Michelle Bholat, MD

English

Dr. Michelle Bholat is a renowned family medicine physician, public health leader, and advocate for health equity. She serves as Chair of Family Medicine at UCR Health, where she oversees efforts to advance excellence in primary care and medical education. Dr. Bholat earned her MD from the University of California, Irvine, and an MPH from UCLA, complementing her extensive clinical expertise with public health leadership. She has held numerous leadership roles, including Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at UCLA, where she co-founded the UCLA International Medical Graduate Program to address physician workforce disparities. A passionate educator and mentor, Dr. Bholat integrates innovative approaches to primary care, addiction medicine, and health systems improvement, reflecting her lifelong commitment to advancing health equity and medical education.

Female

• Family Medicine

• American Board of Family Medicine
• American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Society of Hospital Medicine
• Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
• California Society of Addiction Medicine

• Bupropion Hydrochloride vs. Placebo, In Combination with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, for the Treatment of Cocaine Abuse/Dependence
• Eight years of building community partnerships and trust: the UCLA family medicine community-based participatory research experience.
• Double-blind placebo-controlled evaluation of the PROMETATM protocol for methamphetamine dependence.
• Utilizing international medical graduates in health care delivery: brain drain, brain gain, or brain waste? A win-win approach at University of California, Los Angeles
• Opportunities to improve clinical outcomes and challenges to implementing clinical pharmacists into health care teams.
• Integration of behavioral medicine in primary care.
• Effectiveness of a smartphone application for weight loss compared with usual care in overweight primary care patients: a randomized, controlled trial.
• Using Virtual Visits to Care for Primary Care Patients with COVID-19 Symptoms.
• Academic Health Centers and Humanitarian Crises: One Health System’s Response to Unaccompanied Children at the Border

• Anthem Blue Cross
• Blue Shield
• Inland Empire Health Plan
• Medi-Cal
• Medicare

We accept most major PPOs and HMOs. If you have questions about your insurance provider, our team will be happy to help.

• University of California, Irvine - Irvine, CA

• University of California, Los Angeles - Family Medicine

• University of California, Los Angeles - Administrative Medicine
• Wagner School of Public Health - Latino Health Policy