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Curriculum vitae
MARIELENA LARA, M.D., M.P.H.
Work Mailing Address:
RAND Health Program
1776 Main Street
P.O. Box 2138
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138
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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Dates
Institution
1980 - 1984
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
1984 - 1988
Harvard Medical School (HMS)
HMS / MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Health
University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Clinical Scholars Program
RAND Graduate School
1990 - 1993
1991 - 1993
1993 - 1995
1994 - 1996
310/393-0411 X7657
310/260-8175
lara@rand.org
Degree or
Status
B.S.
Minor
M.D.
Resident
M.P.H.
Major subject
Mechanical Engineering
French
Medicine
Clinical Scholar
Pediatrics
Health Policy and
Management
Health Services Research
Fellow
Public Policy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1984
Project Engineer, Research & Development Division Upjohn Manufacturing Company, Barceloneta, PR
1985 - 1988
Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Pediatric Pulmonology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
1988 - 1990
Program Officer and Project Director
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
1990
Consultant, Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, Madrid, Spain
1995 - 2006
Assistant and Associate Professor in Residence in the Department of Pediatrics
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
2006 - 2013
Health Services and Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
2006 - Present Pardee RAND Graduate School of Public Policy Affiliated Faculty
2013 - Present Senior Scientist, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
1991 - Present Licensed Physician, California, #G 72582
1993 - Present Diplomat, American Board of Pediatrics
1999 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
2003 - Present National Asthma Educator Board
HONORS & AWARDS
1984
First Hispanic admitted to the Harvard Medical School / MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
2004
Presidential Citation from the Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT
2006
America’s Top Pediatricians
PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES
1. Lara M, Duan N, Sherbourne C, Lewis MA, Landon C, Halfon N, and Brook RH. Differences Between Child and
Parent Reports of Symptoms Among Latino Children with Asthma. Pediatrics. 1998;102(6):e68
http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/102/6/e68
2. Lara M, Allen F, and Lange L. Physician Perceptions of Barriers to Care for Inner-City Latino Children with Asthma. J
Health Care Poor Underserved. 1999;10(1): 27-44
3. Lara M, Morgenstern H, Duan N, and Brook RH. Elevated Asthma Morbidity in Puerto Rican Children: A Review of
Possible Risk and Prognostic Factors. West J Med. 1999;170:75-84. PMCID: PMC1305446
4. Lara M, Sherbourne C, Duan N, Morales L, Gergen P, and Brook R. An English and Spanish Pediatric Asthma
Symptom Scale. Medical Care. 2000;38:342-350 http://www.rand.org/health/surveys/asthma.survey/
5. Homa DH, Mannino DM, and Lara M. Asthma Mortality in Mainland U.S. Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and
Cuban Heritage, 1990-1995. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2000;161:504-509
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6. Berland GK, Elliott MN, Morales LS, Algazy JI, Kravitz RL, Broder MS, Kanouse DE, Munoz JA, Puyol J, Lara M,
Watkins K, Yang H, McGlynn EA. Health Information on the Internet: Accessibility, Quality, and Readability in English
and Spanish. JAMA. 2001;285(20):2612-2621
7. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Carter-Pokras O, Claudio L, Lamberty G, Lara M, et al. Why Ethnicity and Race Are So
Important In Child Health Services Research Today. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:1178-1179
8. Lara M, Rosenbaum S, Rachelfsky G, Nicholas W, Morton S, Emont S, Branch M, Genovese B, Wheeler L, Smith V,
Platts-Mills T, Clark N, Lurie N, and Weiss, K. Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the U.S.: A Blueprint for
Policy Action. Pediatrics. 2002;109:919-30 http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/109/5/919
9. Morales L, Lara M, Kington RS, Valdez RB, and Escarce JJ. Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Behavioral Factors
Affecting Hispanic Health Outcomes. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2002;13(4):477-503. PMCID: PMC1781361
10. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, Carter-Pokras O, Claudio L, Lamberty G, Lara M, et al. The Health of Latino
Children: Urgent Priorities, Unanswered Questions, and a Research Agenda. Findings of the Latino Consortium of
the American Academy of Pediatrics, Center for Child Health Research. JAMA. 2002;288(1):82-90.
11. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, Carter-Pokras O, Claudio L, Lara M, McLaurin JA, et al. The Health of Latino
Children: Urgent Priorities, Unanswered Questions, and a Research Agenda. Findings of the Latino Consortium of
the American Academy of Pediatrics, Center for Child Health Research. In Reply Letter. JAMA. 2003;290(6):756.
12. Lara M, Duan N, Sherbourne C, Leibowitz A, Halfon N, and Brook RH. Children’s Use of Emergency Rooms for
Asthma: Persistent Barriers or Acute Need? J Asthma. 2003;40(3):289-299.
13. Olson LM, Lara M, Frintner MP. Measuring Health Status and Quality of Life for US Children: Relationship to Race,
Ethnicity, and Income Status. Ambul Pediatr. 2004;4(4 Suppl):377-86.
http://www.ambulatorypediatrics.org/article/S1530-1567(05)60328-0/abstract
14. Lara M, Gamboa C, Kahramanian MI, Morales L, and Hayes Bautista D. Acculturation and Latino Health in the US: A
Review of the Literature and its Sociopolitical Context. Annual Reviews of Public Health. 2005;26:367-397.
15. Akinbami LJ, Lara M, and Rhodes JC. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Rates of Asthma Diagnosis among Children
who Wheeze. Pediatrics. 2005;115(5):1254-1260.
16. Lara M, Akinbami L, Flores G, and Morgenstern H. Heterogeneity of Childhood Asthma among Hispanics: Puerto
Ricans Bear a Disproportionate Burden. Pediatrics 2006;117(1):43-53.
