Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH

Dr. Fuentes-Afflick has been a UCSF faculty member since 1993. She is Vice Dean for the UCSF School of Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Professor of Pediatrics. Previously, she served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Medicine (2012-2022) and Chief of Pediatrics at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (2009-2022).

As a pediatrician and epidemiologist, Dr. Fuentes-Afflick has conducted research studies focused on issues of acculturation, immigrant health, and health disparities. Her scholarship has also focused on professionalism, misconduct, faculty development, and the importance of diversity in academic medicine and academic pediatrics.

After completing her undergraduate and medical education in the Inteflex Program at the University of Michigan, Dr. Fuentes-Afflick came to UCSF for her residency training in pediatrics, followed by a fellowship in health policy at UCSF and MPH in epidemiology from UC Berkeley. She has served in several important national leadership roles, including President of the Society for Pediatric Research, President of the American Pediatric Society, and service on the Council of the National Institute for Child Health and Development. Dr. Fuentes-Afflick was chair of the UCSF Academic Senate from 2009-2011. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2010 and elected to membership n the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.

From 2012-2022, Dr. Fuentes-Afflick served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development for the School of Medicine. In that role, she was responsible for overseeing all academic affairs in the School of Medicine, including the recruitment, development and advancement of a diversified academic workforce of the highest caliber. She was also responsible for overseeing innovative programs for faculty orientation, career development, and leadership training.

As Vice Dean for the UCSF School of Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Dr. Fuentes-Afflick is responsible for leading the 150-year long partnership between the University and the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Education
2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
MPH, 1991 - Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley
MD, 1986 - Medicine, University of Michigan
BS, 1984 - Biomedical Sciences, University of Michigan
Fellowship, - Health Policy, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, Chief Residency, - Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
Honors and Awards
  • Joseph W. St. Geme Jr. Leadership Award, Federation of Pediatric Organizations, 2023
  • Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2020
  • President, American Pediatric Society, 2017-2018
  • Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), 2010-2011
  • Member, National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine), 2010
  • President, Society for Pediatric Research, 2008-2009
  • Citation for Outstanding Service, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994
Websites

  1. Phillips RL, Kim S, Fuentes-Afflick E. Adapted Choice Architecture and Diversity in the National Academy of Medicine. JAMA health forum 2024. PMID: 39365603


  2. Faust JS, Renton B, Bongiovanni T, Chen AJ, Sheares KD, Du C, Essien UR, Fuentes-Afflick E, Haywood T, Khera R, King T, Li SX, Lin Z, Lu Y, Marshall ADA, Ndumele CD, Opara I, Loarte-Rodriguez T, Sawano M, Taparra K, Taylor HA, Watson KE, Yancy CW, Krumholz HM. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 39392630


  3. Milstone AM, Galbraith AA, Rosenthal SL, Berry JG, Boat TF, Campo JV, Clayton EW, Debley JS, Duncan AF, Epstein LH, Fiks AG, Fuentes-Afflick E, Halterman JS, Johnson RM, Keiser AM, Keren R, Lieu TA, Moreno MA, Palazzi DL, Rangel SJ, Sola-Visner MC, Thompson LA, Trent M, VanBuren JM, Vo JT, Christakis DA. Promoting Child Health by Protecting the Patient-Clinician Relationship From Politics. JAMA pediatrics 2024. PMID: 39133513


  4. Jagsi R, Phillips R, Fuentes-Afflick E. Insights From a New National Academies Report on Caregiving. JAMA health forum 2024. PMID: 39120893


  5. Mendoza FS, Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E. The Need for Enhancing Funding for Research on Children in Immigrant Families. Academic pediatrics 2024. PMID: 38991812


  6. Fuentes-Afflick E. Social factors and health: pathways and promise. Pediatric research 2024. PMID: 38710941


  7. Montoya-Williams D, Barreto A, Laguna-Torres A, Worsley D, Wallis K, Peña MM, Palladino L, Salva N, Levine L, Rivera A, Hernandez R, Fuentes-Afflick E, Yun K, Lorch S, Virudachalam S. Philadelphia Latine Immigrant Birthing People's Perspectives on Mitigating the Chilling Effect on Prenatal Care Utilization. Medical care 2024. PMID: 38728679


  8. Bearer C, Abman SH, Agostoni C, Ballard P, Bliss J, de Boode WP, Canpolat FE, Chalak L, Cilio MR, Dammann O, Davis J, El-Metwally D, Ferriero D, Ford S, Fuentes-Afflick E, Gano D, Giussani D, Gonzalez F, Gunn A, Hogeveen M, Huang AY, Kaplan J, Klebanoff M, Lachman P, Mak R, Malhotra A, Miller S, Mitchell WB, Molloy E, Mulkey SB, Roland D, Sampath V, Sant'Anna G, Schaff P, Singer LT, Stroustrup A, Tingay D, Tiribelli C, Toldi G, Tryggestad J, Valente EM, Wilson-Costello D, Zupancic J. Asperger's syndrome - about time to rename it? Pediatric research 2023. PMID: 37957241


  9. Fuentes-Afflick E. The 2023 Joseph W. St Geme, Jr Leadership Award Address: The Magic of Yes. Pediatrics 2023. PMID: 37581233


  10. Fuentes-Afflick E. Fostering a Culture of Inclusion. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2023. PMID: 37179084


