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 Elected A Fellow of Royal College of Physicians

E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, William S. Adams Distinguished Professor and Chair for the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Executive Medical Director at UCLA Health, has been elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP Edin). “Appointment as a fellow of the Royal…
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Kassem Safa, MD Appointed Medical Director of the UCLA Kidney Transplant Program

The UCLA Department of Medicine has appointed Kassem Safa, MD, as medical director of the UCLA Kidney Transplant Program in the division of nephrology, effective September 1, 2026. Dr. Safa is a transplant nephrologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and has served as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School for the past decade. He is…
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David S. Park, MD, PhD Appointed Section Chief of Electrophysiology

The UCLA Department of Medicine (DoM) is pleased to announce the appointment of David S. Park, MD, PhD as section chief of electrophysiology in the UCLA Division of Cardiology, effective July 1, 2026. "It is an honor to lead this team of exceptional physicians and scientists in the Section of Electrophysiology at UCLA. Building upon UCLA’s rich…
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