Rancho Los Amigos neurologist named to 40 Under 40 list

DOWNEY – Dr. Antonio Moya, MD, MPH, a physician at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center was named one of 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health for 2024 by the National Minority Quality Forum.

Dr. Moya is a board-certified neurologist, an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the USC Keck School of Medicine, and a member of the faculty for Harbor UCLA’s Neurology Program.

Dr. Moya is a driving force within the Rancho Los Amigos Neurology Division, where he cares for both inpatients and outpatients with an array of neurological conditions and diagnoses. The Neurology Division provides diagnostic and therapeutic care for patients with acute and chronic stroke, post stroke prevention, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular diseases, movement disorders, dementia, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida.

Dr. Moya completed his fellowship at the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program and his neurology residency at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. Prior to residency, he graduated from the UCSF School of Medicine as a PRIME-US Scholar and completed his MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health, focusing on Global Health in Asia.

Dr. Moya was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in the Philippines prior to medical school, researching the potential of telemedicine stroke care in this archipelago nation of more than 7,000 islands.

Additionally, Dr. Moya gives of his time to advance the health of the Filipino and Asian Pacific Islander community, serving on the board of the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP). He has also served as a medical director for the UCSF Mabuhay Health Center and Director of UCSF Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA).

Dr. Moya continues to partner with many Los Angeles based Filipino community organizations, and his research and community work has been awarded multiple grants to prevent stroke, high blood pressure, and COVID-19 among the underserved. He is interested in stroke prevention and treatment, tele-neurology care, and Asian Pacific slander health disparities.

“It's a great honor to receive this award from the National Minority Quality Forum,” said Dr. Moya. “We need to support our physicians of minority backgrounds in their work for the underserved. I hope to continue this work for my community throughout my entire career.”

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