Berkeley
Berkeley
Guendelman, Sylvia
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise: Reproductive health of immigrant women . Access
to health care for disadvantaged populations . Health along the
U.S.-Mexico border . Juvenile asthma.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:510-642-2848 642-1512
sylviag@uclink4.berkeley.edu
Berkeley
Herrera, Rafael
Director - Admissions
Areas of Expertise: Community mental health. Crisis intervention.
Brief psychotherapy. Disaster mental health services.
Languages: English
Phone:510-642-0766 642-4341
rafa@socrates.berkeley.edu
Berkeley
Manoleas, Peter
Lecturer/Field Work Consultant
Areas of Expertise: Substance abuse. Mental health. Cross-cultural
practice. Latino mental health
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:510-642-0929 642-4341
pgm@socrates.berkeley.edu
Berkeley
Organista, Kurt
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise: Chicano/Latino psychosocial problems. Acculturation
and adjustment of ethnic minorities to American society. Minority
mental health. Cognitive-behavioral therapy. Depression in Latinos.
HIV prevention with Mexican migrant laborers/Latinos
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:510-643-6671, 642-4341
drkco@uclink.berkeley.edu
Berkeley
Viteri, Fernando
Professor
Areas of Expertise: Iron deficiency, prevention, and correction.
Whole-body micronutrient metabolism and interactions. Iron, zinc,
copper, folate, vitamin E.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:510-642-6900, 642-6490
viteri@nature.berkeley.edu
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Davis
Davis
Brown, Kenneth
Professor
Area of Expertise: Nutrition problems of infants and young children
of low-income countries; relationships between infectious diseases
and nutritional status; deficiencies of zinc, vitamin A, and other
micronutrients
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (530) 752-1992
khbrown@ucdavis.edu
Davis
Hird, David
Professor
Area of Expertise: Veterinary epidemiology, veterinary medicine
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (530) 752-7675
dwhird@ucdavis.edu
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Irvine
Irvine
Baldi, Pierre
Professor/Director - Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics
Areas of Expertise: Genomics and Bioinformatics, Combining Medical
Research with Information Technology, Cutting-edge Technologies
-- such as Telescience and Informatics -- to Empower Physicians
in their Daily Practices, Cal-(IT)2
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:949-824-5809
pfbaldi@ics.uci.edu
Irvine
De La Maza, Luis M.
Professor
Areas of Expertise: Sexually transmitted diseases, Chlamydia, Herpes,
Infectious Diseases
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:949-824-7450
lmdelama@uci.edu
Irvine
Duel, Barry
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Urology including Urinary Incontinence
and Minimally Invasive Surgery; Urological problems in Children
with ADHD and Spina Bifida.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:714-456-2991
bduel@uci.edu
Irvine
Ericson, Jonathon
Chair, Environmental Analysis and Design
Areas of Expertise: Principal research interests in environmental
health sciences, with emphasis on exposure assessment and development
of biomarkers. Research has been conducted on establishing the pre-Industrial
baseline levels of lead distribution and cadmium, lead in the urban
environment through environmental epidemiological survey, the durability
of natural glass for nuclear waste containment, and GIS/remote sensing.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:949-824-1000
jeericso@uci.edu
Irvine
James, Anthony
Professor
Areas of Expertise: Urban anthropology, psychological anthropology,
sociocultural change, socialization and educational anthropology,
comparative ethnicity; Mexico and United States Southwest Ethnohistory.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:949-824-5930
aajames@uci.edu
Irvine
Manetta, Alberto
Professor OB/GYN
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Manetta has a special interest in gynecologic
malignancies and complex pelvic surgeries.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:714-456-8019
amanetta@uci.edu
Irvine
Vaca, Federico
Assistant Clinical Professor
Areas of Expertise: Adult and childhood injury prevention, sports
injuries and traffic safety. Also deals with child seats, seatbelts
and crash tests.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:714-456-5239
fevaca@uci.edu
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Barrio, Jorge
Professor - Radiological Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Nuclear medicine and radiology.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-825-4167
jbarrio@mednet.ucla.edu
Los Angeles
Carranza, Fermin
Professor Emeritus, Dentistry
Areas of Expertise: Periodontist, histologist.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-825-5543
Los Angeles
Correa, Ana Maria
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Areas of Expertise: Neuroscience
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-206-4072
nani@ucla.edu
Los Angeles
Dirksen, Ellen R.
