UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center : JCCC Member Directory

Leo Morales, M.D.

Specialty:

Internal Medicine

General Information:

Gender:	Male
Language(s):	English, Spanish

Affiliation(s):

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Department of Health Services

Physician, Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Member, JCCC Healthy and At-Risk Populations Program Area

Education:

Fellowship:	Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Residency:	Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, 1991 - 1993
Internship:	Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, 1990 - 1991
Medical Degree:	M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine, 1990

Certification(s):

Medical Board Certification(s):	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1995

Contact Information:

UCLA Internal Medicine, Suite 420:	(310) 206-6232
Phone:	(310) 794-2296
E-mail:	lsmorales@mednet.ucla.edu

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. Leo Morales' primary research interest is in health disparities and outcomes measurement within the Latino community.

Selected Cancer-Related Publications:

Calderón JL, Morales LS, Liu H, Hays RD. Variation in the readability of items within surveys. Am J Med Qual. 2006; 21(1): 49-56.

Haviland MG, Morales LS, Dial TH, Pincus HA. Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and satisfaction with health care. Am J Med Qual. 2005; 20(4): 195-203.

Diamant AL, Hays RD, Morales LS, Ford W, Calmes D, Asch S, Duan N, Fielder E, Kim S, Fielding J, Sumner G, Shapiro MF, Hayes-Bautista D, Gelberg L. Delays and unmet need for health care among adult primary care patients in a restructured urban public health system. Am J Public Health. 2004; 94(5): 783-9.

Morales LS, Cunningham WE, Galvan FH, Andersen RM, Nakazono TT, Shapiro MF. Sociodemographic differences in access to care among Hispanic patients who are HIV infected in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2004; 94(7): 1119-21.

Morales LS, Elliott M, Brown J, Rahn C, Hays RD. The applicability of the Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS) to Preferred Provider Organizations in the United States: a discussion of industry concerns. Int J Qual Health Care. 2004; 16(3): 219-27.