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UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations Directory

924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 350
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 794-0777
(310) 794-2259 (fax)

Our team is available to assist with news inquiries involving UCLA hospitals, clinics, doctors and patients, faculty and education, and research scientists and programs. Media relations staff names, contact information and specific areas of expertise appear below.  Click here for a list of BEATS in alphabetical order.

 Dale Tate



Dale Tate
, Executive Director
(310) 794-8171, dtate@mednet.ucla.edu 

Areas: Government Relations and external communications.

   
Roxanne Moster 

Roxanne Moster
, Director, UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations
(310) 794-2264, rmoster@mednet.ucla.edu

Areas: Media issues, documentary projects, disaster preparedness, development and fundraising, human resources issues, international relations, patient rights, Reagan UCLA Medical Center Project, UCLA Medical Center, medical school and research issues.  
   
Amy Albin

Amy Albin
, Senior Media Relations Officer
(310) 794-8672, aalbin@mednet.ucla.edu

Areas: Cardiothoracic surgery, heart/lung transplantation, Mattel Children's Hospital, pediatrics, pet therapy, plastic/reconstructive surgery, stroke, spiritual care, volunteer services.
 
Rachel Champeau

Rachel Champeau
, Assistant Director
(310) 794-2270, rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu

Areas: Aging, allergy and immunology, alternative medicine, anesthesiology, cardiology, dermatology, digestive diseases, emergency medicine, general surgery, infectious diseases, internal medicine, nuclear medicine, nutrition, pharmacology, podiatry, pulmonary medicine, rheumatology, vascular surgery, urology.
 
Enrique Rivero

Enrique Rivero
, Senior Media Relations Officer
(310) 794-2273, erivero@mednet.ucla.edu

Areas: AIDS, endocrinology, family medicine, geriatrics, health disparities, health services research, hepatology, kidney/liver transplantation, Latino health, nephrology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation, sports medicine, stem cell research, thyroid conditions, women's health.
 
Elaine Schmidt

Elaine Schmidt
, Senior Media Relations Officer
(310) 794-2272, eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu

Areas: Biological chemistry, blood and platelet donation, head and neck surgery, human genetics, immunology, medical school curriculum and student affairs, microbiology, neurobiology, School of Nursing and hospital nursing, pathology and laboratory medicine, physiology, radiology, social work, vision and eye care.
 
Mark Wheeler

Mark Wheeler
, Senior Media Relations Officer
(310) 794-2265, mwheeler@mednet.ucla.edu

Areas: Public health issues and the neurosciences, including brain mapping and imaging, neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences.
 

Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital

Ted Braun

Ted Braun
, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
(310) 319-4567, tbraun@mednet.ucla.edu

Areas: Family medicine, sports medicine, orthopaedic surgery, Santa Monica Outpatient Clinic, sleep disorders, geriatrics, UCLA Medical Network (satellite facilities).
 

Jonnson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA / Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research

Kim Irwin

Kim Irwin
, Public Information Director
(310) 206-2805, kirwin@mednet.ucla.edu

Areas: Cancer research, prevention, education, clinical care and clinical trials; stem cell policy, ethics and research.
 

UCLA School of Dentistry

Sandra Shagat

Sandra Shagat
, Senior Public Information Officer
(310) 206-0835, sshagat@dent.ucla.edu

Areas: Dental research, education and clinical care.
   

ADMINISTRATION 

 
Haleh Shahmiri


Haleh Shahmiri
, Administrative Analyst/Office Manager
(310) 794-2266, hshahmiri@mednet.ucla.edu  
   
 Margo Vasquez

Margo Vasquez
, Administrative Assistant
(310) 794-0777, mvasquez@mednet.ucla.edu  









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