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Patrick H. Poquiz, MD, FACP

Hospitalist
Santa Monica, California

Dr. Patrick H. Poquiz, MD, FACP, is a highly respected internist and hospitalist based in Santa Monica, California, serving the Los Angeles community through UCLA Health.

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Specialty Hospitalist
Industry Health Services
Organization UCLA Health
Location Santa Monica, California

About Patrick H. Poquiz, MD, FACP

Dr. Patrick Poquiz is a board certified internist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, practicing as a hospitalist for UCLA Health. His primary clinical practice is with the North Valley Greater Los Angeles area where he manages UCLA patients admitted to smaller, community hospitals, allowing for continuity of care and providing best practices within the health system. As a hospitalist, he serves as the attending physician on a multidisciplinary team managing both uncomplicated and complex cases during a patient's hospitalization before transitioning care back to the outpatient primary care physician upon discharge from the hospital.

A lifelong Southern Californian, Dr. Poquiz completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, San Diego prior to starting his medical education at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 2009. After obtaining his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2013, he moved to Los Angeles where he did his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, where his training widely ranged from outpatient chronic condition management in the underserved community to rare and complex critically-ill cases at a quaternary care academic hospital. Since finishing residency in 2016 he has continued his academic endeavors as an educator and clinician with UCLA Health and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor in Medicine for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Committed to medical excellence and the progress of scientific knowledge for patient-centered care, he is also an active member and Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Although trained and practicing under a distinguished academic institution, Dr. Poquiz's clinical passion lies within serving the community and underserved populations. Not only does he enjoy educating the future physicians of medicine, but he also finds gratification in improving health literacy for all his patients. His goal is to help patients understand their medical ailments to a level they can understand its pathophysiology and the evidence-based medicine utilized to treat and manage their illness.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Poquiz enjoys time spent with his family and friends. He has an affinity towards food and travel, particularly with restaurants ranging from mom & pop shops to Michelin-awarded cuisines, and international travel involving several countries in Europe and Asia. 

  • General Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Hospitalist

Press & Recognition

Professional Career

2025 Present

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

2018 – 2025

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

2016 – 2018

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Clinical Instructor

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

2016 Present

UCLA Health, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Hospitalist Section

Hospitalist

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

2013 – 2016

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Resident Physician, Internal Medicine

Sylmar, California, United States of America

Education & Training

2016

Post-graduate Medical Education, Internal Medicine

Education Level: Residency

Institution: Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

California, United States of America

2013

Doctor of Medicine

Education Level: M.D.

Institution: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Loma Linda, California, United States of America

2009

Human Biology

Education Level: B.S.

Institution: University of California, San Diego

California, United States of America

Professional Affiliations

  • American Medical Association | California Medical Association
    Member
  • Society of Hospital Medicine
    Member
  • American College of Physicians
    Fellow
  • American Board of Internal Medicine
    Diplomate/Board Certified

Honors & Awards

  • 2025 Top Doctor in The Global Directory of Who's Who — 2025
  • Fellow of the American College of Physicians — 2019
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society — 2009

Community Service

  • Haiti Endowment Fund International Medical Clinic, Hinche, Haiti — 2010
    Clinic Volunteer
  • Luzeiro Project Traveling Medical Clinics, Manaus, Brazil — 2010
    Medical Student Volunteer
  • Social Action Community Health System Clinic, San Bernardino, CA — 2012
    Medical Student Volunteer
  • Homeboy Industries Tattoo Removal Clinic — 2021
    Physician Volunteer

Contact Patrick H. Poquiz, MD, FACP

UCLA Health

Santa Monica, California

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PROFILE SUMMARY

Professional Summary

Dr. Patrick H. Poquiz, MD, FACP, is a highly respected internist and hospitalist based in Santa Monica, California, serving the Los Angeles community through UCLA Health.