@cioronce

Physician-Scientist and Assistant Professor @UCLA Alum @NCSP_UCLA @URMCInternalMed Thinking about health equity, policy, and population health

 Los Angeles, CA
Joined April 2013
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🚨 New in @JAMANetworkOpen, co-led by myself and @TrishaSantosMD, examining #AsianAmerican representation in medicine! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… 🧵 1/9 While the group is often seen as overrepresented, our disaggregated analysis reveals stark disparities for Southeast Asians.

Asian American Representation in Medicine by Career Stage and Residency Specialty

This cross-sectional study assesses representation by Asian race and disaggregated subgroups in the US allopathic medical school workforce using data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

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JAMA
@JAMA_current20 Dec 2025
Among OB/GYN practices in LA County managed #Medicaid networks, fewer than 1 in 10 reachable clinics provided abortion care, and most imposed early gestational limits or out-of-pocket costs, contrary to state law. ja.ma/3LbeBJy
JAMA research letter, published Dec 18, 2025, titled: Women's Health, Abortion Access in Los Angeles Managed Medicaid Networks. Sankey diagram shows accuracy of healthcare services provider directory for Los Angeles County and abortion provision within networks.

ALT JAMA research letter, published Dec 18, 2025, titled: Women's Health, Abortion Access in Los Angeles Managed Medicaid Networks. Sankey diagram shows accuracy of healthcare services provider directory for Los Angeles County and abortion provision within networks.

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Trisha Santos, MD, MS@TrishaSantosMD10 Jul 2025
🚨 In an era of mass deportation, what happens when immigrant healthcare workers are forced to leave? In this @NEJM Perspective, @CIOronce, @ReshmaJagsi, and I discuss how anti-immigrant policies may worsen existing shortages in the US health workforce: nej.md/46vnUfG
NEJM
@NEJM10 Jul 2025
In the current anti-immigrant political environment in the United States, what will happen when immigrants who work in the health care system are forced to leave? @TrishaSantosMD, @reshmajagsi, MD, DPhil, and Carlos Irwin A. Oronce, MD, PhD, address that question in a new Perspective. Read now: nej.md/46vnUfG
Perspective "[Dr. Rasha Alawieh, assistant professor of medicine at Brown University] was one of only three transplant nephrologists in Rhode Island, and her forced departure left a critical gap in a highly technical specialty." "Who Will Care for America? Immigration Policy and the Coming Health Workforce Crisis" by Patricia Mae G. Santos, M.D., Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., and Carlos Irwin A. Oronce, M.D., Ph.D.

ALT Perspective "[Dr. Rasha Alawieh, assistant professor of medicine at Brown University] was one of only three transplant nephrologists in Rhode Island, and her forced departure left a critical gap in a highly technical specialty." "Who Will Care for America? Immigration Policy and the Coming Health Workforce Crisis" by Patricia Mae G. Santos, M.D., Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., and Carlos Irwin A. Oronce, M.D., Ph.D.

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Margot Sanger-Katz@sangerkatz2 Jul 2025
Interesting analysis from @awgaffney and colleagues on the costs of setting up Medicaid work requirements. They looked at previous state spending per beneficiary. healthaffairs.org/content/fo…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders13 May 2025
Trump’s war on science is an attack against anyone who has ever loved someone with cancer. The American people do not want us to slash cancer research in order to give more tax breaks for billionaires.
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Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, MPH@KekoaMDPhD21 Jan 2025
Grateful to share I’ll be joining @UCLA as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in @UCLAFSPH & @dgsomucla. Together we will advocate for & uplift all underserved communities, including Pasifika people. Mahalo to the tremendous leadership who came together to make this possible.
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NCSP at UCLA@NCSP_UCLA31 Dec 2024
🎉We are excited to announce the UCLA NCSP Cohort 2025-2027! 🌟These outstanding clinicians will join us in July 2025. @NationalCSP @NCSP_Yale @NCSP_UCSF @ncspMICHIGAN @NCSP_Duke @NCSP_Penn @UCLAHealth @UCLANursing @dgsomucla
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Trisha Santos, MD, MS@TrishaSantosMD20 Nov 2024
Had a blast working w/ friend & colleague Dr. @cioronce @NCSP_UCLA on #DisaggregASEAN of physician workforce data. We uncover 🔑disparities in Asian American representation at the med school, resident, & faculty levels👩🏻‍⚕️🇱🇦🇰🇭🇵🇭 🚨Read more @JAMANetworkOpen tinyurl.com/mr9tu7ts
Carlos Oronce, MD, PhD@cioronce20 Nov 2024
🚨 New in @JAMANetworkOpen, co-led by myself and @TrishaSantosMD, examining #AsianAmerican representation in medicine! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… 🧵 1/9 While the group is often seen as overrepresented, our disaggregated analysis reveals stark disparities for Southeast Asians.

Asian American Representation in Medicine by Career Stage and Residency Specialty

This cross-sectional study assesses representation by Asian race and disaggregated subgroups in the US allopathic medical school workforce using data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

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Mytien Nguyen@MytienTNguyen20 Nov 2024
"The history of Asian individuals in America is a rich tapestry woven from diverse threads of cultures, migration, and experiences." Grateful for the opportunity to share our thoughts on the study by Santos et al on Asian representation in acad medicine jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Disaggregating Asian American Data to Enhance Medical Education and Patient Care

Santos et al1 disaggregated Asian subgroups to unveil disparities in Asian American representation and progression in academic medicine. Analyzing a large dataset from the Association of American...

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Drew Altman@DrewAltman19 Nov 2024
The single most important position in health policy goes to… Dr Oz.
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