David McIntosh

David McIntosh serves as Associate Dean in the Dean's Office of the School of Medicine at UCLA and holds an academic appointment as Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. His administrative leadership focuses on organizational development within academic medical settings.

Dr. McIntosh's research interests center on social justice and health equity within medical education systems. His work specifically examines structural approaches to implementing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) frameworks in academic surgical departments. He investigates organizational change strategies, workforce diversity initiatives, and interventions to improve training experiences for underrepresented residents in surgery. His scholarship addresses critical gaps in creating more inclusive medical training environments through systematic departmental transformation.

His recent publications demonstrate a clear focus on practical implementation of JEDI principles in surgical education. The 2025 publication presents a structured organizational change model for JEDI implementation in academic surgical departments, while the 2023 article calls for specific improvements to surgical training experiences for residents underrepresented in medicine. These works collectively highlight his expertise in developing actionable frameworks for cultural transformation in academic medicine.

Dr. McIntosh collaborates extensively with surgical faculty across UCLA's medical campus, particularly with colleagues in surgical departments working on diversity initiatives. His network includes Juan Jimenez, Oscar Hines, Areti Tillou, Catherine Juillard, and Alexandra Stavrakis, among others who share research interests in medical education reform and healthcare equity.