Lisa Gantz, MD
Antelope Valley Child Health and Wellbeing Fellow
Dr. Lisa Gantz is the inaugural fellow for 2020-2021. Dr. Gantz, who is board-certified in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, received her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California (USC), earned her medical degree at the Keck School of Medicine of the USC, and completed her internship and residency at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She recently joined the LA County Department of Health Services (DHS) and provides clinical care to children and adults at the High Desert Regional Health Center in Lancaster and at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar. She also serves as Clinical Instructor for the Department of Pediatrics at UCLA.
In addition to her clinical role, Dr. Gantz will work with DHS, the UCLA Center of Excellence (a partnership between UCLA Psychiatry and the LA County Department of Mental Health focused on trauma-informed care), and the UCLA Pritzker Center to support initiatives utilizing the medical home as a foundation for improving community engagement and response to trauma in the Antelope Valley region.