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UCLA Medical Center
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Hospitals in the Nation
20 Consecutive Years
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Rated One of the Top Hospitals in the Nation for 20th Consecutive Year

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Ambartsumyan, Gayane | Boyer, Pamela Jean | Chaudhuri, Gautam | Chen, AngelaDorigo, Oliver | Farias-Eisner, Robin | Freije, William Alexander | Janzen, Carla | Jensen, Kirsten | Johnson, Michael | Kahn, Daniel | Karam, Amer | Koos, Brian | Kuo, John | Lee, Lydia | Lu, Michael | Memarzadeh, Sanaz | Nathan, Lauren | Parvataneni, Ram | Rahimian, Jeannine | Rapkin, Andrea | Rible, Radhika | Shamonki, Mousa | Stenson, Amy | Tabsh, Khalil | Tarnay, ChristopherWu, Tsung-Chieh Jackson


Executive Chair:

Gautam Chaudhuri, MD, PhD

Gautam Chaudhuri, MD, PhDFellowship
Reproductive Endocrinology, USC School of Medicine, 1975 - 1976
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomed Sciences, 1977 - 1980
Internship
Internal Medicine & General Surgery, Safdarjung General Hospital, 1965 - 1966
Medical Degree
MD, R.G.Kar Medical College, 1964. Read more...

 


Executive Vice-Chair:

Andrea Rapkin, MD

Andrea Rapkin, MDResidency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1980 - 1983
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, SUNY Health Science Center at Buffalo, 1979 - 1980
Medical Degree
MD, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomed Sciences, 1979. Read more...

 


Gayane Ambartsumyan, MD

Gayane Ambartsumyan, MDResidency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2002 - 2005.
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2001 - 2002
Medical Degree
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 2001. Read more...

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Pamela Jean Boyer, MD

Pamela Jean Boyer, MDFellowship
Maternal & Fetal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1986 - 1988
Immunology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1985 - 1986
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1982 - 1985
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1981 - 1982
Medical Degree
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 1981 . Read more...


Angela Chen, MD

Angela Chen, MDFellowship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston Medical Center, 2001 - 2003
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston Medical Center, 1998 - 2001
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston Medical Center, 1997 - 1998
Medical Degree
MD, Boston University School of Medicine, 1997 . Read more...

 


Oliver Dorigo, MD

Oliver Dorigo, MDOliver Dorigo, MD, PhD, received his medical degree from the University of Heidelberg Medical School in Germany. Following three years of OB/GYN residency training at the University of Munich, Germany, he moved to the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center in San Diego , CA , to pursue cancer gene therapy research.  Dr. Dorigo joined the UCLA Department of OB/GYN in 1995, and completed his residency in 1999.  He subsequently received further basic science training with Dr. Arnold Berk at the Molecular Biology Institute at UCLA.

Fellowship
Gynecologic Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Gene Therapy, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 1992 - 1995
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Klinikum Grosshadern, 1989 - 1992
Medical Degree
MD, Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg, 1989 Read more...

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Farias-Eisner, Robin, MD

Robin F. Eisner, MDDr. Farias-Eisner is currently the Chief of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA. He is the co-Director of the Women’s Cancer Program for the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) at UCLA. Dr. Farias-Eisner has written numerous book chapters and has been invited for more than 50 presentations, nationally and internationally.

Fellowship
Gynecologic Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1990 - 1992
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1986 - 1990
Emergency Medicine, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, 1983 - 1985
Internship
Transitional, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, 1982 - 1983
Medical Degree
MD, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 1981 Read more...

 


William Alexander Freije, MD

William Alexander Freije, MDFellowship
Reproductive Endocrinology, Parkland Health and Hospital System, 1996 - 1999
Reproductive Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1995 - 1995
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, LAC + USC Medical Center, 1992 - 1995
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, LAC + USC Medical Center, 1991 - 1992
Medical Degree
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, 1991. Read more...


Carla Janzen, MD

Carla Janzen, MD Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000 - 2002
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1998 - 1999
Medical Degree
MD, Brown University School of Medicine, 1998. Read more...

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Kirsten Jensen, MD

Kirsten Jensen, MD Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2005 - 2006
Medical Degree
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 2005 Read more...

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Vice Chair:

Michael Johnson, MD

Michael Johnson, MDResidency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1990 - 1995
Medical Degree
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 1990. Read more...

