Meet Our Team
Find your care
Our skilled specialists lead the nation in advanced diagnostics and treatments for pancreatic disease and pancreatic cancer. Call 310-206-6889 to connect with us.
Our integrated practice unit is one of the first of its kind, giving patients a team of pancreatic disease specialists in one centralized clinic. All of our specialists are experts in their fields.
UCLA Agi Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases: Our team approach
UCLA’s team of experts meets weekly to discuss cases, design personalized treatment plans and review outcomes. Patients receive the most advanced pancreatic disease treatments available, with fewer appointments and phone calls.
Meet our team:
- Surgery
- Interventional endoscopy
- Gastroenterology
- Diagnostic radiology
- Medical oncology
- Radiation oncology
- Pathology
- Palliative care
- Nutrition
- Simms/Mann Center for Integrative Oncology
- Our network of specialists
- Genetic counseling
- Program staff
Interventional endoscopy
UCLA has the largest team of interventional endoscopy specialists in the city. Interventional endoscopists provide minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment for a range of pancreatic diseases. Our experts include:
Medical oncology
Medical oncologists determine whether patients should receive chemotherapy and conduct clinical trials to identify promising new drugs. Learn more about chemotherapy treatment at our center.
Our medical oncology team includes:
Radiation oncology
Our radiation oncology expert identifies cancer patients who should receive radiation and helps facilitate radiation treatments. Our radiation oncology team includes:
Palliative care
Palliative care is a medical specialty focused on optimizing patients' quality of life by preventing, identifying, controlling, and treating symptoms and distress associated with a disease or its treatments and ensuring that the plan of care aligns with patients' priorities, values, and goals. All UCLA Health patients with pancreatic cancer are encouraged to establish with our team of palliative care experts from the beginning of their treatment, regardless of the stage of their cancer. Learn more about UCLA's specialty palliative care services.
Palliative care physicians with specific involvement in UCLA's Pancreatic Cancer Care Program include:
Simms/Mann Center
The Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology is dedicated to enhancing the lives of those affected by cancer through a multidisciplinary approach. Our psychosocial, psychiatry, nutritional, and spiritual care services provide holistic and compassionate support to patients and their loved ones. All services are made possible through generous donations and are provided free of charge.
Access to a network of care at UCLA
We work closely with a number of other specialties across UCLA, connecting patients to care partners as needed. These departments include cardiology, endocrinology, infectious disease, pain management, nutrition and primary care, just to name a few. Another great resource for our patients is the Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology; click here for more information on their program.
Genetic counseling
Approximately 5 to 10 percent of pancreatic cancers are due to an inherited cancer predisposition. Genetic counseling and genetic testing are available at our center.
A genetic counselor can assess the likelihood that pancreatic cancer in a family is due to an inherited mutation. Genetic counseling can also help individuals and families understand their personal and/or family history of pancreatic cancer and other cancers.
If genetic testing finds an inherited mutation, we can tailor surveillance and risk reduction strategies for at-risk family members. Learn more about genetic counseling at UCLA.
Our genetic counseling team includes:
Contact us
For more information or to make an appointment with our team of specialists, please call us at 310-206-6889.