Charles Vega, MD grew up in Northern California and completed his undergraduate degree at Harvard University. He attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin Madison and completed residency training in Family Medicine at the University of California Irvine (UCI). He remained a faculty in the Department of Family Medicine at UCI and now holds the title of Health Sciences Clinical Professor. He is the Executive Director of UCI's Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community and won a Macy Faculty Scholarship to improve patient-centered health education at UCI. He currently serves as Assistant Dean for Culture and Community Education at the UCI School of Medicine.
Dr. Vega has seen patients and taught medical students and residents at UCI Health Family Health Center, Santa Ana for the past 20 years. This clinic is a federally qualified health center and the largest safety-net clinic in Orange County. Dr. Vega's academic interests are focused on access to quality, compassionate medical care for underserved populations, and the development of training programs to promote this vision of healthcare.