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Meet the Team

The UC San Diego REACH Center unites leading clinician-scientists across the University of California system to train and mentor the next generation of complementary and integrative health (CIH) researchers. Our team spans UC San Diego, UC Davis, UCSF, UCLA, and UC Irvine, creating a powerful, interdisciplinary network for advancing whole person health science.

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Leadership Team
REACH Profiles: Leadership

Cassandra Vieten

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Cassandra Vieten, PhD
First Name
Cassandra
Last Name
Vieten
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Leadership
Co-PI
Mentor
Scientist
UCSD REACH Team
Titles
Clinical Professor, Family Medicine; Director, Center for Mindfulness
Research Areas
Mind-body interventions, mindfulness, compassion science
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/cassandra.vieten

Ryan Bradley

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Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH
First Name
Ryan
Last Name
Bradley
Credentials (Display)
ND, MPH
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Leadership
Co-PI
Mentor
Scientist
UCSD REACH Team
Titles
Associate Professor, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health
Research Areas
Naturopathic medicine, clinical research training (BRIDG)
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/ryan.bradley

Gene Kallenberg

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Gene (Rusty) Kallenberg, MD
First Name
Gene (Rusty)
Last Name
Kallenberg
Credentials (Display)
MD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Leadership
Co-PI
UCSD REACH Team
Titles
Founding Director, UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health
Research Areas
Integrative primary care, health systems innovation
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/gene.kallenberg

Hemal Patel

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Hemal Patel, PhD
First Name
Hemal
Last Name
Patel
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Leadership
Co-Investigator
Faculty
Lecturer
Mentor
UCSD REACH Team
Titles
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Research Areas
Mitochondrial biology, meditation research, translational science
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/hemal.patel

Stefanie Holden

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First Name
Stefanie
Last Name
Holden
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Leadership
Lead Research Coordinator
UCSD REACH Team
Titles
Research Policy Analyst at UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health
Research Areas
Research project management, social psychological research, translational science support
Research Profile URL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanie-c-m-holden/
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REACH Members
REACH Profiles: Members

Cinnamon Bloss

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Cinnamon Bloss, PhD
First Name
Cinnamon
Last Name
Bloss
Credentials (Display)
PhD, PharmD, MPH
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Scientist
Titles
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science and Center for Empathy and Technology, UCSD Institute for Empathy and Compassion
Research Areas
Biotechnology, empathy research, digital health
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/cinnamon.bloss

Maria Chao

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Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA
First Name
Maria
Last Name
Chao
Credentials (Display)
DrPH, MPA
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Mentor
Scientist
Titles
General Internal Medicine and Osher Center for Integrative Health
Research Areas
Integrative health equity, acupuncture
Research Profile URL
https://osher.ucsf.edu/people/maria-t-chao

Mica Estrada

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First Name
Mica
Last Name
Estrada
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Titles
Associate Dean Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Outreach
Institute for Health & Aging/Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Research Areas
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsf.edu/mica.estrada

Shahrokh Golshan

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Portrait of Golshan Shah
First Name
Shahrokh
Last Name
Golshan
Credentials (Display)
PhD
REACH Roles
Faculty
Mentor
Scientist
UCSD REACH Team
Titles
Biostatician, Department of Psychiatry
Research Areas
Health data scientist, research, methodology, data systems
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/shahrokh.golshan

Erik Groessl

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Erik Groessl, PhD
First Name
Erik
Last Name
Groessl
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Mentor
Scientist
Titles
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Principal Investigator VA San Diego Health Services Research and Development unit
Research Areas
Yoga research
Research Profile URL
https://ph.ucsd.edu/phd/jdp/directory/faculty/groessl.html

Rick Harris

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First Name
Rick
Last Name
Harris
Credentials (Display)
PhD, MS
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Lecturer
Mentor
Titles
Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care
Endowed Chair, UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Research Areas
Neuroscience
Research Profile URL
https://medschool.uci.edu/about/faculty/richareh

Eric Hekler

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First Name
Eric
Last Name
Hekler
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Scientist
Titles
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science and the Design Lab
Research Areas
Applied health science methods and digital health
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/eric.hekler

Suzi Hong

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Suzi Hong
First Name
Suzi
Last Name
Hong
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Scientist
Titles
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science
Research Areas
"Exercise psychology and
psychoneuroimmunology and cellular immunology"
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/suzi.hong

Shamini Jain

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Shamini Jain
First Name
Shamini
Last Name
Jain
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Titles
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine
Research Areas
Clinical psychology, psychoneuroimmunology, integrative health, biofield science
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/shamini.jain

