PLASTIC SURGERY - Key Persons
Brian Zunner-Keating is a registered nurse with clinical expertise in public and community health. As a nurse, he began his career with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless in their medical respite center. This experience inspired him to pursue a degree in public health nursing from the University of California, San Francisco. Prior to joining UCLA Health, Zunner-Keating worked on a mobile clinic in Los Angeles where he worked as a nurse while also improving program evaluation, optimizing the electronic health record system, and helping design two brand new mobile units. His passion for advocacy and system-level improvements led him to health care administration. Since joining UCLA Health in 2016, Zunner-Keating has worked in the Quality and Performance Excellence departments. He has facilitated a variety of institutional initiatives including readmission reduction initiatives, clinical denial prevention, and the implementation of UV germicidal irradiation for N95 reuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. During his spare time, Zunner-Keating enjoys playing saxophone, working on cars, tinkering, and spending time with his family.
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- Professor & Vice Chair for Research / Specialty: General Reconstruction, Wound Healing
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- Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
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- Vice Chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences
- Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences / CEO of UCLA Health
Dr. John C. Mazziotta has been Vice Chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and CEO of UCLA Health since 2015. A member of the David Geffen School of Medicine faculty since 1983, Dr. Mazziotta also has served as Dean of the medical school, Associate Vice Chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and Executive Vice Dean. In addition, he was chair of the Department of Neurology and founding director of the Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center.
Dr. Mazziotta earned his MD and PhD in neuroanatomy and computer science from Georgetown University. Following an internship at Georgetown, he completed neurology and nuclear medicine training at UCLA.
Dr. Mazziotta has published more than 260 research papers and eight texts. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Oldendorf Award from the American Society of Neuroimaging, the S. Weir Mitchell Award and the Wartenberg Prize of the American Academy of Neurology, and the Von Hevesy Prize from the International Society of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Mazziotta has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine and the Royal College of Physicians.
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- He / Him / His )
- Strategic Adviser
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- Residency and Fellowship Coordinator
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- Practice Manager, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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- Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Whittier also served as the coalitions director on the Healthcare for Missouri: Medicaid Expansion Campaign. The historic victory resulted from one of the most diverse coalitions in Missouri campaign history, with more than 350 organizations of various political affiliations, religions and community organizations across Missouri. Additionally, his experience spans various roles at Mercy Hospital St. Louis. He also served as an adjunct professor in the College of Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University.
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- Organizational Consultant
Patricia De Jesus Alberto is an Organizational Consultant and Lean Specialist in the Performance Excellence Department. De Jesus Alberto is a registered nurse with clinical experience in pediatrics hematology-oncology. She joined UCLA Health as a new grad nurse in 2010 and has progressively transitioned to healthcare administration roles. She leads various clinical and non-clinical cross-functional teams and leaders across the system through strategic deployment of quality, operational, and finance improvement initiatives that align with UCLA Health's objectives such as discharge planning, readmission reduction, clinical denials reduction, as well as change management, organizational development, and cultural transformation. She currently supports the development and deployment of standardized structures and initiatives that promote equity and inclusivity under the Office of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (HEDI) in the UCLA Hospital & Clinic Systems.
Education
De Jesus Alberto received a master's degree in public health with an emphasis on health care management and a bachelor's in nursing, both from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). As a first-generation master's graduate and professional, Patricia is passionate about designing structures and systems that promote people's well-being, and she feels empowered to improve patient outcomes, care delivery and patient and employee experience. She also serves as the inaugural vice chair of the Asian American & Pacific Islander affinity group.
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- Dean
- Associate Vice Chancellor and Senior Associate Dean for Translational Research
- Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Steven M. Dubinett, Associate Vice Chancellor and Senior Associate Dean for Translational Research, was named Interim Dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA on September 1st, 2021, and named Dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA effective June 5, 2023.