M. Paula Aristizabal, MD, MAS

Title(s)Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
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Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    University of California San Francisco, CACertificate in Implementation Science6/2021
    Institute of Healthcare Improvement, Boston, MACertificate in Quality Improvement Coaching9/2019
    Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CACertificate in Quality Improvement Leadership6/2019
    University of Missouri, Children's Mercy Pediatric Bioethics Center, Kansas, MOCertificate in Pediatric Bioethics5/2016
    University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CAMasters of Advance Studies in Clinical Research6/2015
    University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CAFellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology11/2013
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    NIH2020National Research Mentoring Network (NMRN) Grant Writing Training Program Scholar
    Colombian Academy of Medicine2020National Academy of Medicine Research Award
    NCI2019Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities National Minority Health Month Spotlight
    NIH2019Entering Research Curriculum Train-the Trainer Scholar
    NIH/Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health2019Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences Scholar
    University of California San Diego 2018Hispanic Center of Excellence Faculty Scholar
    American Society of Hematology2018Best Capacity-Building Project, Global Capacity-Building Showcase
    American Society of Hematology2017Best Capacity-Building Project, Global Capacity-Building Showcase
    Mexican Consulate- San Diego2009  - 2011Recognition for Outstanding Leadership in the Mexico-U.S. border
    Government of Mexico2009  - 2011Recognition for Outstanding Leadership in Pediatric Oncology

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    Dr. Paula Aristizabal is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at UC San Diego. She completed her fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at UC San Diego and a Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research at UC San Diego.

    Dr. Aristizabal research interests include ethics, patient-provider communication and global health, with a focus on discovering the causes of pediatric cancer disparities and developing strategies to improve outcomes in racial/ethnic minorities and underseved groups. Her work has focused on the barriers to participation in pediatric cancer clinical trials experienced by Hispanic children and how social determinants of health, such as race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, health literacy, language, and acculturation, affect outcomes in Hispanics. She has also conducted global health projects on implementation of health services for children with cancer in underserved areas in Latin America, including Mexico and Colombia, to improve access to care, cancer surveillance and registration, and cancer disparities globally.

    Dr. Aristizabal is the principal investigator of several clinical research studies focused on implementation science, qualitative research, mixed methods, bioethics and quality improvement. She mentors trainees and junior faculty in diverse quality improvement and research projects, including medical students in their ISP projects.
    She is a member of the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Population Sciences, Disparities and Community Engagement division, the San Diego Clinical and Translational Research Institute, and the UC San Diego Dissemination and Implementation Science Center.
    In her clinical work, Dr. Aristizabal specializes in the care of children with leukemia and lymphoma. She is the Division's Quality Improvement Lead and chair of the Quality Improvement Committee.

