LillianGelbergMD

Family Medicine • Santa Monica, CA

Professor, Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

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Office
1920 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone+1 310-319-4700

Fax+1 310-319-4700

Education & Training

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and ManagementMSPH, Health Services Research, 1984 - 1987
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, 1984 - 1986
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Family Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 1992 - Present
CA State Medical License 1982 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1983 - 2025
FL State Medical License 1991 - 2017
UT State Medical License 1992 - 2006
AZ State Medical License 1992 - 1999
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2003
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Patient-Directed Lifestyle Change and Health Promotion Program or Usual Care in Low-Income, Uninsured Participants in Los Angeles County, California Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Improving Health Habits in Impoverished Populations Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 3
BiNational Quit Using Drugs Intervention Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Preventing Drug Use in Low Income Clinic Populations Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Development of a Community-based HCV Treatment Completion Intervention Among HCV Positive Homeless Adults Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 05
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

320 citations
Competing priorities as a barrier to medical care among homeless adults in Los Angeles.
Lillian Gelberg, Teresa C. Gallagher, Ronald M. Andersen, Paul Koegel
American Journal of Public Health. 1997-02-01
67 citations
Cancer Risk Behaviors and Screening Rates Among Homeless Adults in Los Angeles County
Sara Chau, Melissa Chin, Jeannie Chang, Ann Luecha, Eric M. Cheng
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2002-05-01
897 citations
The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations: application to medical care use and outcomes for homeless people.
Lillian Gelberg, Ronald M. Andersen, Barbara Leake
Health Services Research. 2000-02-01

Journal Articles

They Didn’t Believe Her Pain: My Education in Interpersonal Violence
Lillian Gelberg, Amelia Goodfellow, Annals of Family Medicine

Press Mentions

Researchers Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Increase Lung Cancer Screenings in Underserved CommunitiesNovember 4th, 2024
One in Six Primary Care Patients Report Cannabis UseJune 7th, 2024
Primary Care Designed for Homeless Veterans Makes a DifferenceApril 22nd, 2021
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Other Languages

Spanish