Hollis King

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Hollis King
First Name
Hollis
Last Name
King
Credentials (Display)
DO
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Mentor
Scientist
Titles
Dept. of Family Medicine Osteopathic Center for Children
Research Areas
Osteopathy, autism, glaucoma, migraine headaches, traumatic brain injury
Research Profile URL
https://osteopathiccenter.org/team/

Rob Knight

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Rob Knight
First Name
Rob
Last Name
Knight
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
Titles
Center for Microbiome Innovation, Professor of Pediatrics, Bioengineering, Computer Science & Engineering
Research Areas
Microbiome research
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/robin.knight

Anthony Molina

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Anthony Molina
First Name
Anthony
Last Name
Molina
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Scientist
Titles
Vice Chief of Research, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology, Palliative Care, Dept. of Medicine
Research Areas
Mitochondrial energetics and cellular aging
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/anthony.molina

Joseph Nguyen

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First Name
Joseph
Last Name
Nguyen
Credentials (Display)
BA
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
UCSD REACH Team
Titles
Product Management and Design, UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health
Research Areas
Product management, UX design and research, front-end frameworks
Research Profile URL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joewins/

Jeffrey Pan

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Jeffrey Pan
First Name
Jeffrey
Last Name
Pan
Credentials (Display)
MBA
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Scientist
Titles
Co-Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation; Director, IS Value Based Population Health
Research Areas
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in health
Research Profile URL
https://healthinnovation.ucsd.edu/about/our-team

Satchidananda Panda

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First Name
Satchidananda
Last Name
Panda
Credentials (Display)
PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Lecturer
Titles
Professor Regulatory Biology Laboratory Rita and Richard Atkinson Chai
Research Areas
body’s circadian clock — via light, feeding windows and cellular processes — affects sleep, metabolism and healthy aging.
Research Profile URL
https://www.salk.edu/scientist/satchidananda-panda/

Scott Parish

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First Name
Scott
Last Name
Parish
Credentials (Display)
BA
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
UCSD REACH Team
Titles
Multimedia and Product Design, UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health
Research Areas
Graphic, product and multimedia design, digital marketing, systems administration
Research Profile URL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sc8tty/

Craig Scott

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First Name
Craig
Last Name
Scott
Credentials (Display)
PhD
REACH Roles
Faculty
Titles
Professor Emeritus
Research Areas
Mind/body medicine, evaluation of scientific innovation
Research Profile URL
https://bime.uw.edu/faculty/craig_scott/

Samuel R. Ward

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Samuel R. Ward, PT, PhD
First Name
Samuel R.
Last Name
Ward
Credentials (Display)
PT, PhD
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
Faculty
Scientist
Titles
Orthopedic Surgery, Muscle Physiology Center
Research Areas
Neuromusculoskeletal research, education, and clinical translation
Research Profile URL
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/samuel.ward

Gary WIlliams

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Gary William, LAc, MSTOM, RMT
First Name
Gary
Last Name
Williams
Credentials (Display)
LAc, MSTOM, RMT
Institution Affiliation
REACH Roles
CIH Partner Institution
Faculty
Titles
Adjunct Faculty
Research Areas
Acupuncture and Massage
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Committees
REACH Profiles: Committees

CIH/Translational Science Committee

Lead: Ryan Bradley
Lead: Gene Kallenberg
Member: Maria Chao
Member: Jeffrey Dusek
Member: Rick Harris
Member: Hemal Patel
Member: Clifford Saron

Community Engagement Committee

Lead: Mica Estrada
Lead: Cassandra Vieten
Member: Maria Chao
Member: Shamini Jain
Member: Steffany Moonaz
Member: Rashmi Mullur

NCCIH Steering Committee

Member: Nathalie Bergeron
Member: Edward Bezkor
Member: Ryan Bradley
Member: Joshua Goldenberg
Member: Jordan Keys
Member: Steffany Moonaz
Member: Valerie Razutis
Member: Cassandra Vieten

UCSD REACH Evaluation and Oversight Committee

Lead: Cassandra Vieten
Member: Diane McKee

UCSD REACH Research Directors Meeting

Lead: Gene Kallenberg
Lead: Cassandra Vieten
Member: Nathalie Bergeron
Member: Edward Bezkor
Member: Joshua Goldenberg
Member: Joshua Goldenberg
Member: Jordan Keys
Member: Steffany Moonaz
Member: April Paniagua
Member: Valerie Razutis
Member: Patrick Robinson
Member: Heather Zwickery
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