Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Team

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At UCLA Health, you receive world-class care from a team of experts in pulmonary vascular disease. Call 310-825-0527 to connect with a specialist.

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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Specialists

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

At the UCLA Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, we specialize in advanced treatments that aren’t available elsewhere. These treatments require a high level of skill from an experienced team.

Our team includes pulmonologists, interventional radiologists, cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons. We work closely with experts across UCLA Health to deliver effective, comprehensive care.

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Rajan Saggar, MD

Critical Care Medicine | Pulmonology

Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Professor of Medicine

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Richard N. Channick, MD
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Richard N. Channick, MD

Pulmonology | Critical Care Medicine

Saul Brandman Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Director, Acute and Chronic Thromboembolic Disease Program
Director, Advanced Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fellowship
Professor of Clinical Medicine

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Shelley M. Shapiro, MD, PhD

Pulmonology

Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Clinical Professor of Medicine

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Michael Troy, MD

Michael Troy, MD

Health Sciences Clinical Instructor

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fellow

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Anirudh Madabhushi, MD

Pulmonology

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows

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Tyrone Johnson, MD

Matthew Sweeney Class of 2028 pulm fellowship

Matthew Sweeney, MD

Nurse Practitioners

Shannon Salveson RN

Shannon Salveson, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Pharmacy Team

Marine Altunyan

Marine Altunyan, PharmD, BCACP

Clinical Pharmacist
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Tiffaney Bell, CPhT

Pharmacy Technician

Licensed Vocational Nurse

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Marinella Manimbo, LVN

Research Team

Jaclene Torres

Jaclene Torres

Clinical Research Coordinator
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Harold Te

Clinical Research Coordinator

Administrative Team

Lloyd Liang

Lloyd Liang

Program Manager
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Liliana Ruvalcaba

Patient Service Representative
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Scarlet Rodriguez

Patient Service Representative
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Jesanee McIver

Patient Service Representative