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

Printable maps of UC San Diego Campus and Medical Centers: ucsd.edu/maps

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

Associate 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
  • Bone marrow transplant
  • Breast cancer
  • Ear, nose and throat (ENT)
  • Geriatrics
  • Neurology and neurosurgery
  • Orthopedics and sports medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Primary care
  • Psychiatry
  • Rehabilitation
  • 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
  • Dermatology, including related cancers
  • Diabetes and endocrinology
  • Emergency, trauma and burn care
  • Gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, including related cancers
  • Hematology, including blood cancers
  • Neonatology
  • Nursing
  • Obstetrics and gynecology, including infertility and related cancers
  • Pediatrics
  • Pulmonology, including lung surgery and related cancers