The UC San Diego REACH Center unites leading clinician-scientists across the University of California system to train and mentor the next generation of complementary and integrative health (CIH) researchers. Our team spans UC San Diego, UC Davis, UCSF, UCLA, and UC Irvine, creating a powerful, interdisciplinary network for advancing whole person health science.

Leadership

Cassandra Vieten, PhD
Clinical Professor, Family Medicine; Director, Center for Mindfulness

Mind-body interventions, mindfulness, compassion science

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Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH
Associate Professor, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health

Naturopathic medicine, clinical research training (BRIDG)

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Gene (Rusty) Kallenberg, MD
Executive Director, UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health

Integrative primary care, health systems innovation

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Hemal H. Patel, PhD
Professor & Vice Chair for Research, Anesthesiology; VA Research Scientist

Mitochondrial biology, meditation research, translational science

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Jeffery A. Dusek, PhD
Director of Outcomes Research, UC Irvine Samueli Institute

Acupuncture, CIH outcomes, EMR-based research

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UC System Faculty

UC San Diego

Cinnamon Bloss, PhD
Scientist, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Institute for Empathy and Compassion

Biotechnology, empathy research, digital health

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Brian Chen, PhD
Scientist, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health

Epigenetics, aging clocks

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Erik Groessl, PhD
Mentor and Scientist, School of Public Health & San Diego VA

Yoga research

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Eric Hekler, PhD
Scientist, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Design Lab

Digital health, applied health science methods

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Suzi Hong, PhD
Scientist, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health

Exercise psychology, psychoneuroimmunology, cellular immunology

Shamini Jain, PhD
DEIA Council Member; Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine; Founder & CEO, Consciousness and Healing Initiative

Clinical psychology, psychoneuroimmunology, integrative health, biofield science

Dong Ji, PhD
Scientist, UCSD Centers for Integrative Health

Traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, neuroscience

Hollis King, DO
Mentor and Scientist, Dept. of Family Medicine, Osteopathic Center for Children

Osteopathy, pediatrics, autism, migraine, glaucoma, traumatic brain injury

Rob Knight, PhD
Scientist, Center for Microbiome Innovation

Microbiome research

Jyoti Mishra, PhD, MBA
Scientist, Dept. of Psychiatry

Biomarkers, neuroimaging, mind-body science

Anthony Molina, PhD
Scientist, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Care

Mitochondrial energetics, cellular aging

Jeffrey Pan, MBA
Co-Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation

AI and machine learning in health

Borsika Rabin, PhD, PharmD, MPH

Scientist, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and ACTRI

Implementation science

Karandeep Singh, MD

Scientist, Chief Health AI Officer, UC San Diego Health

AI & machine learning in health

Murray Stein, MD

Scientist, Dept. of Psychiatry

Psychiatric genomics, cannabis research

Samuel R. Ward, PT, PhD

Scientist, Orthopedic Surgery; Director, Muscle Physiology Center

Neuromusculoskeletal research, biomechanics, clinical translation

UC Davis

UC Irvine

Michelle Dossett, MD, PhD, MPH

Mentor and Scientist, General Internal Medicine & Center for Integrative Medicine

Patient–clinician interactions, lifestyle, resilience in aging

Clifford Saron, PhD

Mentor and Scientist, Center for Mind and Brain

Meditation, psychological and physiological reactions

Jeffery A. Dusek, PhD
Mentor and Scientist, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute; Director, BraveNet PBRN

Acupuncture, CIH outcomes, EMR-based research

Rick Harris, PhD, MS

Mentor and Scientist, Neuroscience

Pain management, acupuncture, neurotransmitters, brain networks

UCLA

UCSF

Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS

Mentor and Scientist, Professor In-Residence, Department of Psychiatry; Director of Research, UCLA Integrative Medicine Collaborative

Geriatric integrative psychiatry, mind-body therapies, mood and cognitive disorders in older adults, Long-COVID research

Maria T. Chao, DrPH, MPA
Mentor and Scientist, Director of Research, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health

Integrative health equity, non-pharmacologic pain management, access for underserved populations