Alia Tuqan, M.D.
Medical Director
Associate Clinical Professor
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Locations and Contact
Patient Support Services Building
Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Tuqan strives to provide outstanding care to all her patients. She aims to work with not only patients but also family and caregivers to meet patient needs. Her goal is to maintain functionality and independence in her older adult patients.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Tuqan is a fellowship-trained geriatrician offering care for older adults with various conditions such as memory problems and dementia, gait instability and falls, as well as frailty.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Tuqan enjoys teaching geriatrics and working with medical students, residents and fellows in clinic.
Division
Undergraduate School
B.A., Claremont McKenna College, Claremont CA 2002
Medical School
M.D., UC Irvine College of Medicine, Irvine CA 2006
Internship
Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles CA 2006-2007
Residency
Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles CA 2007-2009
Fellowship
Geriatric Medicine, UCLA-VA, Los Angeles CA 2009-2011
Tuqan AT, Lee M, Weintraub NT, Reuben DB. Development and Validation of a Geriatrics Knowledge Test to Evaluate Geriatrics Fellowship Programs. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Nov;65(11):2535-2538. doi:10.1111/jgs.15068. Epub 2017 Aug 28. PMID:28846131.
Chen GI, Tuqan AT. An Unusual Cause of Sepsis. Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare. 2015 Oct:19.
Sanna MB, Tuqan AT, Goldsmith JS, Law MS, Ramirez KD, Liao DH, Moore AA. Characteristics of older at-risk drinkers who drive after drinking and those who do not drive after drinking. Traffic Inj Prev. 2015;16(2):104-8. doi:10.1080/15389588.2014.926340. PMID:24874549.
Tuqan AT. Case Studies: Pharmacologic Treatment Across Dementia Syndromes. 31st Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine + Pharmacy and Board Review Online Continuing Medical Education Modules. 2015.
Whiteman E, Garcia M, Leonard S, Macias M, Tran HP, Tuqan AT. Palliative Care Lectures. POGOe – Portal of Geriatrics Online Education. 2015. Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/21726.
Tuqan AT, Koretz B. Septic Arthritis after Intra-articular Joint Injection. Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare. 2015 Jan;18.
Tuqan AT, Kelly KM, Aguilar G, Ramirez-San-Juan JC, Sun CH, Cassarino D, Derienzo D, Barr RJ, Nelson JS. Evaluation of single versus multiple cryogen spray cooling spurts on in vitro model human skin. Lasers Med Sci. 2005 Sep;20(2):80-6. doi:10.1007/s10103-005-0345-y. Epub 2005 Aug 30. PMID:16133654.
Ramirez-San-Juan JC, Aguilar G, Tuqan AT, Kelly KM, Nelson JS. Skin model surface temperatures during single and multiple cryogen spurts used in laser dermatologic surgery. Lasers Surg Med. 2005 Feb;36(2):141-6. doi:10.1002/lsm.20124. PMID:15704159.