Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatologist
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
I am an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, an attending neonatologist in the Division of Neonatology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and a physician scientist in CHOP’s PolicyLab and Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. I conduct research on the drivers of racial and ethnic inequities in maternal and infant health outcomes. My work also explores structural and individual factors that confer resilience to poor birth and infant health outcomes among marginalized communities. I have conducted extensive research in immigration policies as political determinants of Latine perinatal and infant health outcomes. As a member of CHOP PolicyLab, I advise on legislative policy related to maternal and infant health. These experiences have shaped my dedication to research that promotes equitable healthcare. I am currently completing my own NIH-funded K23 project on maternal stress and resilience, am a national lecturer on the equitable practice of medicine and medical research, with extensive mentorship experience.