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    1. Improving Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Survival Disparities in the United States-Mexico Border Region: A Cross-Border Initiative Between San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico. JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 11; 6:1791-1802. Aristizabal P, Burns LP, Kumar NV, Perdomo BP, Rivera-Gomez R, Ornelas MA, Gonda D, Malicki D, Thornburg CD, Roberts W, Levy ML, Crawford JR. PMID: 33216645; PMCID: PMC7713516.
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    2. Effect of a Daily Text Messaging and Directly Supervised Therapy Intervention on Oral Mercaptopurine Adherence in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 08 03; 3(8):e2014205. Bhatia S, Hageman L, Chen Y, Wong FL, McQuaid EL, Duncan C, Mascarenhas L, Freyer D, Mba N, Aristizabal P, Walterhouse D, Lew G, Kempert PH, Russell TB, McNall-Knapp RY, Jacobs S, Dang H, Raetz E, Relling MV, Landier W. PMID: 32852553; PMCID: PMC7453312.
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    3. Diverse populations and enrollment in pediatric cancer clinical trials: Challenges and opportunities. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 11; 67(11):e28296. Aristizabal P. PMID: 32343877; PMCID: PMC8203427.
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    4. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with vitamin D status in newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 May; 37(4):314-325. Aristizabal P, Sherer M, Perdomo BP, Castelao E, Thornburg CD, Proudfoot J, Jacobs E, Newfield RS, Zage P, Roberts W, Martinez ME. PMID: 32153233; PMCID: PMC7207243.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    5. Treatment of Recurrent Refractory Pediatric Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using Inotuzumab Ozogamicin Monotherapy Resulting in CD22 Antigen Expression Loss as a Mechanism of Therapy Resistance. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2019 Nov; 41(8):e546-e549. Paul MR, Wong V, Aristizabal P, Kuo DJ. PMID: 30807395; PMCID: PMC7216755.
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    6. Childhood cancer survival disparities in a universalized healthcare system. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2018; 4(3):78-87. Ramirez O, Aristizabal P, Zaidi A, Ribeiro RC, Bravo LE. 2019;3(4):78-87. doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2019.01.001.
    7. The "Golden Hour": a capacity-building initiative to decrease life-threating complications related to neutropenic fever in patients with hematologic malignancies in low- and middle-income countries. Blood Adv. 2018 11 30; 2(Suppl 1):63-66. Ornelas-Sánchez M, Nuño-Vázquez L, Loera-Reyna A, Torres-Reyes D, Rivera-Gómez R, Sánchez A, Romano M, González M, Caniza MA, Aristizabal P. PMID: 30504206; PMCID: PMC6438274.
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    8. Implementing a Childhood Cancer Outcomes Surveillance System Within a Population-Based Cancer Registry. J Glob Oncol. 2018 09; 4:1-11. Ramirez O, Aristizabal P, Zaidi A, Ribeiro RC, Bravo LE, VIGICANCER Working Group. PMID: 30241253; PMCID: PMC6223468.
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    9. An overview of disparities in childhood cancer: Report on the Inaugural Symposium on Childhood Cancer Health Disparities, Houston, Texas, 2016. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2018 Mar; 35(2):95-110. Scheurer ME, Lupo PJ, Schüz J, Spector LG, Wiemels JL, Wiemels JL, Aplenc R, Gramatges MM, Schiffman JD, Pombo-de-Oliveira MS, Yang JJ, Heck JE, Metayer C, Orjuela-Grimm MA, Bona K, Aristizabal P, Austin MT, Rabin KR, Russell HV, Poplack DG. PMID: 29737912; PMCID: PMC6685736.
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    10. Medulloblastoma With Extensive Nodularity: Tailored Therapy in a Low-resource Setting. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 05; 39(4):299-301. Aristizabal P, Burns L, Rivera-Gomez R, Levy ML, Roberts W, Crawford JR. PMID: 28267079.
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    11. Addressing regional disparities in pediatric oncology: Results of a collaborative initiative across the Mexican-North American border. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 06; 64(6). Aristizabal P, Fuller S, Rivera-Gomez R, Ornelas M, Nuno L, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Ribeiro R, Roberts W. PMID: 28000395; PMCID: PMC5608088.
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    12. Factors associated with cervical cancer screening in a safety net population. World J Clin Oncol. 2016 Oct 10; 7(5):406-413. Heberer MA, Komenaka IK, Nodora JN, Hsu CH, Gandhi SG, Welch LE, Bouton ME, Aristizabal P, Weiss BD, Martinez ME. PMID: 27777883; PMCID: PMC5056332.
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    13. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of mucosal barrier injury-associated bloodstream infection improves accurate detection of preventable bacteremia rates at a pediatric cancer center in a low- to middle-income country. Am J Infect Control. 2016 Apr 01; 44(4):432-7. Torres D, González ML, Loera A, Aguilera M, Relyea G, Aristizabal P, Caniza MA. PMID: 26775931; PMCID: PMC4818654.
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    14. Factors associated with surgical management in an underinsured, safety net population. Surgery. 2016 Feb; 159(2):580-90. Winton LM, Nodora JN, Martinez ME, Hsu CH, Djenic B, Bouton ME, Aristizabal P, Ferguson EM, Weiss BD, Komenaka IK. PMID: 26444326.
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    15. Temporal dynamics of inflammatory cytokines/chemokines during sofosbuvir and ribavirin therapy for genotype 2 and 3 hepatitis C infection. Hepatology. 2015 Oct; 62(4):1047-58. Carlin AF, Aristizabal P, Song Q, Wang H, Paulson MS, Stamm LM, Schooley RT, Wyles DL. PMID: 26147061; PMCID: PMC4589477.
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    16. Improving Pediatric Cancer Care Disparities Across the United States-Mexico Border: Lessons Learned from a Transcultural Partnership between San Diego and Tijuana. Front Public Health. 2015; 3:159. Aristizabal P, Fuller S, Rivera R, Beyda D, Ribeiro RC, Roberts W. PMID: 26157788; PMCID: PMC4476311.
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    17. Preoperative Presentation of a Variant of Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome in a Young Boy With Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma. Pediatr Neurol. 2015 Sep; 53(3):266-7. Chen DY, Aristizabal P, Crawford JR. PMID: 26145481.
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    18. Participation in pediatric oncology research protocols: Racial/ethnic, language and age-based disparities. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Aug; 62(8):1337-44. Aristizabal P, Singer J, Cooper R, Wells KJ, Nodora J, Milburn M, Gahagan S, Schiff DE, Martinez ME. PMID: 25755225; PMCID: PMC4482802.
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    19. Descriptive epidemiology of childhood cancer in Cali: Colombia 1977-2011. Colomb Med (Cali). 2013 Jul; 44(3):155-64. Bravo LE, García LS, Collazos P, Aristizabal P, Ramirez O. PMID: 24892613; PMCID: PMC4002030.
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