Neveen S. El-Farra, MD

Dr. Neveen El-Farra obtained her medical degree from the Chicago Medical School. She completed her internship, residency and chief residency at UCLA Medical Center. She subsequently joined the faculty at UCLA and is currently a Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospitalist Section- Division of General Internal Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.  She currently serves as an Associate Program Director in the UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program.  She has dedicated herself to teaching medical students and residents the art and practice of medicine and has been the recipient of several teaching awards, including the UCLA Academic Senate Distinguished Teacher Award.  She served as the Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA from 2014-2019. Her interests include medical education and promoting humanistic patient care.  Dr. El-Farra also serves as the Medical Director for International Services at UCLA Health, where she works with her team to coordinate tertiary/quaternary clinical care for international patients and engage in advisory work to bring the UCLA Health brand and our best practices to the global stage.