Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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2026 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine,
Family Medicine and Community Health
Recent Publications
Medicaid Expansion for La Comunidad Latina in North Carolina: Community Health Workers' Role in Outreach.
Journal Article J Racial Ethn Health Disparities · March 7, 2026 PURPOSE: The Fostering Insurance Enrollment among Latinos in North Carolina (FIEL-NC) Project evaluated the experiences of Latino/a/e/x or Hispanic individuals (herein referred to as la comunidad Latina, as preferred by the community) with Medicaid enrollm ... Full text Link to item CiteNo Data, No Problem: Quantifying Latine Individuals Eligible for but Not Enrolled in Medicaid or Affordable Care Act Marketplace-Based Insurance in North Carolina.
Journal Article Milbank Q · September 2025 Policy Points Latine communities in the United States experience disproportionately high uninsurance rates because of systemic barriers, including limited language equity, lack of provider (clinical or nonclinical) concordance, discrimination, misinformati ... Full text Link to item CiteModels of global primary care post-2030.
Journal Article Lancet Prim Care · September 2025 Primary care is currently a central focus in global health policy; however, renewed attention has not translated into the investment needed to build systems that are fit for the future. As 2030 approaches, many health systems are converging towards primary ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
KBR 2.0 Project FIEL NC (Fostering Insurance Enrollment among Latinx in NC)
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust · 2024 - 2026Increasing Health Insurance Enrollment for the comunidad latina
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust · 2022 - 2024Urinary Dysfunction in the Elderly: Informing Accountable Urologic Care
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2017View All Grants
Education
National University of Rosario Faculty of Medicine (Argentina) ·
1990
M.D.