Leadership

Welcome to the Division of Geriatric Medicine at UCI School of Medicine. We are a thriving group of clinicians, educators and researchers whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of older adults in Orange County and beyond. As the only academic health system in Orange County, we are dedicated to our communities and take seriously our mandate to serve through innovation and compassion. 

We are the largest group of board-certified geriatricians in Orange County and graduate fellows each year, many of whom stay to live and work in OC. Our training programs serve to educate interdisciplinary learners in medicine, nursing and pharmacy, locally and nationally, and our scholarly impact is felt nationwide. Quality geriatric care informs the care of everyone.

—Lisa Gibbs, MD
Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Family Medicine

Lisa Gibbs, MD

Lisa Gibbs, MD, is the interim chair and professor of the Department of Family Medicine, chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, medical director of population health and value-based care, and the Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair of Geriatric Medicine at UCI School of Medicine. She has an extensive and successful history of developing multifaceted programs, bringing together collaborators from both university- and community-based organizations. Her grant leadership experience is best exemplified by her role as developer and principal investigator of the DW Reynold Physicians in Training grant (2009-2013) and the HRSA Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) collaboration (2015-2024).

Gibbs has received extensive academic and leadership training, beginning with the Geriatric Academic Career Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She was awarded a fellowship from the University of California Office of the President’s Center for Health Quality and Innovation. She is currently a representative of a University of California-wide Primary Care Collaborative. In addition, she has developed expertise and national recognition in the field of elder abuse and currently serves as the director of UCI’s Center of Excellence in Elder Abuse and Neglect, which provides education and technical assistance regionally, nationally and abroad. She is currently the medical director of population health at UCI Health and leads the program based on geriatric care principles, emphasizing social determinants of health. She maintains an active geriatric medicine practice that provides the foundation of all other academic activities — the health and well-being of each and every patient.
 

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Sonia Seghal, MD

Sonia Sehgal, MD, is a clinical professor in the UCI Department of Internal Medicine and the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, and she holds the Archstone Chair in Geriatric Medicine. She serves as the medical director of UCI’s SeniorHealth Center. Sehgal is a board-certified UCI Health internist and geriatrician who specializes in the care and treatment of older adults. She maintains some of the highest patient satisfaction scores at UCI Health. She has been honored as a Physician of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association annually since 2012 in recognition of her commitment to providing quality geriatric care to the Orange County community. 

Sehgal is a leader at UCI School of Medicine, serving as the director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship and as a Dean’s Scholar. She has been recognized for her teaching, receiving the Excellence in Teaching Award annually from 2008 to 2016 and the MVP Outstanding Service Award from the UCI School of Medicine Office of Academic Affairs. In 2010, the medical students selected Sehgal to receive the Gold Star Award from the Gold Humanism Honor Society. From 2017 to 2024, she served as the director of curriculum for the UCI Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, educating community physicians in the specialized care of older adults and overseeing geriatric curriculum for residents and medical, nursing and pharmacy students at UCI.

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