 

 

 


Daniel Kahn, MD

Daniel Kahn, MDResidency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2002 - 2003
Medical Degree
MD, UC San Diego School of Medicine, 2002. Read more...

 


Amer Karam, MD

Amer Karam, MDFellowship
Breast Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2007 - 2008
Gynecologic Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Residency

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2001 - 2004
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2000 - 2001
Medical Degree
MD, American University of Beirut Medical School, 2000. Read more...

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Vice Chair:

Brian Koos, MD

Brian Koos, MDFellowship
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, 1982 - 1983
Fetal Physiology, Oxford University Medical School, 1979 - 1982
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 1976 - 1979
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 1975 - 1976
Medical Degree
MD, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1974. Read more...


John Kuo, MD

John Kuo, MDFellowship
Reproductive Endocrinology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2001 - 2004
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Medical Degree
MD, USC School of Medicine, 2000. Read more...

 


Lydia Lee, MD

Lydia Lee, MDFellowship
Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2003 - 2007
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1999 - 2002
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1998 - 1999
Medical Degree
MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1998 Read more...


Michael Lu, MD

Michael Lu, MDResidency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UC Irvine Medical Center, 1994 - 1998
Medical Degree
MD, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 1994. Read more...

 

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Sanaz Memarzadeh, MD, PhD

Sanaz Memarzadeh, MD, PhDDr. Memarzadeh is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from the Department of Neurosciences, University of Pittsburgh . During her undergraduate training she performed basic research in the area of neurophysiology and was a member of various honors societies. She continued her medical training at the University of Pittsburgh , graduating in the top ten percentile of her medical school class resulting in a membership in the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha society.

Fellowship
Gynecologic Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996 - 1997
Medical Degree
MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1996 Read more...


Lauren Nathan, MD

Lauren Nathan, MDResidency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1989 - 1990
Medical Degree
MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1989. Read more...

 


Ram Parvataneni, MD

Ram Parvataneni, MDFellowship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCSF Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2003 - 2006
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1999 - 2003
Internship
Kingston Regional Hospitals/Kingston Public Hospit, 1996 - 1997
Medical Degree
MD, The University of the West Indies, 1996. Read more...

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Jeannine Rahimian, MD

Jeannine Rahimian, MDResidency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2001 - 2004
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Medical Degree
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000. Read more...

 


Radhika Rible, MD

Radhika Rible, MD

Fellowship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, LAC + USC Medical Center, 2006 - 2008
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, 2003 - 2006
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, 2002 - 2003
Medical Degree
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians,Surgeons, 2002. Read more...

 


Mousa Shamonki, MD

Mousa Shamonki, MDFellowship
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Cornell University Medical College, 2002 - 2005
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care, 1999 - 2002
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care, 1998 - 1999
Medical Degree
MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 1998. Read more...

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Amy Stenson, MD

Amy Stenson, MD

Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2004 - 2008
Medical Degree
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 2004. Read more...

 

 


Vice Chair:

Khalil Tabsh, MD

Khalil Tabsh, MDFellowship
Maternal & Fetal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1978 - 1979
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1976 - 1978
Obstetrics & Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, 1974 - 1976
Medical Degree
MD, American University of Beirut Medical School, 1974. Read more...

 


Christopher Tarnay, MD

Christopher Tarnay, MDDr. Christopher Tarnay returned to UCLA in 2005 to direct care in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery for the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Bringing expertise to UCLA after 5 years as Director of Urogynecology at an outside institution, the Department now provides a full spectrum of urogynecologic care to women experiencing bladder and pelvic floor problems.

Fellowship
Urogynecology & Recon. Pelvic Surgery, Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, 1998 - 2000
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1994 - 1995
Medical Degree
MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1994 Read more...

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Tsung-Chieh Jackson Wu, MD

Tsung-Chieh Jackson Wu, MDFellowship
Reproductive Endocrinology, National Institutes of Health, The Clinical Center, 1987 - 1989
Pathology, Hahnemann University School of Medicine c/o Drexel University, 1979 - 1982
Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1986 - 1987
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1983 - 1986
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Central Clinic & Hospital, 1978 - 1979
Internship
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hahnemann University School of Medicine c/o Drexel University, 1982 - 1983
Medical Degree
MD, Taipei Medical College, 1978. Read more...

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