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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

Yesenia Rodriguez
Academic Affairs, Human Resources and
Financial Analyst
y1rodriguez@health.ucsd.edu

Kimberly Tawfik
Academic Support Coordinator
kjtawfik@health.ucsd.edu