Julio Meza, MD
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Julio Meza, MD

  • Addiction Medicine
Family Health Center | 1920 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404

About

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Dr. Julio Meza is an Addiction and Family Medicine Physician at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a Psychiatry in Primary Care Certified Physician at UC Irvine.

Dr. Meza was born and raised in El Salvador. He graduated Cum Laude from Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador. After graduating from medical school, he was accepted into a surgical residency and completed an internship at the Hospital Militar Central in El Salvador. He left El Salvador to pursue his dream of becoming a U.S. licensed family physician.

While in Los Angeles, Dr. Meza worked as a medical assistant instructor and program director, training students to work in the areas of San Fernando, North Hollywood and Los Angeles then joined UCLA and completed his residency in Family Medicine and also Fellowship in Addiction Medicine. Dr. Meza enjoys working with patients from all backgrounds and provides non judgmental compassionate care.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Addiction Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine, 2020
Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, 2018

Fellowship

Addiction Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2019

Residency

Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2018

Degree

MD, Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador, 2007

Recognitions

  • MERF Scholar Sep 2018 issued by California Society of Addiction Medicine
  • Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Resident Teacher Award 2018
  • UCLA Family Medicine Department

Locations

Santa Monica

Family Health Center

Women's Health| Preventive Medicine| Geriatric Medicine +4 more specialties
West Los Angeles

Pfleger Liver Institute

Liver Transplant Surgery| Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery| Pediatric Liver Transplant Surgery +1 more specialty

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • MERF Scholar Sep 2018 issued by California Society of Addiction Medicine
  • Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Resident Teacher Award 2018
  • UCLA Family Medicine Department