Catherine Weaver, MD
University of California Los Angeles
Biography
Dr. Catherine Weaver, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and is the Medical Director of the UCLA Health Homeless Healthcare Collaborative (HHC). She is a founding leader of this innovative program that launched in January 2022 to bring the high-quality healthcare available at UCLA Health to our unhoused neighbors, meeting them where they are in the community on the streets, in encampments, and in shelters. The team has expanded from two mobile units to six full-time teams bringing primary care, urgent care, behavioral health and addiction services, and social support to patients throughout Los Angeles County. In addition to overseeing HHC clinical operations and quality and supporting the growth and innovation of this program, she collaborates closely with other street medicine teams and academic, government, and community partners to promote equitable access to healthcare and social support services throughout Los Angeles County and beyond. She is a member of the inaugural Advisory Committee for the California Street Medicine Collaborative, an organization consisting of street medicine providers, managed care groups, and other stakeholders throughout the state of California brought together to influence policy, advocate for financial support, and collaborate on program design.
Dr. Weaver also continues to practice Emergency Medicine. In her professional career, she has always been driven by one of the central principles of the Emergency Department (ED) as an entry point to healthcare: providing care to all regardless of their backgrounds. Prior to her role with HHC, she served as Assistant Medical Director of the UCLA Ronald Reagan ED. She has obtained multiple grants to establish and maintain a Substance Use Navigator program in both UCLA EDs and is currently collaborating on efforts to expand this into an ED-based Community Health Worker program. She continues to participate in numerous activities in the ED, hospital, and UCLA Health system to develop pathways to compassionate, equitable care for all. In addition to homeless healthcare, she has an interest in addiction medicine. She is a fierce advocate for fighting stigma not only in healthcare, but in society in general.
Dr. Weaver earned a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Classics at the University of Colorado at Boulder and received her medical training at Creighton University. She completed residency in Emergency Medicine at UCLA-Ronald Reagan/Olive View, followed by a fellowship in Emergency Medicine Administration with UCLA/VEP Healthcare. She is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Dr. Weaver also continues to practice Emergency Medicine. In her professional career, she has always been driven by one of the central principles of the Emergency Department (ED) as an entry point to healthcare: providing care to all regardless of their backgrounds. Prior to her role with HHC, she served as Assistant Medical Director of the UCLA Ronald Reagan ED. She has obtained multiple grants to establish and maintain a Substance Use Navigator program in both UCLA EDs and is currently collaborating on efforts to expand this into an ED-based Community Health Worker program. She continues to participate in numerous activities in the ED, hospital, and UCLA Health system to develop pathways to compassionate, equitable care for all. In addition to homeless healthcare, she has an interest in addiction medicine. She is a fierce advocate for fighting stigma not only in healthcare, but in society in general.
Dr. Weaver earned a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Classics at the University of Colorado at Boulder and received her medical training at Creighton University. She completed residency in Emergency Medicine at UCLA-Ronald Reagan/Olive View, followed by a fellowship in Emergency Medicine Administration with UCLA/VEP Healthcare. She is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and the American College of Emergency Physicians.