Geriatrics Research

Meet the Research Faculty

Redefining Aging Care

With more than 40 full-time faculty members, the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (MPGMG) is one of the world’s largest geriatric and gerontology research programs. Our faculty conduct groundbreaking studies that lead to new treatment paradigms for age-related disease and shift national policies that affect aging adults and their caretakers.

Cathy Alessi, MD

Cathy Alessi, MD

Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine

Director, VA Greater Los Angeles Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)

Areas of Interest:
Sleep Problems in Older Adults

Steven C. Castle, MD

Steven C. Castle, MD

Associate Director of Geriatric Clinical Innovation

Areas of Interest:
Improving Fitness in Older Adults, Impact of Agent Orange Exposure on Veterans

Greg M. Cole, PhD

Gregory Cole, PhD

Areas of Interest:
Amyloid and tangle PET imaging; anti-amyloid agents

Sally A. Frautschy, PhD

Sally A. Frautschy, PhD

Areas of Interest:
Neuroinflammation

Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS

Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest:
Behavioral interventions for improving sleep-related conditions, decision making, human factors/usability, consumer wearables use for sleep tracking, clinical trials

Gale Greendale

Gail Greendale, MD

Emeritus Professor

Areas of Interest:
Menopause, women's health

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Andrea Hevener, PhD

Areas of Interest:
Mitochondrial function; metabolic health

Peifeng Hu, MD, PhD

Peifeng Hu, MD, PhD

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest:
Biomarkers of aging; data harmonization; cross-national comparsisons; international cohort studies

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Mei-Hua Huang, PhD

Adjunct Professor

Areas of Interest:
Nutrition, cognition

Arun S. Karlamangla, MD

Arun S. Karlamangla, MD

Prof in Res-HCOMP

Areas of Interest:
Midlife predictors of aging outcomes, menopause, osteoporosis, cognitive decline

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Cathy Lee, MD

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine/Geriatrics

Chief, Division of Geriatrics, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Areas of Interest:
Sarcopenia; frailty; cognition and exercise; exercise in older adults

David Lee, MD

David Lee, MD

Clinical Instructor

Areas of Interest:
Dementia Care; Multiple Chronic Conditions; Implementation Science; Health Policy and Management

Heather McCreath, PhD

Heather McCreath, PhD

Adjunct Professor
Minori Ohashi

Minori Ohashi, MD

Health Sciences Clinical Instructor of Medicine 

Areas of Interest:
Aging and stem cell biology

David B. Reuben, MD

David B. Reuben, MD

Professor

Areas of Interest:
Dementia Care; Caregiver stress; Falls prevention; Implementation Science

Debra Saliba, MD, MPH

Debra Saliba, MD, MPH

Professor

Areas of Interest:
Nursing home quality measurement

Catherine A. Sarkisian, MD

Catherine A. Sarkisian, MD

Areas of Interest:
Frailty; Low value care reduction; physical activity

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Teresa Seeman, PhD

Professor

Areas of Interest:
Social epidemiology; social determinants of health

Benjamin J. Seligman, MD, PhD

Benjamin J. Seligman, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor-in-Residence

Areas of Interest:
Frailty, epidemiology, demography

Albert Shieh, MD

Albert Shieh, MD

Associate Clinical Professor

Areas of Interest:
Osteoporosis; menopause; gut microbiome

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest:
Biology of aging, geroscience, sarcopenia, mitochondria