Leadership
Directors
Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS
Co-Founder and Co-Director
Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine
Additional Languages Spoken: Tamil
Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD
Director of Strategy
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Additional Languages Spoken: Korean
Associate Directors
Malathi Srinivasan, MD
Associate Director
Clinical Professor, Primary Care and Population Health
Rajesh Dash, MD, PhD
Associate Director
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine
Gloria S. Kim, MD, FACP
Associate Director
Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Staff
Soka Keo, MPA-HSA
Associate Executive Director
Nina Li, MA
Program Lead, Community Programs
Karina Kim, AM
Program Manager
Education
Ly Nguyen, MS
Program Manager
Public Health Policy
Tenzin Yeshi Wangdak Yuthok, MS
Program Coordinator
Emily Vu,BS
Research Coordinator
Postdoctoral Scholar
Adrian Matias Bacong, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Medicine - Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Country Directors
Meet our CARE Country Directors below, organized alphabetically down the column by the last name.
Che-Hong Chen, PhD
Co-Director of China, Singapore, and Taiwan Outreach
Senior Research Scientist - Basic Life, Chemical and Systems Biology Operations
Julieta Gabiola, MD
Director of Philippines Outreach
Clinical Professor, Primary Care and Population Health
Additional Languages Spoken: Tagalog
Ann W. Hsing, MPH, PhD
Co-Director of China, Singapore, and Taiwan Outreach
Professor of Medicine, Research
Additional Languages Spoken: Chinese
Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD
Director of Korea Outreach
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Additional Languages Spoken: Korean
Linda Nguyen, MD
Director of Vietnam Outreach
Clinical Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Program Directors
Meet our CARE Program Directors below, organized alphabetically down the column by the Last name.
David Shi-Ann Chang, MD, DrPH
Director of Community Health
Clinical Assistant Professor, Primary Care and Population Health
Neeta Gautam, MD
Director of Integrative Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Primary Care and Population Health
Linda Geng, MD, PhD
Director of Rare Diseases
Clinical Assitant Professor, Primary Care and Population Health
Rona Hu, MD
Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Professsor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD
Director of Gastrointestinal Cancers
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Additional Languages Spoken: Korean
Shashank V. Joshi, MD
Director of Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Gloria S. Kim, MD
Director of Educational Programs
Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Minal Moharir, MD
Director of Nutrition
Clinical Assistant Professor, Primary Care and Population Health
Additional Languages Spoken: Hindi
Ria Paul, MD
Director of Medicare Education and Outreach
Clinical Assistant Professor, Primary Care and Population Health
Additional Languages Spoken: Bengali, Hindi
Malathi Srinivasan, MD
Director of Wellness and Innovation
Clinical Professor, Primary Care and Population Health
Steven Sust, MD
Director of Integrated Care
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Additional Languages Spoken: Cantonese
Ranak Trivedi, PhD
Director of Caregiving and Social Systems
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Additional Languages Spoken: Gujarati, Hindi
