Neil S. Wenger MD, MPH

Dr. Wenger is a professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a practicing general internist with an interest in patients with complex illness. He directs the UCLA Health System Ethics Center and the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) project within RAND Health.

Wenger's research focuses on measuring and improving the quality of care for vulnerable older persons. He has led assessments of care of various groups of older individuals and has recently focused on quality of care for patients in Medicare Advantage plans. With the RAND/UCLA team, he has implemented practice redesign efforts aimed at improving primary care for older patients with an emphasis on falls and incontinence care. He is particularly interested in measuring and improving care toward the end of life. His educational efforts are focused on training physician fellows in health services research, on physicians in training in primary care general internal medicine, and on teaching clinical ethics. He directs the Health Resources and Services Administration–funded National Research Service Award Primary Care Research Fellowship in the Division of General Internal Medicine at UCLA. Wenger is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed articles.

Wenger received his M.D. from the UCLA School of Medicine and his M.P.H. from the UCLA School of Public Health