17. Meurer JR, Navon L, Redd SC, Gilmore LA, Butterfoss F, Lara M, Cohn J, LaChance LL. Childhood Asthma
Surveillance by Community Coalitions. Health Promotion Practice 2006;7(2):77S-86S.
18. Peterson JW, Lachance L, Butterfoss F, Houle C, Nicholas E, Gilmore LA, Lara M, Freidman A. Engaging the
Community in Coalition Efforts to Address Childhood Asthma. Health Promotion Practice 2006;7(2):56S-65S.
19. Butterfoss F, Geng X, Gilmore L, Krieger J, LaChance LL, Lara M, Meurer J, Orians C, Peterson JW, Rose S,
Rosenthal M. From Formation to Actions: How Allies Against Asthma Coalitions Are Getting the Job Done. Health
Promotion Practice 2006; 7(2):34S-43S.
20. Krieger J, Bourcier E, Doctor LJ, Fishwick-Taylor J, Lara M, Peterson JW, Rosenthal M. Integrating Asthma
Prevention and Control: The Roles of the Coalition. Health Promotion Practice 2006; 7(2):127S-138S.
21. Lara M, Meurer JR, LaChance LL, Houle CR, Cabana M, Rosenthal M, Krieger J, Vega I. Improving Quality of Care
and Promoting Health Care System Change: The Role of Community-Based Coalitions. Health Promotion Practice
2006;7(2):87S-95S.
22. Lyon-Callo S, Boss L, Lara M. A Review of Potential State and Local Policies to Reduce Asthma Disparities. Chest
2007; 132:840S-852S.
23. Cabana MD, Lara M, Shannon J. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Asthma Care. Chest 2007; 132:810S-817S.
24. Wood PR, Smith B, O’Donnell L, Galbreath AD, Lara M, Forkner E, and Peters JI. Quantifying Asthma Symptoms in
Adults: The Lara Asthma Symptom Scale. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007;120(6):1368-72.
25. Lara M, Ramos G, Gonzalez J, Arabia C, Morales B, Chinman M. Reducing Inequities among Children with Asthma
in the Island of Puerto Rico: Experiences of a Community-Based Trans-Sectoral Effort. J Health Care Poor
Underserved 2009; 20(4 Suppl):116–136.
26. Cohen DA, Sturm R, Lara M, Gilbert ML. Rapid Community-Based Assessment of Healthy Eating, Active Living
Behaviors and Policies. Journal of Public Health 2010; 32(3): 379-386.
27. Clark N, Doctor LJ, Gilmore L, Kelly C, Krieger J, Lachance L, Lara M, Meurer J, Milanovich AF, Nicholas E,
Rosenthal M, Stoll SC, Wilkin M. Policy Change and Community Coalitions: Outcomes from Allies Against Asthma.
AJPH 2010; 100(5): 904-912.
28. Lara M, Bryant-Stephens T, Damitz M, Findley S, González-Gavillán J, Mitchell H, Ohadike Y, Persky V, RamosValencia G, Rojas-Smith L, Rosenthal M, Thyne S, Uyeda K, Viswanathan, Woodell C. “Translating” Asthma
Evidence-Based Interventions in the “Real World.” Health Promotion and Practice 2011;12:63S-72S.
29. Findley S, Rosenthal M, Bryant-Stephens T, Damitz M, Lara M, Mansfield C, Matiz A, Nourani V, Peretz P, Persky V,
Ramos-Valencia G, Uyeda K, Viswanathan M. Community-based Care Coordination: Practical Applications for
Childhood Asthma. Health Promotion and Practice 2011;12: 52S-62S.
30. Mansfield C, Viswanathan M, Woodell C, Nourani V, Ohadike Y, Lesch J, Malveaux FJ, Bryant-Stephens T, Findley
S, Lara M, Matiz A, Ramos-Valencia G, Rosenthal M, Perksy V, Uyeda K, Williams R, Banda E, Ramírez-Diaz E,
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Morales-Reyes B, Montoya M, West C. Outcomes from a Cross-site Evaluation of a Comprehensive Pediatric Asthma
Initiative Incorporating Translation of Evidence-based Interventions. Health Promotion and Practice 2011;12:34S-51S.
Rojas-Smith L, Nerz P, Bryant-Stephens T, Damitz M, Lara M, Peretz P, Ramos-Valencia G, Persky V, Uyeda K,
Darcy N, Viswanathan M, Lesch J, Malveaux F. The Role of Partnerships in Addressing Childhood Asthma: The
Experience of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) Initiative. Health Promotion and Practice
2011;12:73S-81S.
Williams R, Woodell C, McCarville E, Damitz M, Banks T, Montoya J, Lesch J, Lara M. Desired Attributes and Skills
of Program Managers in Translation of Evidence-Based Interventions. Health Promotion and Practice 12: 82S-90S.
Osilla KC, D’Amico EJ, Díaz-Fuentes C, Lara M, Watkins K. Multicultural Web-based Motivational Interviewing for
Clients with a First-Time DUI Offenders. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2012, 18(2), 191-202.
PMCID: PMC3335756
Lara M, Ramos-Valencia G, González-Gavillán J, López-Malpica F, Morales-Reyes B, Marín H, Rodríguez-Sánchez
M, Mitchell H. Reducing Quality of Care Disparities for Childhood Asthma: La Red de Asma Infantil Intervention in
San Juan, Puerto Rico. Pediatrics 2013; 131: S26-S37.
