Pablo Quintero Pinzón is the Director of Underrepresented in Medicine Trainee Affairs for the Department of Medicine, Director of the Cardiovascular Latinx Clinic, and a member of the Division of Cardiology/ Advanced Heart Failure at BIDMC. He received his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia) and completed his residency in Internal Medicine and subspecialty training in Cardiology at BIDMC. He subsequently completed an Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. During his cardiology training, he worked in Dr. Anthony Rosenzweig’s laboratory studying molecular mechanisms involved in heart failure remodeling that included TGF-β pathway family members. After joining BIDMC as faculty, he created a Heart Failure Bio-repository in order to facilitate translational research efforts within the division. He also leads a multidisciplinary amyloid clinic. He is actively working with other Spanish-speaking providers across the medical center to create a system that facilitates medical access to the Latinx community with the goal of providing culturally oriented care.
Advancing Equity and Expanding Transplant Access to Save More Lives in the Latino Community
Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 2:00pm
In the United States, Latino communities face considerable challenges in accessing healthcare services, including transplantation. This discussion aims to deepen our understanding of Hispanic cultural values and beliefs related to donation and transplantation. By adopting culturally sensitive strategies, our panelists will demonstrate how transplant centers can effectively engage with the latino community to address these barriers and develop patient-centered initiatives that will provide equitable access to transplantation and improve outcomes.