Faculty Awards

Susan S. Huang, MD, MPH
Chancellor’s Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
UCI School of Medicine

For the past 20 years, Dr. Huang has been studying healthcare-associated infections with a focus on multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), including preventative strategies for containment. She has led several large randomized clinical trials involving decolonization that have reduced MDROs and serious infections across the continuum of care. Huang has over 200 publications and is a current member of the Presidential Advisory Council for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria.

Eric McCoy, MD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
UCI School of Medicine

Dr. McCoy grew up in the Inland Empire of Southern California and worked three jobs while enrolled as a full-time college student prior to going to medical school.  He subsequently graduated from UCSF school of Medicine with an area of concentration in medical education, before coming to UC Irvine to complete his residency in emergency medicine and fellowship in Emergency Medical Services, while simultaneously completing a Master of Public Health at UCLA.  Dr. McCoy stayed on as full-time faculty after graduating fellowship, where he serves as the Director of Emergency Medical Services, and is also the creator, founder and director of Southern California’s first Emergency Medicine Simulation fellowship program.    

Joyce Y. Lee, PharmD, APh, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Joyce Lee is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) at UC Irvine.  Dr. Lee received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, and completed her Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Residency at University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy.  She is a certified Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APh) in California and a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) with dual certifications in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) and Ambulatory Care (BCACP). At UCI Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, Dr. Lee coordinates the faculty mentorship & development program for the faculty members. Together with the healthcare team at UCI Health Family Health Center, Dr. Lee established a referral-based comprehensive medication management service called CAREPILLS, providing chronic disease management to underserved populations in Orange County. 

Jose Mayorga, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
School of Medicine

Dr. José Mayorga is a Family Physician with extensive professional experience in the for-profit and non-profit sectors.  He has dedicated his Family Medicine and administration career to providing high-quality care to the medically underserved. He has owned his own medical practice, led the expansion of Federally Qualified Health Centers, and been an Independent Physician Association Medical Director in Orange County. In July 2018, he joined UCI Health, and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy Practice.  He is excited to return to the UCI Health Family Health Center (UCI FQHC) as their Executive Director and Executive Medical Director where his passion for medicine began as a premed student two decades ago. As an Associate Clinical Professor, he looks forward to teaching the future doctors of this country and hopes to empower them to become leaders in primary care.

Vanessa Rodriguez, FNP-C, APRN
Assistant Clinical Professor
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Vanessa Rodriguez is a Professor for UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing and family nurse practitioner at UCI Health.  She serves the underserved population of Orange County and continues to use evidenced-based medicine to empower her patients.  In addition to serving a complex population complicated by poverty, homelessness, addiction and mental illness, Vanessa serves on a variety of committees to improve diversity and quality care to the most vulnerable of populations.