Clark NM, Lachance L, Doctor LJ, Gilmore L, Kelly C, Krieger, J, Lara M, Meurer J, Friedman Milanovich A, Nicholas
E, Rosenthal M, Stoll SC, Wilkin M. Improvements in health care use associated with community coalitions: long term
results of the Allies Against Asthma initiative. AJPH 2013; 103(6): 1124-1127.
Eberhart N, Sherbourne C, Edelen M, Stucky B, Sin N, Lara M. Development of a Measure of Asthma-Specific
Quality of Life among Adults. Quality of Life Research 2013: 1-12
Stucky B, Edelen M, Sherbourne C, Eberhart N, Lara M. Developing an Item Bank and Short Forms that Assess the
Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life. Respiratory Medicine In Review
Sherbourne C, Stucky B, Edelen M, Eberhart N, Kleerup E, Lara M. Assessing the Validity of the RAND Impact of
Asthma on Quality of Life Short-Forms. J Allergy Clin Immunol In Review
Diaz-Fuentes C, Hernandez-Diaz N, Martínez L, Tarver M, Lara M. Hispanic Day Laborers’ Barriers to Occupational
Safety Information and Personal Protective Equipment Use. Occupational and Environmental Medicine In Review
GRANTS AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Duration
Agency
Merck Childhood Asthma Network Phase II, Evaluating Alternative Asthma
7/1/10-6/30/14
Care Coordination Strategies
NIOSH, Promotores(as) and Hispanic Workers’ Occupational Health in
8/31/10-8/31/14
Post-Katrina New Orleans”
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), “Informing Latinas
9/30/10-8/31/13
About Medications To Reduce Risk For Breast Cancer”
1/01/06-12/31/10
Merck Foundation, “Puerto Rico Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN)
Program”
1/01/02 -12/31/05
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Allies Against Asthma in Puerto Rico,
Implementation Grant
7/01/00 -6/30/05
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Mentored Clinical
Scientist Development Award (K08), “Improving Asthma Outcomes in US
Latino Children with Asthma” (Principal Investigator)
7/1/01-06/30/02
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Promotion and Dissemination of
“Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the US” (#41273)
1/01/01-12/31/01
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Allies Against Asthma in Puerto Rico,
Planning Year Grant
10/1/99-12/31/01
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (#37143), “Policy Options to Improve
Pediatric Asthma Outcomes in the US”
10/1/99-9/30/01
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and Health Resources and
Services Administration, “Ethnicity in Childhood Asthma: What Accounts
for the Variation among Hispanic Children?”
7/1/96-6/30/00
Robert Wood Johnson Minority Medical Faculty Development Program
(#029213) “Improving Asthma Outcomes in Poor and Minority Children: A
Community-Based Health Care and School Approach”
7/1/97-12/31/98
American Lung Association (#012296), “Bilingual Measures for Asthma
Severity and Quality of Care for Children”
7/1/97-6/30/98
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (#45335), “A
Bilingual Short Survey From to Evaluate Access to Appropriate Primary
Care for Children with Asthma”
7/1/95-6/30/97
Institutional National Research Service Award
Agency for Health Care, Policy, and Research
% effort
15%
Amount
$900,000
20%
$457,442
30%
$1,499,889
30%
$2,000,000
25%
$1,500,00
75%
$633,150
5%
$25,535
20%
$150,122
10%
$228,800
5%
$9,340
50%
$315,506
10%
$17,000
10%
$15,000
40%
$64,000
Marielena Lara, M.D., M.P.H., p 4
GRANTS AS CO-INVESTIGATOR
Duration
Agency
% effort
Amount
4/1/11-3/30/14
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Development of a New Measure of
20%
$1,682,266
Asthma-Related Quality of Life (PI: Cathy Sherbourne)
9/30/09-9/29/10
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, Using Technology to Deliver
10%
$998,879
Brief Interventions in DUI Programs (PI: Katherine Watkins)
In Review
Delivering Treatment in DUI Programs to Reduce Disparities Among Latinos
(PI: Karen Osilla)
TESTIMONY
1999
2003
“The Urgent Need for a California Asthma Program.” Presented to the California Senate Health and
Human Services Committee, Sacramento, CA, April 7, 1999
“Improving Asthma Outcomes in Latino Children and their Families.” Presented to the U.S.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Washington DC, May 6, 2003
NATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCES
1995
Press Conference on Scientific Abstract presented in the First Joint International Conference “Asthma
1995: Theory to Treatment,” Chicago, Illinois, July 1995
2005
Merck Childhood Asthma Network Program National Press Conference. National Press Club,
Washington, DC. November 16, 2005.
HEALTH POLICY REPORTS
1. Lara M and Goodman CS, eds. National Priorities for the Assessment of Clinical Conditions and Medical
Technologies: Report of a Pilot Study. Institute of Medicine, National Academy Press, Washington DC, 1990
2. Ellickson PL, Lara M, Sherbourne C, and Zima B. Forgotten Ages, Forgotten Problems: Adolescent’s Health. RAND
MR-141 RC, Santa Monica, CA, 1993
3. Lara M. The Urgent Need for a California Asthma Program. Presented to the California Senate Health and Human
Services Committee, April 7, 1999. RAND CT-155, Santa Monica, CA
http://www.rand.org/organization/health/urgenttest.html
4. Berland, GK, Morales, LS, Elliot, MC, Algazy, JI, Kravitz, RL, Broder, MS, Kanouse, DE, Muñoz, JA, Hauser, J, Lara,
M, Watkins, K, et al. Proceed with Caution: A Report on the Quality of Health Information on the Internet. RAND
Health. Prepared for the California HealthCare Foundation. Santa Monica, CA. May 2001
5. Lara M, Nicholas W, Morton S, Vaiana M, Genovese B and Rachelefsky G. Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes
in the U.S.: A Blueprint for Policy Action. RAND MR-1330-RWJ. Santa Monica, CA. May 2002.
