Contacts for Journalists
Each member of our press team oversees a number of specialties, serving as the first point of contact for reporters seeking experts and for faculty and staff seeking public relations advice. For areas outside of these specialties, please call our main media line at 858-249-0456.
General Contact Information
During Business Hours:
- Phone: 858-249-0456
- Fax: 858-249-0453
UC San Diego Health
Marketing and Communications
200 West Arbor Drive # 8907
San Diego, CA 92103-8907
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Requests for Patient Conditions
In accordance with UC San Diego Health policies and procedures, we can neither confirm nor deny reports about potential patients. Patient conditions will not be given unless specifically requested by a patient.
Beat List
Michelle Brubaker
Director, Media Relations
mmbrubaker@health.ucsd.edu
858-249-0416
Annie Pierce
Senior Communications and Media Relations Manager
arpierce@health.ucsd.edu
858-249-0423
Beat Areas
- Primary Care
- Sports Medicine/Orthopedics
- Rehabilitation
- Abdominal Transplant, including Hepatology and Nephrology
- Breast Cancer
- Geriatrics
- Psychiatry
Jeanna Vazquez
Senior Communications and Media Relations Manager
jbvazquez@health.ucsd.edu
858-249-0428
Beat Areas
- Cardiology, including Heart Surgery
- Pulmonology, including Lung Surgery and related cancers
- Emergency, Trauma and Burn
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, including Infertility and related cancers
- Neonatology
- Pediatrics
- Hematology, including blood cancers
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
Leslie Aquinde
Senior Communications and Media Relations Manager
ljaquinde@health.ucsd.edu
858-249-0417
- Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, including related cancers
- Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Urology and Genitourinary Cancers, including Prostate, Kidney, Bladder and Testicular Cancers
- Ophthalmology
- Dermatology, including related cancers
- Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology