As the opioid epidemic grew to prominence, Dr. Chakravarthy began working with primary care, emergency, and specialty providers to spread opioid awareness and improve opioid prescription practices amongst healthcare professionals.
Current studies in the Lotfipour lab include identifying the role of a Chrna6C123G polymorphism (rs2304297) influencing adolescent substance use and down-stream mechanisms mediating the effects.
Dr. Eric McCoy is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine who has been extending the mission of UC Irvine Health in the fields of simulation and evidence-based medicine.
Last fall a small group of dedicated undergraduate UCI students who are also licensed Emergency Medical Technicians(EMT) got together to form the student group Anteater Emergency Medical Services(AEMS).
Dr. Maxwell Jen is an emergency physician at UC Irvine Medical Center and holds the role of assistant clinical professor and associate medical director