About the Center: Meet Our Staff

Meet Our Staff

The Center is staffed by a range of caring individuals who understand the importance of a patient-centered approach to care. Some of the disciplines represented in the center include clinical and health psychology, internal medicine, preventive medicine, oncology social work, mind/body medicine, art therapy, holistic healing, QiGong, individual, couples and family therapy, bereavement, complementary medicine and the psychology of women.

Directors

Anne Coscarelli, PhD

Director
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, UCLA
Licensed Psychologist PSY 7299

Mary L. Hardy, MD

Medical Director Simms/Mann – UCLA Center for Integrative Medicine
Associate Physician Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine
Licensed Physician, Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Staff Clinicians

Kauser Ahmed, PhD

Licensed Psychologist

Anne Coscarelli, PhD

Licensed Psychologist

Suzanne Bragg Levanas, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Certified Oncology Social Worker

Shane Kennington, MSW, LCSW

Oncology Social Worker

Thomas J. Pier, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Integrative Oncology Specialists

Carolyn Katzin, MS, CNS

Integrative Oncology Specialist

Mary L. Hardy, MD

Medical Director, Simms/Mann – UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology
Associate Physician Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine also a Licensed Physician Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Psychiatrist

Josephine McNary, MD

Psychiatrist

Clinical Consultants

J. Kathryn dePlanque, PhD

Facilitator, Meditation Support Group

Halina Irving, MA, MS, MFT

Facilitator, Looking Ahead Support Group

Esther Dreifuss-Kattan, PhD, ATR

Facilitator, Healing Through Art Support Group

Lisa Kring, LCSW

Facilitator, Mindfulness Meditation Support Group