Tomás A. Magaña MD, Co-Founder and Director

Tomás A. Magaña M.D., M.A., F.A.A.P. is Co-Founder and Director of the FACES for the Future Program at Children’s Hospital & Research Oakland (CHRCO), where he oversees program operations, development and dissemination of the successful FACES model, in collaboration with organizations, throughout the state of California, including the FACES programs in Hayward, San Diego and Imperial Valley, California. He is Founding Director of the FACES program at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, CA and the FACES Summer Medical Academy (FSMA) at CHRCO.

Dr. Magaña is a board certified pediatrician with a special interest in adolescent medicine, at-risk youth and workforce development. He is a member of the pediatric medical staff at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, where he serves as Medical Director of Alameda County’s Juvenile Justice Center and Attending Physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine. Previously, he was Medical Director of St. Rose Hospital’s Silva Pediatric Clinic in Hayward, CA, and was Founding Director of the San Francisco Mission High School/Kaiser Hospital Mentorship Program, which later served as the foundation upon which the FACES program was modeled."

Dr. Magaña received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, his Master’s degree in Endocrinology from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Medical Degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine where he was awarded the prestigious Gold-Headed Cane Award. Subsequently, he completed his pediatric internship and residency at Children’s Hospital Oakland, where he received the Kerry Spooner-Dean Memorial Award for community service. Other honors include the 2009 The California Wellness Foundation’s Champion of Health Professions Diversity Award, Univisión Television’s Medalla al Mérito, Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s Local Hero Award, and the Children’s Hospital Oakland Miracle Maker Award.

Dr. Magaña is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and has served on a number of county, state and national advisory boards focusing on pediatric health issues, healthcare workforce development and cultural competency in medicine. Currently, he serves on the advisory boards of the California Hospital Association’s Allied Healthcare Workforce Advisory Council, the California Institute for Nursing & Health Care’s Coalition for Nursing Careers in California, Huckleberry Youth Programs’ Wellness Academy, Health Career Connection, and is on the Steering Committee of the California Adolescent Health Collaborative. He has co-facilitated several training workshops for healthcare faculty on cultural competency throughout the country with the UCSF Center for the Health Professions. He is a board member of the Vesper Society, UCSF School of Medicine Medical Alumni Association Administrative Council, and former member of the International Board of Directors and medical team for Amigos de las Americas, a program which promotes youth and community development in the U.S. and Latin America. He has co-led medical educational trips for college students to Africa, Australia and Asia with the International Scholar Laureate Program.

A native of East Los Angeles, Dr. Magaña, who is the first in his family to attend college, has remained close to his cultural roots, and has dedicated much of his life to serving underserved communities. He has a passion for programs that foster youth leadership, wellness and professional development