhdo

Fresh off his fellowship graduation from the California Health Care Foundation Leadership Program, Dr. Daniel Kozman is advancing innovative UCLA DoM safety net partnerships to expand access and support care for underserved patients. Read the full story: uclahs.fyi/3WX8Od0

Big news! The NIH awarded $6.5M to launch the Los Angeles Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, a new collaboration to advance breakthroughs that help older adults live stronger, healthier lives. Hear from co-director Dr. Jonathan Wanagat: uclahs.fyi/49kqhn5

Fellowship Match Day brought excitement and joy for our internal medicine residents! Hear from our newly matched trainees as they reflect on the day, and check out Dr. Abel's well-wishes and encouragement for their next chapter. #FellowMatch #Match2026 uclahs.fyi/3XHDbEK

Happy One Year Anniversary to the Proceedings of the UCLA Department of Medicine! The journal has already published more than 100 articles and continues to expand faculty scholarship and clinical insight. Learn more here: uclahs.fyi/4ifOH3q

Highlighting our ever-growing UCLA-Olive View partnership! LEADERS from the UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases recently visited Olive View to recognize the division’s expansion and discuss future collaborations in clinical care, education and research: uclahs.fyi/4peXuFa

What’s driving the future of diabetes research? Dr. Abel breaks it down in an interview with the National Academy of Sciences. Read the full Q&A to learn about his research on diabetes, its impact on cardiovascular health and the future of prevention and treatment: www.nasonline.org/news/world-d...

We are so thrilled for our internal medicine residents who received their fellowship match results! We're grateful to have been a part of your journey in medicine and can’t wait to see all you will accomplish. Congratulations! #FellowMatch #Match2026 uclahs.fyi/3KelSrL

Congrats and welcome to our incoming fellows! They've weathered the storm of residency successfully, and the forecast for their medical careers looks bright. We look forward to the incredible contributions they'll bring to the DoM. #FellowMatch #Match2026 uclahs.fyi/3KelSrL

It’s Fellowship Match Day and the forecast is bright! Watch Dr. Abel's report on the weather for our different subspecialties, then reveal the new faces joining us in 2026! We can’t wait to welcome our new class of fellowship LEADERS! #FellowMatch #Match2026 uclahs.fyi/3KelSrL

Fellowship Match Day is here! Across our sites, our internal medicine residents are gathering to celebrate their phenomenal match results. Stay tuned to meet our incoming fellows and to see where our residents are headed next! Congratulations to all! #FellowMatch #Match2026

WEATHER ALERT! This #FellowMatch Day, Dr. Abel is predicting a strong match energy heading west and a 100% chance of celebration! ☀️ Keep an eye out for his full report and to learn which fellows will join the DoM in 2026! #Match2026

Take a deep breath! This week, Dr. Abel highlights some remarkable accomplishments from our Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine team, including recognitions at CHEST, & impactful research and leadership in national policy conversations. Read it here: uclahs.fyi/4pER2Y2

Big congrats to Dr. Mina Sedrak for receiving the King Hussein Cancer Research Young Investigator Award honoring his groundbreaking work at the intersection of cancer and aging! Check out highlights from the award ceremony with the Jordanian Royal Family: uclahs.fyi/4r5DVkg

Congratulations to Dr. Diana Márquez-Garbán for receiving the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award! This award recognizes her exceptional mentorship and dedication to supporting future leaders in science and medicine. Read more about her impact here: uclahs.fyi/48a3Kr0

Huge congrats to Dr. Joann Elmore for receiving a $16M PCORI grant to lead the nation’s first large-scale trial studying artificial intelligence in breast cancer screening. Her work aims to ensure AI tools are safe, effective and improve patient outcomes: uclahs.fyi/4nRLc4y

Happy Thanksgiving!

Highlighting the DoM UCLA Division of Endocrinology! They made a strong showing at this year’s American Thyroid Association meeting with more than 15 faculty and fellows presenting research, leading panels and earning national recognition. Learn more: uclahs.fyi/4oXi7W5

In this week's newsletter, Dr. Abel reflects on our growing momentum in scholarly work, including the one-year anniversary of Proceedings of the UCLA Department of Medicine and the launch of its companion publication: DoM Clinical Insights! Read more here: uclahs.fyi/48kERJf

In our Resident Reflection series, we check in with our internal medicine residents about their journey so far. Dr. Enat Arega, a second-year resident, reflects on how much can change in just a year, from gaining clinical confidence to stepping into a leadership role. Watch here!

Congrats to Dr. Matthew Rettig for receiving national funding to establish a new Clinical Cancer Research Center at the VA! The center will advance precision oncology & expand access to cutting-edge cancer care for Veterans across the Southwest: uclahs.fyi/3JLt4v9

In our Resident Reflections series, we catch up with our internal medicine residents to learn about their experiences and what’s ahead. Hear intern Dr. Josh Jones reflect on his first 3 months in training, the supportive UCLA community, and his plans to pursue future interests.

We’re highlighting the impactful partnership between UCLA and the Greater Los Angeles VA. In this reflection, Dr. Zhaoping Li shares how the DoM is strengthening clinical care, research, and education for those who have served. Read more: uclahs.fyi/43jzgRF

Peek into "A Day in the Life" of a UCLA clinician in our new series! First up is Dr. Evan Michael Shannon, a VA and Homeless Healthcare Collaborative physician. Learn more about his clinical work and research on the health of underserved communities: uclahs.fyi/486rlJ7