Our People

Meet the Team

Medical students at UCLA DGSOM united by a shared commitment to innovation and healthcare equity.

Coordinators

Wilson Yeh

Coordinator

MD Candidate, MS4
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Undergrad: UCLA

Focus: AI and psychiatry; working on a digital solution to decrease recurrent psychiatric hospitalizations through improved patient monitoring

Keer Zhang

Coordinator

MD Candidate, MS4
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Undergrad: University of Florida

Focus: Medical devices, AI, and global health disparities; exploring TCM diagnostic tech and low-cost tech solutions

Eliz Liang

Coordinator

MD Candidate, MS4
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Undergrad: Fudan University

Focus: Health innovation and disparities

Sophia Cha

Coordinator

MD-PhD Candidate (MSTP), MS2
UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program

Undergrad: Rice University

Focus: Global health, entrepreneurship, business, and development of new technology for application in disadvantaged communities

Hui Shi

Coordinator

MD Candidate, MS1
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Undergrad: Boston University

Focus: Development of bias-free tech/software for medical treatments and diagnoses

Luke Jouppi

Coordinator

MD Candidate, MS1
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Undergrad: University of Washington

Focus: Neurology, AI, digital phenotyping, and using everyday technology to personalize and improve care

Faculty Advisors

I. Obi Emeruwa, MD, PhD, MBA

Assistant Clinical Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Dr. Emeruwa specializes in critical care and ECMO for severe ARDS. His research centers on resource allocation and innovation in critical care, and he is an alumnus of the UCLA Biodesign Innovation Fellowship Program. He earned his MD from Columbia, MBA from Columbia Business School, PhD from UCLA, and BA from Harvard.

Justin P. Wagner, MD

Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgeon

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Dr. Wagner's research interests include surgical education, technological innovation in surgical training, and engineering novel treatments for GI conditions. He completed his residency in General Surgery at UCLA and fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at the University of Nebraska. He earned his MD from USC Keck and BA from the University of Chicago.

Join the Team

Want to be on this page?

We're always looking for medical students who are passionate about innovation and health equity.

Apply Now