Journalist Resources
UCLA Health Media Relations
The UCLA Health Media Relations Office assists credentialed journalists with news inquiries and promotes the programs, science and specialists at UCLA Health's five hospitals and more than 280 clinics, the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
For fastest service, journalists can email:
[email protected]
Reporters also may contact members of the media team directly using the guide below.
Allergy and Immunology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine
Alana Prisco
Associate Director, Media Relations
[email protected]
Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Ethics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Liver and Kidney Transplant, Nephrology, Surgery
Enrique Rivero
Senior Media Relations Officer
[email protected]
Basic Science, Blood and Platelet Center, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant, Medical Education/David Geffen School of Medicine, Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, Nursing, Pathology, Plastic Surgery, Radiology
Kelsie Sandoval
Senior Media Relations Officer
[email protected]
Ambulatory Care, Community Clinics, Dermatology, Diversity & Inclusion, Gastroenterology, Hospital Services (Auxiliary Services, Volunteers), Integrative Medicine, Orthopedics, Palliative Care
Simi Singer
Senior Media Relations Officer
[email protected]
Diet and Nutrition, Head and Neck Surgery, Men's Health, Ophthalmology/Stein Eye Institute, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Urology
Vanessa Villafuerte
Senior Media Relations Officer
[email protected]
Will Houston
Senior Media Relations Officer
[email protected]
Community Partnerships, Gender Health Program, Health Equity, Operation Mend
Evelyn Tokuyama
Media Relations Officer
[email protected]
Operations and Administration
Phil Hampton
Senior Director, Communications
[email protected]
Senior Director, Media Relations
David Sampson
[email protected]
Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research
Ani Vahradyan
Communications and Media Relations Manager
[email protected]