Professor, Neurobiology
Areas of Expertise:
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-825-9565
dirksen@mednet.ucla.edu
Los Angeles
Fitten, L. Jaime
Adjunct Associate Professor, Geriatrics
Areas of Expertise: Geriatrics, aging, Alzheimer's disease, dementia
and depression.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:818-891-7711 x7097
jfitten@ucla.edu
Los Angeles
Hayes-Bautista, David
Professor - Director The Center for the Study of Latino Health
Areas of Expertise: Medical sociology, social, health, economic
and political issues dealing with Latinos and Chicanos; AIDS, research
and demographics.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-794-0663 310-794-0664
dhayesb@ucla.edu
Los Angeles
Morales, Armando
Adjunct Professor - Psychiatry\Biobehavioral Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Child homicide, gang violence and Hispanic mental
health.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-825-0466
Los Angeles
Segundo, Jose P.
Professor Emeritus, Neurobiology
Areas of Expertise: Nervous system.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-825-9582
segundo@ucla.edu
Los Angeles
Torres-Gil, Fernando
Professor - Social Welfare; Associate Dean - Academic Affairs/Public
Policy
Areas of Expertise: Gerontology, the politics of aging, long-term
care and services to the elderly, social policy, health care, social
security and welfare reform
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-206-1994, 310-794-9305
torres@sppsr.ucla.edu
Los Angeles
Vargas, Jorge
Associate Professor, Pediatrics/Gastroenterology
Areas of Expertise: Parasitic infections, pediatrics and surgery
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-206-6134
jvargas@mednet.ucla.edu
Los Angeles
Vinuela, Fernando
Professor, Radiological Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Therapeutic neuroradiology.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-825-6576
fvinuela@mednet.ucla.edu
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Merced
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Riverside
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San Diego
San Diego
Barba, M.D., David
Associate Clinical Professor - Department of Surgery
Areas of Expertise: Neurosurgery
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:681-543-5540
dbarba@ucsd.edu
San Diego
Easter, M.D., David W.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Easter is a general surgeon with special
interests in oncology, resident education, and laparoscopic surgery
techniques.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:858-657-8735
deaster@ucsd.edu
San Diego
Lama, Ph.D., Juan
Assistant Research Scientist - Department of Medicine
Areas of Expertise: The molecular determinants of HIV pathogenesis;
understanding how HIV replicates, and how the virus takes advantage
of the cellular machinery to complete its life cycle, and in utilizing
HIV as a tool for gene therapy protocols. A member of the National
Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse, a nationwide organization
dedicated to fostering science among Hispanics and to increase the
involvement of Hispanic scientists in federally supported research.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:858-822-4211
jlama@ucsd.edu
San Diego
Ricote, Ph.D., Merceder
Assistant Research Molecular Medicine
Areas of Expertise: Molecular Biology. Studies the mechanisms by
which nuclear receptors regulate macrophage development and function.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:858-822-5664
mricote@ucsd.edu
San Diego
Urquidi, Ph.D., Virginia
Assistant Research Scientist - Department of Pathology
Areas of Expertise: Molecular Oncology Mechanisms of metastatic
spread of cancer; identification of targets or pathways of potential
therapeutic interest; translation of scientific discoveries to the
clinical practice via new methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:858-822-2082
vurquidi@ucsd.edu
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San Francisco
San Francisco
Holland, MD, Martin Carlos
Acting Chair - SFGH Medical Center
Areas of Expertise: Neurosurgery. Spinal cord injuries, brain surgery
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:415-206-8300
hollandm@neurosurg.ucsf.edu
San Francisco
Jarquin-Valdivia, MD, Adrian Alberto
Areas of Expertise: Risk of strokes, neurovascular and neurocritical
care Surgical Intensive Care Unit at SFGH Medical Center
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:415-719-3470
San Francisco
Muņoz, PhD, Ricardo
Director - Latino Mental Health Program - SFGH Medical Center
Areas of Expertise: Bilingual Stop Smoking Program on the Internet
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:415-206-5214
munoz@itsa.ucsf.edu
San Francisco
Ponce, LLB, Julian
Associate Dean, School of Dentistry
Areas of Expertise: Fiscal planning, point person for website for
S/D; legal issues; state and federal organizations; administration.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:415-476-1323
poncej@dentistry.ucsf.edu
San Francisco
Portillo RN, PhD, Carmen
School of Nursing
Areas of Expertise:
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:415-476-1630
cjport@itsa.ucsf.edu
San Francisco
Ramos-Gomez, DDS, Francisco
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric dentistry serving underserved communities;
clinical and research on early childhood caries (baby bottle tooth
decay); dental surgeon and health educator
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:415-476-6826
ramos@itsa.ucsf.edu
San Francisco
Starr, MD, Philip
Areas of Expertise: Neurosurgery at UCSF/VA Medical Center.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:415-719-8997
starrp@itsa.ucsf.edu
San Francisco
Villela, MD, Teresa
Assistant chair - Family/Community Medicine - SFGH Medical Center
Areas of Expertise: Educator, primary care physician and expert
on medical care with attention to cultural awareness and needs
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:415-206-6881
terevil@itsa.ucsf.edu
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Santa Barbara
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Santa Cruz
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