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1330/MR1330.pdf
http://www.amazon.com/Improving-Childhood-Asthma-OutcomesUnited/dp/0833029975/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1298417059&sr=1-1
6. Nicholas W, Lara M, and Morton S. Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the U.S., A Blueprint for Policy Action:
A Description of Group Process Methods Used to Generate Committee Recommendations. RAND MR-1330-RWJ /1.
Santa Monica, CA. May 2002. http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1330.1/MR1330.1.pdf
MEMBERSHIP IN STATE AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES (Selected)
1997 - 2000
Latina Health Leadership Council,
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
2000 - 2002
American Academy of Pediatrics, Center for Child Health Research, Latino Consortium
2001 - 2002
Chair, Policy Work Group, National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute
2002 - 2003
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
Planning Committee of the 2nd National Conference on Asthma Management 2003
2004 - 2007
American Academy of Pediatrics, Executive Committee, Section on Epidemiology
2008
Expert Panel for Building Consensus for a National Asthma Public Policy Agenda
American Lung Association
2008
Expert Working Group on Making the Case for Comprehensive Asthma Management
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2009
Expert Panel for Asthma Translational Research, US Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
2009
Special Emphasis Panel for NIGRM’s (National Institute of General Medical Sciences) SCORE (Support
for Competitive Research) Program
2003 - 2012
Allies Against Asthma Publications & Presentations Committee, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
2005 - 2011
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and
Management of Asthma, Guidelines Implementation Panel
2008 - 2012
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Health Services Standing Study Section
2010 - 2012
2007 - present
2008 - present
2011 - present
2013 - present
Marielena Lara, M.D., M.P.H., p 5
Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: Workshop to Develop a
Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Asthma Disparities, Washington, DC Dec. 2010
Merck Childhood Asthma Network Publications & Presentations Committee
Science & Education Advisory Task Force, National Asthma Campaign
Hispanic Research Workgroup, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning
Research and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Key Clinical Activities for Quality Asthma Care Ad Hoc
Workgroup
TELEVISION AND RADIO INTERVIEWS (Selected)
1997
TV Interview, “Asthma Clinic at Olive View Medical Center,” KABC-TV News, Los Angeles, California,
January 30, 1997
1998
Represented the American Lung Association of Los Angeles County on KVEA-TV, Channel 52, “Asthma
in Children,” March 1998
1998
Personal Video Interview regarding UCLA/RAND Program on Latino Children with Asthma Activities.
American Lung Association Annual Corporate Video, May 1998
1999
Daily News coverage of the 4/17/99 California Senate Testimony in the following TV stations: KCRA
Channel 3, KXTV Channel 10, KOVR Channel 13, and KMAX Channel 3 in Sacramento, CA; KGO7
Channel 7 in San Francisco, CA
1999
Fox TV Channel 11 interview, “Kids with Asthma,” December 15, 1999
2001
Featured in “Access,” a 16-minute documentary by Porter Gail at Stanford University about the health
concerns of uninsured immigrants. Documentary used by the Kellogg Foundation for recruitment for
their program Community Voices, Summer 2001
2005
Hispanic Communications Network. Radio interview about the Merck Childhood Asthma Network
Program. Washington, DC. November 16, 2005
2008
Featured Ask-the-Doctor TV Presentation (in Spanish), A Place of Our Own (Los Niños en su Casa),
June 2008KCET-PBS http://www.losninosensucasa.org/question_detail.php?id=566
http://www.videosurf.com/video/consejos-sobre-el-buen-comer-137775691
2008
Diálogo de Costa a Costa, a daily TV national talk show produced by HITN-TV (Hispanic Information and
Telecommunication Network). Discussion on Childhood Asthma (in Spanish) aired on September 2,
2008.
2010
Telemundo Live TV National News Cast, Interview with José Diaz-Balart about recent national asthma
statistics and policy report release. Washington DC, aired February 24, 2010
http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/entretenimiento/Premios_Billboard/video/pediatra-responde-preguntassobre-el-asma-infantil/a3282de4-8aa9-4aa2-84f7-3dd53fa9cd70
2010
WALO-AM Puerto Rico Live Radio, Interview about asthma in Puerto Rico, aired 11/23/2010
2010
Univisión Live TV News Cast, Interview with Susan Soltero about Puerto Rico asthma program. San
Juan, Puerto Rico aired on December 14, 2010
2012
Telemundo National News Cast. Interview about asthma, environmental pollutants, and communitybased programs, aired October 2012.
PRINT MEDIA & INTERNET COVERAGE (Selected)
1998
Padres Sesame Street Magazine Interview, Los Angeles, California, January 1998
1998
La Opinión Newspaper Interview, Los Angeles, California, January 1998
1999
Los Angeles Times interview, “Bill to Fight Asthma Meets Last-Minute Opposition,” page A3, Los Angeles,
California, August 2, 1999
2000
Diario Las Americas, newspaper article in Spanish, “Aumentan casos de asma en EEUU (Asthma Cases
on the Rise in the US),” Miami, Florida, March 29, 2000
2000
Reuters Internet News. “Asthma Deaths more Common in US Puerto Ricans.” Obtained from Yahoo!
