To systematically improve the quality of care for LGBTQ+ patients as well as the climate experienced by LGBTQ+ learners, staff, faculty and community members at UC Davis Health.
UC Davis Health welcomes, assures the safety and provides quality services for all patients, learners, staff, faculty and the broader community inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity, and other intersecting identities.
The Vice Chancellor’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council (“the Council”) is the primary advisory body for the Vice Chancellor for Human Health Sciences, Deans of the School of Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and UC Davis Health leaders on sexual orientation and gender identity and their impact on the status of learners, staff, faculty and patients.
Purpose: The Council will advise and provide recommendations to the Vice Chancellor and other leaders to help assess, plan, develop, implement, improve, and refine efforts toward meaningful LGBTQ+ initiatives and policies within UC Davis. These initiatives and policies will be focused on improving the identification of populations at risk for health disparities and improving the quality of prevention and intervention care for all. Members of the Council will:
Leadership
Antionette "Annie" J. Caruso
Co-Chair
Chief Administrative Officer
Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
UC Davis Health
Michelle Famula, M.D.
Co-Chair
Family Medicine
UC Davis School of Medicine
Members
Julie Weckstein, L.C.S.W.
Vice Chair
Behavioral Health Clinician
Network Behavioral Health
UC Davis Health
Chao-Yin Chen, Ph.D.
Past Chair
Professor, Pharmacology
UC Davis School of Medicine
Edward Callahan, Ph.D.
Past Chair
Associate Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Academic Personnel
Professor Emeritus, Family and Community Medicine
UC Davis School of Medicine
Alicia Agnoli, M.D., M.P.H, M.H.S.
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
UC Davis Health
Marijo Gillen, M.D.
Clinical Professor Emeritus, Diagnostic Radiology
UC Davis School of Medicine
Theresa Harvath, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.G.S.A.
Executive Associate Dean
Director for Clinical Education
Clinical Professor
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
Laura Kester, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine
Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program
UC Davis health
Joleen Lonigan, R.N., M.S.N., N.E.-B.C.
Executive Director, Hospital and Clinics
Patient Care Services
UC Davis Medical Center
Scott MacDonald, M.D.
EMR Medical Director
Clinical Informatics
UC Davis Health
Bahareh (Behy) Nejad, M.D.
Director of Robotic Surgery
Associate Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
UC Davis Health
Megan Ober, R.N., M.S., B.S.N., O.C.N.
Palliative Care, Psycho-Oncology and Oncology Pain Clinics Case Manager
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Health
Corey Owens
Senior Project Manager
Healthy Aging in a Digital World
UC Davis Health
Matthew St. Amant
Admin Assistant, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
Chair, PRIDE Employee Resource Group
UC Davis Health
Hendry Ton, M.D., M.S.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Office for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UC Davis Health