Dr. Margarita Loeza, MD, MPH, is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and completed her undergraduate studies at Occidental College. She trained in Family Medicine at San Bernardino County Hospital, where she served as Associate Chief Resident.
After residency, she returned to Venice Family Clinic—the same clinic where she once received care—and joined as a staff physician in 2001, later serving as Chief Medical Information Officer to advance preventive care. She established a school-based teen clinic at Santa Monica High School and spent a decade advising the UCLA Flying Samaritans. She also volunteers with Homeboy Industries.
A founding leader of MiMentor and Alliance in Mentorship and an Executive Board member of Latino Physicians of California, she now serves as Associate Dean at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, championing equity and mentorship in medicine.