Meet our Expert Team
Find your care
Our specialists help you prevent and manage health conditions and meet your goals with individualized, expert nutritional care. For help finding clinical nutrition care, call 310-825-7921. To reach the Medical Weight Management Program, please call 310-825-8173.
The UCLA Center for Human Nutrition team is a leader in both research and clinical care settings with the goal of advancing knowledge and treatment in variety of nutrition-related health issues including obesity, metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer. By understanding the effects of nutrients on the human body through research, we aim to translate this to the clinical practice in the care of our patients.
Leadership
Gail Thames
MSO, Division Administrator
Emeritus Faculty
David Heber, MD, PhD
Co-Founder of UCLA Center for Human Nutrition
Vay Liang Go, MD
Co-Founder of UCLA Center for Human Nutrition
Clinical Faculty
Natalie Bransky, MD
Clinical Instructor/Fellow
Steven Tan, MD
Associate Physician Diplomate
Basic Scientist
Jieping Yang, PhD
Lab Director
Onkei Lei
Post Doc
Hila Zelicha
Post Doc
Lab Staff
Jianjun Huang
Lab Tech
Rupo Lee
Lab Tech, Chemistry
Mario Vega
Senior Lab Tech, Microbiology/Immunology
Basic Research Staff
Irene Gilbuena, LVN
Nurse Coordinator
Jeraldine Guzman
Medical Assistant, Study Coordinator
Molica Arana
Lead Study Coordinator
Kimberly Ramirez
Study Coordinator
Kevin Kim
Study Coordinator
Administrative Staff
Mayara Bledsoe
Fund Manager
Puneet (Pri) Samra
Administrative Assistant/Purchaser