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All patient related inquiries, including prescription refills, should be directed to our UC San Diego Health Clinic.
If you have operational questions or comments, please feel free to reach out to the appropriate contact listed below. We look forward to hearing from you.
Susan Bukata, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Wendy Hess
Executive Assistant to the Chair
whess@health.ucsd.edu
Cheryl Correia
Administrative Vice Chair
crcorreia@health.ucsd.edu
Kathy Smith
Assistant Department Business Officer
kssmith@health.ucsd.edu
Please review the quick steps involved in submitting a training verification request.
Contact our business office with any additional questions about the process: orthoverifications@health.ucsd.edu.
Shawna Hook-Held
Residency Program Coordinator
shookheld@health.ucsd.edu
Sandra Gutierrez
Education Support Coordinator
s5gutierrez@health.ucsd.edu
Carolina Arellano
Academic Support Coordinator
carellano@health.ucsd.edu
Matthew Favila
Assistant Operations Analyst
mfavila@health.ucsd.edu
Monica Labiano
Financial Analyst
mlabiano@health.ucsd.edu
Yesenia Rodriguez
Academic Affairs, Human Resources and
Financial Analyst
y1rodriguez@health.ucsd.edu
Kimberly Tawfik
Academic Support Coordinator
kjtawfik@health.ucsd.edu