Health Affairs Executive Leadership
The Executive Leadership Team brings together senior leaders from across Health Affairs on a monthly basis with the purpose of empowering the enterprise through synergy of ideas and efforts. Meeting agendas address strategic goals and timely initiatives that are inclusive of the work of the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, UCI Health, and the UCI research centers and institutes.
Health Affairs Centers and Institutes Leadership
Maheswari Senthil, MD, FACS
Medical Director, UCI Center for Clinical Research
Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD
Director, UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kenneth Chang, MD
Executive Director, UCI Digestive Health Institute
Dan Cooper, MD
Interim Director, Institute for Precision Health
Aileen Anderson, PhD
Director, UCI Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center
Eric Vilain, MD, PhD
Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science
Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences Advisory Board
The UCI Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences advisory board is comprised of academic, business and community leaders passionate about the success of the college. Reporting to the vice chancellor for Health Affairs, this volunteer board provides strategic advice and champions the vision and mission of the college.
UCI Health Advisory Board
The members of our Health Advisory Board are charged with providing strategic advice and serving as ambassadors to external stakeholders as we transform healthcare in Orange County and beyond. The Board focuses on understanding and articulating UCI Health’s top strengths and priorities to support the elevation of UCI Health brand and growth of key specialty services such as oncology, neurosciences, orthopedics and cardiology; and providing support for philanthropic efforts for the new UCI Medical Center; and recruiting star cluster hires who will change healthcare in Orange County, the nation and the world.