Department of Medicine Blog

On My Mind... Reflections from the Chair

Welcome to the UCLA Department of Medicine (DoM). With a 70-year history of innovation in education, research, and patient care, the DoM has grown to become the largest department of medicine in the UC system. Six of our clinical programs are nationally ranked within the top 10 in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report.

We take great pride in the achievements by staff, trainees, and faculty who advance our mission to lead in innovation, transform care, and advance health for all. Our accomplished trainees learn alongside renowned faculty who chart bold new courses in biomedicine and healthcare delivery to move medicine forward. Learn more about our department’s work, accomplishments, and goals directly from Chair and Executive Medical Director Dr. E. Dale Abel, who shares his reflections each week.

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E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD Honored by Association of Professors of Medicine and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine

The UCLA Department of Medicine (DoM) is pleased to announce that E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, chair and executive medical director of the department, is the recipient of the Association of Professors of Medicine (APM) Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award. This peer-nominated award recognizes a physician who has demonstrated outstanding leadership…
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In Memoriam: Jonathan M. Tobis, MD

Dear colleagues, It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jonathan M. Tobis, MD, a respected leader of the UCLA Division of Cardiology and a beloved mentor, colleague and friend to many in the department of medicine. Dr. Tobis died peacefully at home after a long illness on September 13, 2025,…
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Reza Abdi, MD Appointed Director of Transplant Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Immunobiology, UCLA Kidney Transplant Immunobiology Program

The UCLA Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the establishment of the Kidney Transplant Immunobiology Program (KTIP) in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (DGSOM) and the appointment of Reza Abdi, MD as director of transplant nephrology and kidney transplant immunobiology, effective Nov. 1. The KTIP will bridge bioengineering, immunology and regenerative…
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A Randomized Phase 3 Study of MRTX849 in Combination with Cetuximab Versus Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer with KRAS G12C Mutation with Disease Progression On or After Standard First-Line Therapy...

Early Lipid Accumulation and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients

Adalimumab vs. Conventional Immunosuppression for Uveitis Trial

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