Great that @geri_doc is the 2026 David H. Solomon Memorial Award Recipient and is here giving @DOM_UCLA Grand Rounds! @uclaimchiefs @UCSFGeriatrics @UclaGeriatrics
Michael Ong retweeted
Healthcare System Resilience and Adaptation: A 6-Year Analysis of Heart Failure Care in the Veterans Affairs System @GCFMD @michael_ong @EMShan_MD @boback ahajrnls.org/4ct45YD
Great kickoff to @DOM_UCLA 26-27 #GrandRounds with Dr. Cathy Lee @LosAngelesVA interim #GRECC chief on #Gerofit and "Reverse Translation: from Clinical to Bench" given #Gerofit clinical effectiveness & a new @VAResearch basic science mechanism study @uclaimchiefs @UclaGeriatrics – at VA, Los Angeles
So thrilled to have Dr. Amy Kilbourne here @LosAngelesVA to kick off our celebration of #VAResearchWeek, and the next century of @VAResearch! – at VA, Los Angeles
Michael Ong retweeted
GLA Researcher and VAGLAHS Associate Chief of Staff Dr. Michael Ong has received the inaugural 2025 VA Office of Research & Development's Field Research Leadership Excellence Award. This award recognizes Dr. Ong's exceptional research, executive leadership, and vision, which amplifies the impact of VAGLAHS Research to impact and advance health, care, and well-being for Veterans.
Link in Post: connect.uclahealth.org/dom/2…
Michael Ong retweeted
Congratulations to Dr. Michael K. Ong on receiving the 2025 Field Leadership Excellence Award from the US Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development! His exceptional leadership at the @LosAngelesVA is transforming care for veterans and beyond. uclahs.fyi/3O2DIPL
Great to have the opportunity to be with the other @VAResearch Chiefs (aka ACOS/Rs) to thank Dr. Carolyn Clancy for all she has done for research (and my career) both at the VA and previously at @AHRQGov. – at Baltimore, MD
Michael Ong retweeted
A multidisciplinary model integrating community-based case mgmt, telemedicine, & social care showed strong engagement & improved mental health in #Medicaid patients with complex needs
Read this #JGIM #OriginalResearch article from @yourpairteam 🆓⬇️:
buff.ly/ZRcSA2n
Great to be in person for @DOM_UCLA Grand Rounds Master Clinician Series with two of our @LosAngelesVA superb hospitalists Kelley Chuang and Tyler Larsen! @uclaimchiefs – at Westwood, Los Angeles
Michael Ong retweeted
Proud to announce that Dr. Anna Gukovskaya received the 2025 George E. Palade Prize—the highest honor from the International Association of Pancreatology! Her groundbreaking research has advanced global understanding of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer: uclahs.fyi/4mZe9v5
Michael Ong retweeted
RCT: Neither physician-created video nor infographic messages increased overall end-of-season #influenza #vaccination rates compared to usual care, but both interventions effectively increased vaccination rates among children. ja.ma/3Hlzwb4
Thanks to Russell Buhr during his @DOM_UCLA #GrandRounds on #COPD for this reminder why tobacco use is bad and how beneficial cessation is! @LosAngelesVA @UCLAPCCM @UCLAFSPH #tobaccocontrol – at Westwood, Los Angeles
Thanks Sheba Turk & Kristine Lazar @kcalnews for having me on to discuss electronic cigarettes and youth! cbsnews.com/losangeles/video… – at Westwood, Los Angeles
Thanks to our @LosAngelesVA Medical Center Director Robert Merchant for kicking off our @VAResearch Week celebration today! It was wonderful to celebrate the achievements over the 100 Years of @VAResearch (many at #GLA) & this past year. The next 100 years will be amazing! – at Los Angeles, CA
This is a special @DeptVetAffairs Research Week, as we celebrate 100 years of @VAResearch! Honored to be ACOS/R @LosAngelesVA, the home of key medical advances: the CT scan, nicotine patch, radioactivity & thyroid effects, & seminal work on Veteran suicide
department.va.gov/history/ex… – at VA, Los Angeles
Great to be at the 2025 @UCLAHealthJCCC Annual All Center Symposium at @luskinhotella and see so many of our @LosAngelesVA #cancer investigators. What a wonderful way to kick off our 100 years of celebrating @VAResearch! – at Westwood, Los Angeles
We are looking for our next @LosAngelesVA General Internal Medicine #GIM Chief! Let me know if interested. #SGIM careers.jamanetwork.com/job/… – at VA, Los Angeles
Michael Ong retweeted
Honored to welcome @SecVetAffairs to the West LA VA Medical Center to recognize VA staff who have gone above and beyond to serve our community.
To all of those who serve our vets — and to those who have served themselves — we thank you.
ALT Mayor Bass at the West LA Medical Center
ALT Mayor Bass at the West LA Medical Center
ALT Mayor Bass at the West LA Medical Center
ALT Mayor Bass at the West LA Medical Center