Our Team

UCLA Simulation Center Leadership

Yue Ming Huang, EdD, MHS

Yue Ming Huang, EdD, MHS, FSSH

Executive Director

Cecilia Canales

Cecilia Canales, MD, MPH, MS

Medical Director

Sarah Petro

Sarah Petro, BA

Operations Director

Kenneth Lay

Kenneth Lay, MA

Standardized Patient Program Director

UCLA Simulation Center Operations

Christopher (CJ) Adams

Christopher John (CJ) Adams

Simulation Specialist

Kacey Borders

Kacey Borders, BA

Administrative Assistant, Program Coordinator

Yvonne Caro

Yvonne Caro Caro, MFA

Senior Standardized Patient Educator

Sonal Chand

Sonal Chand

AV Tech Specialist

Catherine (Ina) Farestad

Catherine (Ina) Farestad, MS

Simulation Specialist

Ryan Gouras

Ryan Gouras, BS, CHSOS

Lead Simulation Specialist

Gabriel Herrera

Gabriel Herrera, BS

Simulation Specialist

Roxy Khan

Rukhsana (Roxy) Khan, MPH

Simulation Specialist, Program Manager

Michael Lopez

Michael Lopez

Administrative Assistant

Morgan Simpson

Morgan Simpson, BS

Standardized Patient Educator

Jacqueline (Jackie) Torres

Jacqueline (Jackie) Torres, MA

Standardized Patient Educator

Dan Weisman, MFA

Dan Weisman, MFA

Learning Experience Designer

Department Leads / Instructors

Dr. Peyman Benharash Director of CASIT

Peyman Benharash, MD

Executive Director, CASIT

Kathy Brown

Kathleen Brown, MD

Radiology

Jihan Ceyhan

Jihan Ceyhan, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, HNP

Director, Skills and Simulation Lab, UCLA School of Nursing

Alan Chiem, MD

Alan Chiem, MD

Director, Ultrasound Education, DGSOM

Alan Chin, MD

Alan Chin, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Victor Duval

Victor Duval, MD

Anesthesiology

Alexandra Glaeser, MD

Alexandra M. Glaeser, MD

Hospital Medicine

Kirsten Jensen, MD

Kirsten E. Jensen, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Micah B. Kadden, MD

Micah B. Kadden, MD

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Daniel Kahn, MD

Daniel Kahn, MD

Director, POCUS, Internal Medicine

Terence Keel

Terence Keel, PHD

Advisor for Structural Competency and Innovations

Kellie M. Kitamura, MD

Kellie M. Kitamura, MD

Emergency Medicine

Steven Lai, MD

Steven Lai, MD

Emergency Medicine

Dr. Edward S. Lee, MD

Edward Lee, MD

Associate Program Director & Associate Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine

Jessica Lloyd, MD

Jessica Lloyd, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

David Lu, MD

David Lu, MD

Radiology

Colin McCannel

Colin McCannel, MD

Ophthalmology

Jason Napolitano, MD

Jason Napolitano, MD

Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs

Margaret Nguyen, MD

Margaret Nguyen, MD

Neonatology

Monica Plesa

Monica L. Plesa, MD

Family Medicine

Kenneth Roos

Kenneth Roos, PHD

Physiology

Amir Rouhani

Amir Rouhani, MD

Emergency Medicine

Areti Tillou, MD, MSEd

Areti Tillou, MD, MSEd

CASIT ACS AEI Director

Student Workers and Volunteers

Shimona Gupta

Camille Barbara

Student Worker (Operations Support)

Syed Tamim Ahmad

Sloan Senofsky, BS

Student Worker (Research Support)

Paulos Waiyaki

Zihan Zhang

Student Worker (Instructional Design Support)