Medical Alumni Reunion Weekend 2012

The MAA invites medical school graduates from the classes of 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007 and Golden Grads: 1955-1961 to Reunion Weekend 2012.

Friday, Oct. 5

All-Class Reception
Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel
11461 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Lounge Patio, 6-8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 6

Distinguished Speakers Symposium
Dr. S. Jerome and Judith D. Tamkin Auditorium
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (B Level)
10 am – noon

Note: Lunch is on your own.

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Tour
1-2 p.m.

Reception and Class Dinners
UCLA Faculty Center
6-10 p.m.

Distinguished Speakers Symposium Participant Information

David T. Feinberg, MD, MBA
President, UCLA Health System
CEO, UCLA Hospital System
Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences

Carlos Ayala, M.D.’99, is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. In 2011 he was a member of the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group and the Chief of Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), Facial Plastic Surgery at Craig Joint Theater Hospital in Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. He served as the only ENT surgeon who specializes as a facial plastic surgeon in that country. He currently is the Chief of Facial Plastic Surgery at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.

James Michael Jackson, M.D.’87, is an orthopedic surgeon who developed primary progressive multiple sclerosis four years ago. It abruptly ended his beloved surgical career. He lives in Huntington Beach with his wife and two children. Dr. Jackson will discuss the difficulties of the diagnosis and the silver lining that has developed into a bright rewarding future.

Kirsten Tillisch, M.D.’97, is Assistant Professor at UCLA’s Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer Family Center for Neurobiology of Stress in the Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine. Her life’s work has been in the area of functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, specifically irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). She is very interested in understanding the way that the brain-gut connection influences the development of IBS and affects its treatment.

Chris Wilson, M.D.’72 is a pediatrician and immunologist. He joined the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2009 and currently serves as the director of Global Health Discovery program. He leads a team that targets fundamental scientific and technology advances in global health that could lead to new ways to prevent, treat, and diagnosis disease.