Contact Us
PATIENT INQUIRIES
All patient related inquiries, including prescription refills, should be directed to our UC San Diego Health Clinic.
OPERATIONAL INQUIRIES
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.
Office of the Chair
Susan Bukata, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Wendy Hess
Executive Assistant to the Chair
whess@health.ucsd.edu
Administration & Business Office
Cheryl Correia
Administrative Vice Chair
crcorreia@health.ucsd.edu
Kathy Smith
Assistant Department Business Officer
kssmith@health.ucsd.edu
Training Verification Requests
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.
Education
Shawna Hook-Held
Residency Program Coordinator
shookheld@health.ucsd.edu
Sandra Gutierrez
Education Support Coordinator
s5gutierrez@health.ucsd.edu
Business Office Operations
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
Lupita Nuñez
Academic Support Coordinator
gununez@health.ucsd.edu
Yesenia Rodriguez
Academic Affairs, Human Resources and
Financial Analyst
y1rodriguez@health.ucsd.edu