Dr. Cisneros

Victor Cisneros, MD, MPH, CPH, FAAEM, FACEP

Chief Community Health Officer, Eisenhower Health

Program Director, Social Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Director, Eisenhower Medical Research Associate Program (EMRAP)

Dr. Victor Cisneros

Keynote speaker on March 13, 2026 for the Networking Social at the UCR School of Medicine

Dr. Victor Cisneros is an Emergency Medicine attending physician at Eisenhower Health, where he serves as Chief Community Health Officer and leads system-wide initiatives focused on health equity, social drivers of health, and expanding access to care for underserved populations. He holds academic appointments as the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine and California University of Science and Medicine.

Dr. Cisneros is the Program Director of the Social Emergency Medicine & Health Equity Fellowship at Eisenhower Health. Through this program, he trains physicians in health policy, population health, street medicine, addiction medicine, and community-centered care delivery.

He is also the Founder and Co-Director of the Eisenhower Medical Research Associate Program (EMRAP), the first undergraduate medical-clinical research mentorship program in Coachella Valley. EMRAP provides structured research training, mentorship, and academic pathway support for pre-medical students while expanding clinical research capacity within the Emergency Department.

A graduate of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Dr. Cisneros was a member of the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), dedicated to training physicians to serve historically marginalized communities. He holds a Master of Public Health (MPH), is dual board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Public Health, and completed a Research Fellowship in Population Health and Social Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Cisneros is nationally recognized for his leadership in Social Emergency Medicine. He leads the Eisenhower Street Medicine Program and founded the Eisenhower Mobile Care Clinic, delivering direct medical care to unhoused and vulnerable populations throughout the Coachella Valley. His work includes innovative screening and intervention programs addressing food insecurity, addiction medicine, and behavioral health integration, with implementation across multiple health systems including UC Irvine Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, and Eisenhower Health. His scholarship has contributed to peer-reviewed publications and policy initiatives focused on improving access to care for high-risk populations.

At the national level, Dr. Cisneros serves in leadership roles within major medical organizations and currently chairs the Latin American/Hispanic Health & Education Committee within the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), advocating for workforce diversity, physician leadership, and equitable healthcare delivery.

Dr. Cisneros’ career is defined by his commitment to advancing community-based medicine, reducing structural barriers to care, mentoring future healthcare leaders, and building sustainable models that bridge academic medicine with real-world community impact.