Our People

Meet the Team

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

Coordinators

Wilson Yeh

Wilson Yeh

Coordinator
MD Candidate, MS3
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Undergrad: UCLA
Interest: Psychiatry
Keer Zhang

Keer Zhang

Coordinator
MD Candidate, MS3
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of Florida
Interest: ENT (Otolaryngology)
Eliz Liang

Eliz Liang

Coordinator
MD Candidate, MS3
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Undergrad: Fudan University
Sophia Cha

Sophia Cha

Coordinator
MD-PhD Candidate (MSTP), MS1
UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program
Undergrad: Rice University

Faculty Advisors

I. Obi Emeruwa, MD, PhD, MBA

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

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.

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