SomaWaliMD MACP,FRCP
Internal Medicine • Sylmar, CAProfessor, Medicine, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen SOM
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Office
14445 Olive View Dr
Department Of Medicine, Room 2b182
Sylmar, CA 91342Phone+1 747-210-3205Fax+1 747-210-4573
Summary
- I am a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. I serve as the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center and Executive Vice-Chair of Medicine at UCLA. I am an Internist and my areas of interest are Improving Care of the Underserved patient population, Improving access to care for underserved patients, Reducing the cost of health care, Medical Education, Global Health and Health Services Research.
Education & Training
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1996 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Multi-ethnic Multi-level Strategies and Behavioral Economics to Eliminate Hypertension Disparities in Los Angeles County Start of enrollment: 2024 Jun 01
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsEffectiveness of Goal-Directed and Outcome-Based Financial Incentives for Weight Loss in Primary Care Patients With Obesity Living in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged N...Joseph A Ladapo, Stephanie L Orstad, Soma Wali, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Chi-Hong Tseng
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2023-01-01 - 16 citationsThe National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Disparities Elimination through Coordinated Interventions to Prevent and Control Heart and Lung Disease Alliance.Abel Kho, Gail L Daumit, Kimberly P Truesdale, Arleen Brown, Amy M Kilbourne
Health Services Research. 2022-06-01 - 2 citationsCommunity and Healthcare Perspectives on Implementing Hypertension Interventions for a Multiethnic Safety-Net Population.Utpal N Sandesara, Savanna L Carson, Alex Dopp, Lilian G Perez, Atkia Sadia
Ethnicity & Disease. 2023-12-01
Press Mentions
Download Clinical Vignette and Research Abstract CompendiumJanuary 16th, 2018
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