News on February 18, 2000. Summary of 2000 Am J Resp Crit Care Med publication
2000
Newswise. “Measuring Asthma Symptoms in Latino Children. Summary of 2000 Med Care publication.
http:www.newswise.com/articles/view/?id+ASMAKIDS.AHC
2000
Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality. “Bilingual Asthma Scale Can Help Clinicians Assess
Symptoms in Latino Children.” Research Activities, Volume 235, March 2000. Summary of 2000 Med
Care publication. http://www.ahcpr.gov/research/mar00/0300RA8.htm
2000
American Journal of Nursing. “A New Spanish-English Scale can Reliably Measure Asthma Symptoms
Control.” Volume 100, pg. 18, June 2000. http://www.healthinschools.org/ejournal/worth_2.htm
2002
Interview for the Atlanta Journal “Constitution” on childhood asthma. March 6, 2002
2002
The Nation’s Health. Review of 2002 Pediatrics August, 2002
2002
2002
2002
2003
2004
2004
2005
2005
2005
2008
2009
2010
2010
2011
2013
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“Experts Call for Action to Improve Childhood Asthma.” Posted online on May 2002 in: Reuters Health
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=search&StoryID=922245; Yahoo News
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=594&ncid=751&e=5&u=/nm/20020506/hl_nm/;
MedlinePlus News. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_7458.html; American Academy
of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/mayasthma.htm; Aerias
http://www.aerias.org/news_article.asp?article=658; National Journal: American Health Line Daily
Briefing http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/healthline/m020507.htm; The Blue Sheet on the Web.
http://www.thebluesheet.net/FDC/Weekly/blue/Prev1Toc.htm?sd=37384&is=2; AScribe Newswire
http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/news.asp?Id=4767; Amadeo: The Medical Literature Guide.
http://www.amedeo.com/medicine/ast2.htm; Virtual Journal
http://www.amedeo.com/medicine/ast2.htm; The Blue Sheet. May 8, 2002; 45(19):14;
PreventDisease.Com. http://preventdisease.com/news/articles/improve_childhood_asthma.shtml
“First ‘Blueprint for Action’ for Childhood Asthma Unveiled.” Infectious Diseases in Children. July 2002;
15(7):64. Review of 2002 Pediatrics publication and RAND Health Policy Reports
RAND Items, Issue 1543. Commentary on Hispanic Congressional Caucus briefing in Washington, DC.
June 12, 2003
Eureka Alert! Science News. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute news release. National Asthma
Conference June 19-21 on Advances in Prevention and Control: Leading Asthma Experts Present New
Research and Insights. June 13, 2003. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-06/nhlanac061303.php
Interview on Latino Asthma for US Office of Minority Health’s “Closing the Gap” newsletter, February
2004
Interview for Researcher Profile for the Journal of Minority Medical Students, Fall 2004
La Raza Magazine. Interview about the Merck Childhood Asthma Network Program. Chicago, IL.
November 16, 2005
Washington Hispanic Magazine. Interview about the Merck Childhood Asthma Network Program.
November 17, 2005
El Nuevo Día, newspaper article in Spanish, “Programa de Orientación sobre el Asma,” San Juan, Puerto
Rico, December 15, 2005
Interview about asthma for Spanish Magazine “Consciencia,” March 2008
Primera Hora, Puerto Rico, article in Spanish by Janet González Bolívar, “Los niños y el asma.” May 13,
2009. http://www.primerahora.com/losninosyelasma-298597.html
Ponte Al Día, newspaper article in Spanish by Luis Carlos López, “Niños boricuasen la isla, los más
afectados por asma.” February 23, 2010. http://www.pontealdia.com/estados-unidos/elementos-paraprevenir-el-asma-en-los-ninos.html
Associated Press, newspaper article by Danica Cotto “Puerto Rico baffled by high asthma rate.”
December 26, 2010. Disseminated by: The Washington Post, Forbes.com, Yahoo! News, Newsmax.com,
The Huffington Post, MSN.com, Puerto Rico Daily Sun, San Francisco Examiner, The Washington Times,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Bellingham Herald –
Washington , The News Tribune – Washington , The Seattle Times – Washington , The Denver Post –
Colorado , The Wichita Eagle – Kansas, Las Vegas Sun – Nevada , Winston-Salem Journal – North
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PediatricAsthma.org, Alianza Contra El Asma Pediátrica en Puerto Rico, Laying the Groundwork.
http://www.pediatricasthma.org/community_coalitions/puerto_rico
News-Line en Español. Study Finds Innovative Program Improves Health Outcomes for Puerto Rican
Children with Asthma - http://www.news-line.com/
2013
2013
2013
2013
Marielena Lara, M.D., M.P.H., p 7
RWJF Research. Reducing Quality of Care Disparities in Childhood Asthma.
http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/03
Advance for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine. Innovative Program Improves Health Outcomes for
Puerto Rican Children with Asthma. http://respiratory-care-sleep-medicine.advanceweb.com/News/DailyNews-Watch
Personal Professional Perspective on the Pediatrics 2013 Publication.
http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/human-capital-blog/2013/03/rjwf_clinical_scholar.html
Blog Commentary: Can the Affordable Care Act Help Asthma Sufferers Breathe Easier?
http://www.rand.org/blog.html
MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER
Ambulatory Pediatrics
American Journal of Managed Care
American Journal of Public Health
Chest
Health Services Research
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Medical Care
Pediatrics
CONSULTANT (Reviewer of grants, reports and planning/funding initiatives; Selected)
Academy Health
American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology
American Lung Association
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services
California Department of Health Services
California Endowment
California Health Care Foundation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Institute of Medicine, National Research Council
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Child Health and Development
National Jewish Center for Immunology & Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO
Policy Link
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Starbright Foundation
William T. Grant Foundation
INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL POLICY & SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS (Selected)
1989
Workshop Moderator, Society of Hispanic Engineers
1989
“Review of Methods for Setting Priorities for Health Care Technology Assessment,” presented in the
annual meeting of the International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care, London, UK,
June 1989
1989
“Priorities for the Assessment of Clinical Conditions and Medical Technologies,” presented (in Spanish) at
the First Meeting on Technology Assessment in Health Care of the Spanish Ministry of Health and
Consumer Affairs, Madrid, Spain, November 1989
1993
Research Session Moderator, “Health Outcomes Research,” in the Conference entitled "Improving the
Health of Latinos,” Latino Health Services Research Society
1995
“Exercise Tolerance in Children with Asthma: A Comparison of Parent and Child Reports and Pulmonary
Testing, presented in the Annual National Meeting of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, San
Diego, California,” May 1995 and the first international meeting “Asthma 1995: Theory to Treatment,”
Chicago, Illinois, July 1995
1996
“Asthma in Latino Children: Bridging the Gap between Clinical Outcomes and Science” to the Directors of
the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, June 1996
1996
1997
1997
1999
1999
2000
2000
2001
2001
2002
2003
2003
2003
2004
2004
2005
2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2009
Marielena Lara, M.D., M.P.H., p 8
“Latino Children and Youth with Chronic and Disabling Conditions: A Family Community Risk Model of
Health,” at the National Conference of Children, Youth, and Families: Building on Cultural Strengths
of the Hispanic and Latino Communities, Phoenix, Arizona, June 1996
“A Bilingual Short Survey Form to Evaluate Access to Care for Children with Asthma: Research &
Development,” for the Quality of Care Committee, Annual National Meeting, American Academy of
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, San Francisco, California February 1997
“Barriers to Care for Latino Children with Asthma: Physician Perspectives from East Los Angeles,”
presented in the Annual National Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and
Immunology, San Francisco, California, February 1997
“Barriers to Effective Management of Pediatric Asthma,” at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s
Invitational Conference, “Future Directions in the Management of Pediatric Asthma,” Princeton, New
Jersey, January 1999
“Strategies for Improving Pediatric Asthma Care,” at the Pediatric Asthma: From Policy to Practice
Meeting, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Washington DC, October, 1999
“Policy Options to Improve Pediatric Asthma Outcomes in the United States: Report on Work in
Progress,” at the George Washington University National Health Policy Forum, Washington DC,
September 2000
“Quality of Emergency Department Care for Inner-City Children with Asthma,” presented in the Annual
National Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, San Diego,
California, March 2000
“Improving Childhood Asthma in the United States: A Blueprint for Policy Action,” presented to the
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Meeting, National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, March 2001
“Childhood Asthma Disparities Among US Latino Children: Research, Clinical, and Public Health
Implications,” presented at the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, Child
Health Services Researchers Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2001
“Alianza Contra el Asma Pediátrica en Puerto Rico,” presented at the Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention (CDC) National Asthma Conference “Living Well with Asthma,” Atlanta, Georgia, October
2002
“Asthma In Puerto Ricans: What We Know And What We Need To Understand,” presented at the
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Denver, Colorado, March 2003
“Asthma Disparities in US Latinos: An Underappreciated Problem in Need of a Research and Policy
Agenda.” Presented at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Asthma Conference
2003—Meeting the Challenge of Healthy People 2010: Preventing and Controlling Asthma,
Washington DC, June 2003
“Policies that Impact People with Asthma,” moderator of concurrent session at the National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute National Asthma Conference 2003—Meeting the Challenge of Healthy People
2010: Preventing and Controlling Asthma, Washington DC, June 2003. http://www.asthma2003.net
“Building Successful Community Coalitions: Engaging and Sustaining Grassroots Involvement,”
presented at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) National Asthma Conference,
Atlanta, GA, April 2004
“Coalition Approaches for Improving Asthma Control in Public Housing: The Alianza Contra el Asma
Experience.” Presented at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Education Strategy
Development Workshop, Public Health in Public Housing: Improving health, Changing Lives,
Washington, DC, May 2004
“Addressing Asthma Disparities in Puerto Rico: The Alianza Contra el Asma Experience.” Presented at
the CDC Annual Asthma Grantee Meeting, Denver, CO, February 2005
“Health Disparities among Latino Children and Youth,” presented at the American Thoracic Society
International Conference, San Diego, CA, May 2005
“Promising Community and Policy Level Strategies for Improving Access to and Quality of Asthma Care,”
presented at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Learning Institute on Decreasing
Disparities in Pediatric Asthma, Houston, TX, February 2006
Health Policy Grand Rounds, “Overcoming Asthma Disparities: A Window into the Challenges of the U.S.
Health Care System,” at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Medical Center, January 2006
“Asthma and Health Disparities in Children,” at the 35th Annual Joint Conference of the New Jersey
American Thoracic Society, New Brunswick, New Jersey, March 2007
“The RAND Report-Revisited,” presented to the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
Coordinating Committee Meeting, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland,
October 2007
“Diabetes: Treatment and Policy Challenges,” Moderator at the Annual Binational Policy Forum on
Migration and Health, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 2009
2009
2010
2012
Marielena Lara, M.D., M.P.H., p 9
“Evidence-based interventions in School health: Implementing Open Airways in urban schools,”
presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA Nov
2009.
“Measuring Fidelity of Evidence-base Interventions (EBI) In Communities,” Think Tank Chair, presented
at the 3rd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Methods
and Measurement, Washington D.C., March 2010
“Community Approached to Reduce Childhood Asthma Disparities in Puerto Rico: A 12 Year
Retrospective” at the Hispanic Researcher Workgroup of the Agency for Children and Families, US
Department of Health and Human Services, December 2012.
STATE/LOCAL POLICY & SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS (Selected)
1988
“Assessment of Lung Sounds Measurements Techniques,” presented in the First Student Research
Symposium of the Harvard / MIT Division of Health Science and Technology, Cambridge, MA, Oct.
1987 and at the annual conference of the Association for the Advance of Medical Instrumentation,
Washington DC, May 14-18, 1988
1995
Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Asthma Outcomes in Poor and Minority Children," at the San Francisco
General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, February 1995
1996
“Local Pediatric Outcomes Projects,” at the First Symposium on Pediatric Outcomes at Children’s
Hospital, Los Angeles, March 1996
1996
“Asthma Outcomes and Access to Health Services,” presented by the Puerto Rico Department of Health
and the Puerto Rico Governor’s Office in coordination with the U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 1996
1997
“Barriers to Care for Latino Children with Asthma: Physician Perspectives from East Los Angeles.”
Chicano/Latino Policy Project Colloquium Series, University of California, Berkeley, March 1997
1998
“Responding to the Burden of Asthma: Balancing Policy Action and the Need for More Science” at the
California Policy Seminar and the California Department of Health Sciences Conference, “Asthma in
California: Laying the Foundation for a Statewide Strategy,” Berkeley, May 1998
1998
“Asthma in California Children: Challenges for Policy Makers,” at the Third Annual University of California
Latino Legislative Caucus Retreat, Los Angeles, November 1998
1999
“Puerto Rican Children with Asthma: Research and Policy Challenges Along the Health Care Continuum”,
at the 2nd Hispanic Congress of Health Related Professions and Winter Meeting of the Association of
Schools of Allied Health Professions, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 1999
2001
“Improving Childhood Asthma in the United States: A Blueprint for Policy Action,” presented at the
American Lung Association of California Asthma Summit, San Diego, California, June 2001
2006
“Evaluating Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL),” Co-presented with Dr. Deborah Cohen at the 2006
Kaiser Health Eating Active Living-Community Health (HEAL) Initiative Kick-Off Meeting, Oakland,
CA, February 2006
2009
“Translating” Evidence-based Interventions to Reduce Disparities,” presented at the Health Disparities
Research Summit sponsored by the NIH Hispanics-In-Research Capability Partnership, San Juan,
Puerto Rico Dec. 2009
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
1995 - 2006
Attending, General Pediatrics and Asthma Clinic, UCLA Medical Center and Olive View Medical Center
1995 - 2006
In Patient Attending, General Pediatric Service, UCLA Medical Center
2006 - 2010
Per diem Physician, General Pediatrics, West Los Angeles Kaiser Permanente
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1985 - 1987
Resident Tutor, Spanish House MIT Office of Student Affairs
1988
Instructor, Minority Health Pre-Professional Program, Harvard University, Summer Session
1990
Lecturer in Technology Assessment Course, National Spanish School of Public Health, Madrid, Spain
1994 - 2000
Summer Faculty Research Mentor in Minority Health, Judith Sánchez, UCLA/Drew Center of Excellence
1995 - 2006
Clinical Faculty to Medical Students and Pediatric Residents, UCLA Medical Center and Olive View
Medical Center
2006-present Pardee RAND Graduate School of Public Policy Affiliated Faculty
RESEARCH ADVISOR AND SUPERVISOR
1996 - 1998
Andrea Acevedo, Harvard University, Doctoral Program in Public Health
2003 - 2011
Beatriz Morales, University of Puerto Rico, Master in Public Health Program
2006 - present Claudia Díaz, PRGS ‘2012, CDC Minority Supplement Program
2009 - present Karen Florez, PhD NIH Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program
2013 - present Nelly Mejía, PRGS PhD Candidate
Marielena Lara, M.D., M.P.H., p 10
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Lara M and Lázaro P. Prioridades en la evaluación de condiciones clínicas y tecnología médica (Priorities in the
Evaluation of Clinical Conditions and Medical Technologies). In: Lázaro, P. Papeles de gestión sanitaria: evaluación
de tecnología médica. 1st ed. Valencia, Spain: M/C/Q Ediciones S.L.; 1994: chap 8
ABSTRACTS (Selected)
1. Lara M, et al. Assessment of Lung Sounds Measurements Techniques. Annual Conference of the Association for
the Advance of Medical Instrumentation Proceedings, Washington DC, May 14-18, 1988: p.59
2. Lara M and Goodman CS. Review of Methods for Setting Priorities for Health Care Technology Assessment. Annual
Meeting of the International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care Proceedings, London, UK, June 1989:
p. 53
3. Lara M, Lewis MA, Sherbourne C, Landon C, and Halfon N. Exercise Tolerance in Children with Asthma: A
Comparison of Parent and Child Reports and Pulmonary Testing. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1995(April); 149: 97
4. Lara M, Allen F, and Lange L. Barriers to Care for Latino Children with Asthma: Physician Perspectives from East
Los Angeles. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1997;99(1,Part 2): S73
5. Lara M, Duan N, Sherbourne C, and Brook R. Measuring Severity of Asthma in Latino Children. Am J Resp Crit
Care Med. April 1998; 157(3):750A
6. Lara M, Halfon N, Duan N, Sherbourne C, Brook R, and Leibowitz A. Children’s Use of Emergency Rooms for
Asthma: Persistent Barriers or Acute Need. Am J Resp Crit Care Med. April 1999; 159(3):A268
7. Homa D, Mannino D, and Lara M. Asthma Mortality in US Hispanics of Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Mexican Heritage,
1990-1995. Am J Resp Crit Care Med. April 1999; 159(3):A133
8. Lara M, Brook R. Quality of Emergency Department Care for Inner-City Children with Asthma. J Allergy Clin
Immunol. January 2000;(supp):S262
9. Akinbami LJ, Rhodes J, and Lara, M. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Asthma Diagnosis among Children who
Wheeze. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, May 2003
10. Lara M, Pacheco E, Rivera R, Morales M, Ramos G, Emont S, Friedman A, and Israel B for Allies Against Asthma in
Puerto Rico. Building the Alianza Contra el Asma: A Community-Centered Coalition Against Childhood Asthma in
San Juan, Puerto Rico. Published in the proceedings at the NHLBI National Asthma Meeting, Washington DC, June
2003
11. Lara M. Asthma Disparities in US Latinos: A Public Health Problem in Need of a Research, Health Care Delivery &
Policy Agenda. Published in the proceedings at the NHLBI National Asthma Meeting, Washington DC, June 2003
Selected presentation on the NHLBI National Asthma Meeting website: http://www.asthma2003.net/ pdf/Lara.pdf
12. Meurer JR, Lara M, Lachance L, Geng X, and Clark NM. Community-Based Asthma Coalitions: Views of
Pediatricians and Other Healthcare Professionals. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National
Conference and Exhibition, November 2003
13. Krieger JW, Grove R, Lara M, and Wicklund K. Coalitions: a Tool for Coordination and Integration of Community
Asthma Control Strategies. Presented at the American Public Health Association National Meeting, Session:
Engaging, Involving and Linking Key Stakeholders in Community Coalitions, November 2003.
