Current Studies
Latinx Children and Surgery
The study aims to establish efficacy and feasibility of a mobile-based culturally adapted intervention, L-webTIPS, aimed at improving the surgical experience of Latinx families and children undergoing outpatient surgery.
RESPECT: Preliminary Testing of a Newly Developed Culturally Competency Tool
The study aims to evaluate a newly developed cultural healthcare training program’s ability to improve providers’ effective communication skills, resulting in a more empathetic and trustworthy environment. It also aims to evaluate how culturally effective communication and clinic operations impact parent satisfaction with the visit.
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Outcomes Due to Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment
Investigation on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted several conditions requiring acute care, such as appendicitis, stroke, angina, chronic kidney disease, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypertensive emergencies, and others. Additionally, we aim to investigate the impact of the pandemic on several preventative screening procedures, such as colonoscopy, endoscopy, mammogram, pap smears, and similar tests.
Healthcare Disparities in Pediatric Surgery Among the Latinx Patient Population
The objective is to investigate several pediatric conditions requiring surgical care, such as appendicitis, otitis media, tonsillitis, spina bifida, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, idiopathic scoliosis, and others. We will study health disparities related to race, ethnicity, insurance, and SES in access to surgical care, clinical outcomes, and other healthcare services in the Cerner Real-World Data database. We aim to investigate whether Latinx patients differ in access to surgical treatment and other healthcare services compared with non-Latinx White and other racial and ethnic groups.