Business People of the Year – Samuelis: Making Strides in Development, Health, Key Causes
"We are proud to support UCI as it strives to be the national leader in whole-person health research, education and patient care." (Susan Samueli, PhD)
2023 Physicians of Excellence
"UCI Health is home to over 190 doctors who have been named 2023 Physicians of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA), more than any other hospital in the region.
Included: Ailin Barseghian El-Farra, MD; Anju Hurria, MD; Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH; Robert McCarron, DO; Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD; and Nimisha K. Parekh, MD." (UCI Health)
Tatyana Popkova, Chief Strategy Officer, UCI Health
"Integrative Medicine, I think is very, very timely. We have so much medical innovation around us, and certainly as a cardiologist, I feel that we have so many advances to offer our patients as far as interventional and non-interventional treatments. But we’re also in a time where we don’t have clear explanations for why some individuals develop debilitating symptoms after Covid and are experiencing mental health issues. And so these conditions don’t always have a clear and simple answer and are an opportunity for leveraging the integrative medicine model or whole-person model." (Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH)
How Long Can a COVID Cough Last? Why It’s Lingering and When to See a Doctor
"After 4 weeks from the initial infection, a person should consider the possibility of development of long COVID or post-COVID conditions." (Jaclyn Leong, DO)
Big-dollar investments into Orange County health care in 2022
"The institute was celebrated with an October ribbon cutting and paves the way for a slate of new programs and patient services."
Cooking up healthy living at UCI
"We do different modules based on the disease...suffered by the patient. For example, in a module for a cardio metabolic disease, a patient will learn how to make healthy foods that are low in salt and fats and incorporate a lot of vegetables....Insurance companies are seeing that this the way to move forward." (Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH)
Naturopathic Medicine Careers: Dr. Lilian Au guides students through careers in naturopathic medicine
"Live, love & learn. Live for what inspires you, love what you do & never stop learning." (Lilian Au, ND)
Belinda Tan Of People Science On 5 Things We Must Do To Improve the US Healthcare System
"Patients are increasingly seeking out alternative therapies for themselves that are backed by a lot of traditional wisdom although less so by modern clinical science. Interestingly, these interventions are better understood by naturopathic doctors and herbalists. Wouldn’t it be ideal if all these experts could put their heads together to take care of the whole person? I am excited to see the potential for this health care transformation with The University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and University of California Irvine’s new Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute." (Belinda Tan)
Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute’s New Home
"Our hope is that this kind of care becomes regular care... There’s no other place in the world that’s combining the education, patient care, and research to make this happen." (Shasta Malik, executive director)
Integrative health institute expands at UCI
"This isn’t an alternative to health. This is what health should be. (This institute) is the actual and symbolic entry point to the most ambitious and far-reaching innovations and health education research and delivery in our entire nation." (Howard Gillman, UCI chancellor)