http://apha.confex.com/apha/ 131am/techprogram/paper_66544.htm
14. Nicholas E, Peterson J, and Lara M. Building Successful Community Coalitions: Engaging and Sustaining
Grassroots Involvement. Presented at the American Public Health Association National Meeting, Session: Engaging,
Involving and Linking Key Stakeholders in Community Coalitions, November 2003.
http://apha.confex.com/apha/131am/techprogram/ paper_69855.htm
15. McGhee SA, Sherbourne C, Lara M. The Financial Impact of an Acute Asthma Emergency Department Visit on Lowincome Families in Los Angeles. Presented at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Annual
Research Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2004
16. Friedman A, Lara M, Nicholas E, Valerio M, Doctor LJ for the Allies Against Asthma Latino Workgroup. Assessing
the Quality of Asthma Educational Materials Available in Spanish. Presented at the CDC National Asthma Meeting,
Atlanta GA, April 2004
17. Klinnert MD, Balkissoon R, Liu AH, Lara M, Pearson MR, Budhiraja N, Dennis CA. Self-reports of asthma among
foreign-born vs. US-born women. Presented at the American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, May
2004
18. Meur J, Wilkin M, Krieger J, Rosenthal M, Lara M, Nicholas E, Kelly C, Awad D, Lachance L, Clark N. Inhaled
corticosteroid use in 108 zip codes with a high prevalence of asthma and low-income minority children. Presented at
the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, May 2010
19. Payan D, Flórez K, Kahn K, Kanouse D, Maggard M, Newberry S, Perez M, Lara, M. Improving Preventive Breast
Cancer Risk Communication Strategies with Latinas: Integrating the Evidence with Community Perspectives.
Presented at the Annual Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Conference, Bethesda, MD,
September 2011.
Marielena Lara, M.D., M.P.H., p 11
20. Diaz-Fuentes C, Hernandez-Diaz N, Martínez L, Tarver M, Lara M. Occupational Health Experienced of Hispanic Day
Laborers. Presented at the American Public Health Association International Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA,
October 2012.
21. Ramos-Valencia G, González-Gavillán J, Rodríguez Mario, Lara M. Improvements in asthma related health status
among children in two housing projects in Puerto Rico after clinical and home-based interventions. Presented at the
American Public Health Association International Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 2012.
22. Sherbourne C, Stucky B, Edelen MO, Eberhart N, and Lara M. The Rand Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of
Life Item Bank and Short-Forms. Value in Health 2013; 16(7), A375-A376.
23. Stucky B, Sherbourne C, Edelen MO, Eberhart N, and Lara M. The Relationship Between Asthma-Specific Quality of
Life and Measures of Asthma Control and Generic Quality of Life. Value in Health 2013: 16(7), A375-A375.
VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (Selected)
1994
Attending physician, Asthma Camps, sponsored by the East Los Angeles YMCA, Ventura American Lung
Association, and the Chris Landon Foundation
1996
Attending physician, Asthma Boat Activity for children with asthma, Olive View Medical Center Asthma
Clinic
1997
Moderator, Latina Youth Conference, Santa Monica College, Los Angeles, California, March, 1997
1997
Attending physician, Asthma Camp, sponsored by the American Lung Association of Los Angeles County
and Barlow Respiratory Hospital, July 1997
1999
Physician Volunteer, Hubbard St. Elementary Head Start Program
1999
Physician volunteer, Healthy Start Collaborative, Los Angeles Unified School District, Sylmar/Verdugo
Hills Cluster
1997 - 2001
Physician volunteer, American Lung Association, serving as a spokesperson for media and other
activities
2004 - 2008
Member, MIT Club of Puerto Rico Steering Committee
2009 - present Parent Volunteer, El Marino Language School, Culver City, CA: science and cultural activities and
curriculum development.
2012
Volunteer Physician, Jordan International Aid & Enoch Choi Foundation, Medical Relief Mission to
Gonaives Haiti, Oct. 20-27, 2012.
2013 - present Girl Scouts Troop Leader, Los Angeles, California.
LANGUAGES
English (high level fluency): read, write & speak
Spanish (native speaker; high level fluency): read, write & speak
French: read (high), write & speak (medium to high)
Updated 11/15/2013