Meet Our Team
LEADERSHIP
Medical Director
Ian Julie, M.D., M.A.S.
916-816-0079 | ijulie@ucdavis.edu
Surgical Director
Edgardo Salcedo, M.D., F.A.C.S.
916-734-3980 | esalcedo@ucdavis.edu
Senior Assistant Dean, Strategic Initiatives
UC Davis School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
Jana Katz-Bell, M.P.H.
916-734-1361 | jdkatzbell@ucdavis.edu
EMERITUS LEADERS
Thomas Nesbitt, M.D., M.P.H.
Former Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Technologies and Alliances
Aaron Bair, M.D., M.Sc.
Former Medical Director
Peter Moore, M.D., Ph.D.
Founding Medical Director
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
William Hammontree, R.N., B.S.N.
Manager for Simulation, Resources and Facilities
916-734-4708 | whammontree@ucdavis.edu
Liza Bolante
Finance Analyst
916-734-2184 | lbolante@ucdavis.edu
Megan Hansen
Communications Specialist
916-343-0040 | meghansen@ucdavis.edu
Kim Huntsman
Curriculum Planner
916-734-4708 | khuntsman@ucdavis.edu
Tara Johnson
Executive Assistant
916-734-4067 | tljo@ucdavis.edu
SIMULATION PROGRAM
Aaron Lee
Simulation Specialist
916-703-6987 | arolee@ucdavis.edu
Francisco Ramirez
Simulation Specialist
916-703-6974 | jfrramirez@ucdavis.edu
Pakhtana Hamed
Simulation Specialist
916-734-5172 | phamed@ucdavis.edu
STANDARDIZED PATIENT PROGRAM
Haydee Pineda-Johnson, M.A. Ed.
Manager, Human-Based Simulation Operations Team and Standardized Patient Educator
916-734-5201 | hpinedajohnson@ucdavis.edu
Lisa Thew
Standardized Patient Program Manager
916-734-3445 | listhew@ucdavis.edu
Katie Walton
Standardized Patient Recruiter and Educator
916-734-1777 | ktwalton@ucdavis.edu
Renee DeGarmo
Human-Based Simulation Specialist
916-734-4117 | redegarmo@ucdavis.edu