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Gerardo Moreno, M.D., M.S.H.S.
Contact Information:
Fax Number:
(310) 794-6097
Work Phone Number:
(310) 794-3938
Mailing Address:
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1800 Los Angeles, CA 90027 UNITED STATES
Assistant Clinical Professor,
Family Medicine
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Member,
CTSI
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A Short Biography:
Dr. Gerardo Moreno is Assistant Clinical Professor in Family Medicine at UCLA. He received his medical degree in 2004 from the University of California Los Angeles, and completed his post-doctoral clinical residency training in Family Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. He received a Master of Science in Health Services from the UCLA School of Public Health and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation Clinical Scholars Program at UCLA.
Awards and Honors:
University of California San Francisco
University of California San Francisco
UCLA CTSI KL2 Translational Science Scholar Award
NIA Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging
UCLA CTSI Community Engagement in Research Program Award
UCLA Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar
Health Services
Research Interest:
Minority aging, health and health care disparities, physician workforce diversity
Detailed Biography:
Dr. Gerardo Moreno joined the UCLA Department of Family Medicine research division in 2010. While an RWJ Clinical Scholar (2007-2010), Dr. Moreno received training in community-based participatory research (CBPR) and health services outcomes research. His roots in California’s rural Central-San Joaquin Valley provide him with strong motivation and passion to conduct research of high value to patients and communities. He was recently awarded a National Institute of Aging (NIA) Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging (K23) to continue his community-partnered research. Dr. Moreno is a member of the Steering Committee for Community Engagement for the UCLA School of Medicine and Health System, and co-directs the Community Liaison Core for the NIH/NIA funded UCLA Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)/Center for Health Improvement for Minority Elders (CHIME). He is Co-PI for the evaluation of a five year practice-based clinical pharmacist and health IT medication therapy management program. He is a recent recipient of a UCLA CTSI Community Engagement Research Program (CERP) pilot award and
is also a co-investigator of a four year NIMHD RO1 funded research project that investigates medication adherence/treatment among patients with chronic conditions and language barriers. He has published studies that have increased our understanding of health disparities and the social determinants of health among Latinos. Dr. Moreno has also published on other important issues addressing physician workforce diversity and medical education; has a continuity clinic; and trains family medicine residents and medical students.
Publications:
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Nunez de Jaimes F, Batts Felicia, Noguera Christine, Guerrero Lourdes, Moreno Gerardo
Implementation of Language Assessments for Staff Interpreters in Community Health Centers,
J Health Care Poor Underserved,
2013; Aug;24(3):
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