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

Abdominal Transplant, including Hepatology and Nephrology
Breast Cancer
Geriatrics
Primary Care
Psychiatry
Rehabilitation
Sports Medicine/Orthopedics
Urology and Genitourinary Cancers, including Prostate, Kidney, Bladder and Testicular Cancers

Jeanna Vazquez

Senior Communications and Media Relations Manager
jbvazquez@health.ucsd.edu
858-249-0428

Beat Areas

Cardiology, including Heart Surgery
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Emergency, Trauma and Burn
Hematology, including blood cancers
Neonatology
Obstetrics and Gynecology, including Infertility and related cancers
Pediatrics
Pulmonology, including Lung Surgery and related cancers

Leslie Aquinde

Senior Communications and Media Relations Manager
ljaquinde@health.ucsd.edu
858-249-0417

Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Dermatology, including related cancers
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, including related cancers
Infectious Disease
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Ophthalmology