UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship Alumni

2024–2025

Alexandra Hospodar, M.D.

Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine 
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship  
Current Employment: UCLA Department of Family Medicine, Division of Addiction Medicine 

Taylor Docter, M.D.

Medical School: UC San Diego
Residency: Emergency Medicine, USC 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship  
Current Employment: TBD

Ololade Saliu, M.D.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 
Residency: Internal Medicine, U Iowa
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship  
Current Employment: TBD

2023–2024

Giovani Cruz, M.D.

Medical School: Autonomous University "Benito Juarez" of Oaxaca
Residency: Dignity Family Medicine California Hospital 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship  
Current Employment: LA County Ambulatory Care Network, San Fernando Valley Medical Group

Jessica Wang, M.D., M.P.H

Medical School: Northwestern 
Residency: Family Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship  
Current Employment: UCLA Health, Staff Physician 

2022–2023

Michelle Okoreeh, M.D.

Medical School: UC Riverside School of Medicine 
Residency: Family Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship  
Current Employment: Riverside County Department of Mental Health

Duc Doan, D.O.

Medical School: University of South Florida 
Residency: Family Medicine, Pomona Valley Hospital Center  
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship  
Current Employment: New Season Treatment Center

2021–2022

Amy M. Richards, M.D.

Medical School: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 
Residency: Family Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 
Fellowship: Addiction Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 
Current Employment: UCLA Department of Family Medicine, Division of Addiction Medicine 

Angela Sepulveda Velez, M.D.

Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia 
UCLA IMG Program 
Residency: Family Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship (2021-2022) 
Current Employment: Clinicas Newbury Park Health Center

2020–2021

Ariana Abid, M.D.

Graduate School: Masters of Science in Medical Sciences, University of South Florida 
Medical School: University of South Florida 
Residency: Family Medicine, Halifax Health 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship 
Current Employment: Adventist Health Sonora

Jonathan Quach, M.D.

Medical School: New York University 
Residency: Internal Medicine, UCLA-Olive View Medical Center 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship 
Current Employment: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

2019–2020

Jonathan Watson, M.D.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School 
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Family Medicine Residency 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship 
Current Employment: Orange County Correctional Facility

2018–2019

Julio Meza, M.D.

Medical School: San Bartolo National Hospital, El Salvador 
UCLA IMG Program 
Residency: Family Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship 
Current Employment: Program Director, Addiction Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

2017–2018

Yulsi Fernandez Montero, M.D., M.P.H.

Medical School: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 
UCLA PRIME-David Geffen School of Medicine 
Residency: Family Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 
Fellowship: UCLA Addiction Medicine Fellowship 
Current Employment: UCLA Department of Family Medicine, Division of Addiction Medicine