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Faculty Executive Committee – Roster 2026-2027

The Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) is the elected representative body of the Faculty of the School of Medicine.

Officers

Alice Kuo, MD, PhD, MBA

Officer/Chair

Russell Buhr, MD

Russell Buhr, MD, PhD

Officer/Vice Chair (Chair Elect)

Langston Holly, MD

Officer/Past Chair

Voting & Non-Voting Faculty Members

Ryan Aronin, MD

Ryan Aronin, MD

Member/Health Sciences Clinical

William Carroll

William Carroll, MD

Member/Health Sciences Clinical

Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS

Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS

Member/Medical Sciences

Ajit Divakaruni, PhD

Ajit Divakaruni, PhD

Member/Preclinical Sciences

Richard Finn

Richard Finn, MD

Member/Health Sciences Clinical

Melinda Gibbons, MD, MSHS

Melinda Maggard Gibbons, MD, MSHS

Special Advisor for Clinical Professionalism; FEC Surgical Sciences Member, Volunteer Clinical Appointments and Promotions Committee Chair

Jonathan Goldman, MD

Jonathan Goldman, MD

Member/Health Sciences Clinical

Christina Han

Christina Han, MD

Interim Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, FEC Member/ Surgical Sciences

Vincent L. Rowe, MD

Vincent L. Rowe, MD

Member/Surgical Sciences

Faysal Saab, MD, DTMH, FACP

Member/Health Sciences Clinical

Felix Schweizer, PhD

Felix Schweizer, PhD

Interim Director, Brain Research Institute, FEC Member/Preclinical Sciences

Tara Vijayan, MD

Member/Medical Sciences

Tom Vondriska

Thomas Vondriska, PhD

Professor, Anesthesiology; Professor, Medicine; Professor, Physiology

Otto Yang, MD

Otto Yang, MD

Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics; Associate Chief of Infectious Diseases

Jeffrey Young, PhD

Jeffrey Young, PhD

Member/Volunteer Clinical Faculty, Volunteer Clinical Appointments and Promotions Vice Chair

Non-Voting Student Members

Sarah Park

Sarah Park

Medical Student

Camille Motchoffo Simo

Camille Motchoffo Simo

Medical Student

Gretchen Fujimura

Gretchen Fujimura

Medical Student

Rithik Jain

Rithik Jain

Medical Student

Ex-Officio Members

Joaquín (Quim) Madrenas, MD, PhD

Joaquín (Quim) Madrenas, MD, PhD

Vice Dean for Faculty, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Dean Dubinet standing in office

Steve Dubinett, MD

Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, UCLA

John C Mazziotta, MD, PhD

Vice Chancellor Health Sciences, Member/Ex-Officio

Lee T. Miller, MD

Lee T. Miller, MD

Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Subcommittees - Chairs & Vice Chairs

Marc A. Cohen, MD, MS

Marc Cohen, MD, MS

Assistant Dean for Student Professionalism and Performance

Estebes Hernandez, MD

FEC: CASPP Committee, Vice Chair

Misty Richards, MD, MS

HS Associate Clinical Professor, Psychiatry; MEC, Co-Chair

Dr. Tyler Larsen smiling portrait in front of white backdrop

Tyler Larsen, MD

HS Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine; MEC, Co-Chair

Melinda Gibbons, MD, MSHS

Melinda Maggard Gibbons, MD, MSHS

Special Advisor for Clinical Professionalism; FEC Surgical Sciences Member, Volunteer Clinical Appointments and Promotions Committee Chair

Jeffrey Young, PhD

Jeffrey Young, PhD

Member/Volunteer Clinical Faculty, Volunteer Clinical Appointments and Promotions Vice Chair

Support Staff

Michael Ruan

Senior Analyst, UC OATS & FEC Administrator