CORE Kidney Spotlights
Highlighted Stories
Our CORE Kidney Spotlights feature students, doctors, patients, and other friends of CORE Kidney who have shared their inspiring stories.
Gabe Munoz
Learn about Gabe Munoz's path to becoming a doctor, and how his various life experiences have all shaped him towards his path in medicine.
Lewis Simon
Lewis Simon's family has a history of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD). He was diagnosed with ADPKD at age 10, which sparked an interest in kidney health research.
Sohum Bhargava
Thank you, Sohum Bhargava, for all your support through the years to the UCLA Health CORE Kidney Program. Sohum raised $735 by cooking and selling food to close family friends and also donated his birthday money!
Sara Erskine- Kidney Donor
My story, it all started with an idea, "...be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
Ray Goshtaseb- MD
From UCLA Volunteer to Faculty