  11. Gribben V, Chang AY, Ling P, Rasmussen J, Tebb K, Fuentes-Afflick E, Marbin J. Impact of a Multidisciplinary Curriculum Training Students and Residents in Tobacco Cessation Strategies for Adult Caregivers of Children. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2023. PMID: 37228253


  12. Perrin JM, Cheng TL, Stoll BJ, Boat T, Fuentes-Afflick E. Children, Youth, and the Life Course: IOM/NAM Contributions and Critical Areas for the Future. NAM Perspectives 2023. PMID: 37273457


  13. Borowsky HM, Willis A, Bullock JL, Fuentes-Afflick E, Palmer NRA. Opportunities and challenges in discussing racism during primary care visits. Health services research 2022. PMID: 36524295


  14. Fuentes-Afflick E, García P, Friedli AB, Johnson B, Binder R. An Innovative Faculty Travel Award Program to Support Child, Elder, or Dependent Care. JAMA pediatrics 2022. PMID: 35969414


  15. Fuentes-Afflick E, Shipman SA, Dreyer B, Perrin JM, Freed GL. Engaging pediatricians to address workforce diversity. Pediatric research 2022. PMID: 36272996


  16. Fuentes-Afflick E, Daniels S, Spector ND, Davis SD, Simon TD. Gender equity in the scientific workforce: what is the current state of pediatrics? Pediatric research 2022. PMID: 36068344


  17. Lopez KN, Fuentes-Afflick E. Engaging Pediatric Subspecialists in Pursuit of Health Equity-Breaking Out of the Silo. JAMA pediatrics 2022. PMID: 35849417


  18. Montoya-Williams D, Barreto A, Fuentes-Afflick E, Collins JW. Nativity and perinatal outcome disparities in the United States: Beyond the immigrant paradox. Seminars in perinatology 2022. PMID: 36137831


  19. Fuentes-Afflick E. Words matter. Pediatric research 2022. PMID: 35854093


  20. Fuentes-Afflick E. Are we serious about addressing health disparities through research? 2022. PMID: 35667447


  21. Fuentes-Afflick E. Advancing equity, one publication at a time. 2022. PMID: 35610342


  22. Fuentes-Afflick E, Dzau VJ. Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism in Health and Science Professions: A Call to Action for Membership and Leadership Organizations. NAM Perspectives 2022. PMID: 36177211


  23. Binder R, Garcia P, Friedli A, Fuentes-Afflick E. Impact of COVID-19 on Medical School Faculty. 2022. PMID: 35486364


  24. Fuentes-Afflick E. Applying a Subpopulation Lens to Population Health. 2021. PMID: 34714610


  25. Journal of Pediatrics Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Task Force , Fisher PG, Long SS, Cole CR, Cohran VC, Fuentes-Afflick E, Krantz I, Lion KC, McDevitt M, Ott MA, Ross LF, Toltzis P, Washington RL, Welch TR, Balistreri WF. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in The Journal of Pediatrics. The Journal of pediatrics 2021. PMID: 34274308


  26. Fuentes-Afflick E. 50 Years Ago in TheJournalofPediatrics: Valuing Internship. The Journal of pediatrics 2021. PMID: 34172162


  27. Luisa N. Borrell, Jennifer R. Elhawary, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Jonathan Witonsky, Nirav Bhakta, Alan H. B. Wu, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, José R. Rodríguez-Santana, Michael A. Lenoir, James R. Gavin, Rick A. Kittles, Noah A. Zaitlen, David S. Wilkes, Neil R. Powe, Elad Ziv, Esteban G. Burchard. Race and Genetic Ancestry in Medicine—A Time for Reckoning With Racism. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2021. PMID:


  28. Jagsi R, Fuentes-Afflick E, Higginbotham E. Promoting Equity for Women in Medicine - Seizing a Disruptive Opportunity. The New England journal of medicine 2021. PMID: 34134182


  29. Fuentes-Afflick E, Perrin JM, Moley KH, Díaz Á, McCormick MC, Lu MC. Optimizing Health And Well-Being For Women And Children. Health affairs (Project Hope) 2021. PMID: 33476200


  30. Borrell LN, Elhawary JR, Fuentes-Afflick E, Witonsky J, Bhakta N, Wu AHB, Bibbins-Domingo K, Rodríguez-Santana JR, Lenoir MA, Gavin JR, Kittles RA, Zaitlen NA, Wilkes DS, Powe NR, Ziv E, Burchard EG. Race and Genetic Ancestry in Medicine - A Time for Reckoning with Racism. The New England journal of medicine 2021. PMID: 33406325


  31. Fuentes-Afflick E. Equity culture in pediatrics. Pediatric research 2020. PMID: 33230197


  32. Moxey-Mims M, Steinhorn R, Fuentes-Afflick E. Valuing and achieving diversity in academic medicine : The APS and SPR Virtual Chat Series. Pediatric research 2020. PMID: 33214674


  33. Montoya-Williams D, Williamson VG, Cardel M, Fuentes-Afflick E, Maldonado-Molina M, Thompson L. The Hispanic/Latinx Perinatal Paradox in the United States: A Scoping Review and Recommendations to Guide Future Research. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2020. PMID: 33131006


  34. Montoya-Williams D, Peña MM, Fuentes-Afflick E. In Pursuit of Health Equity in Pediatrics. The journal of pediatrics: X 2020. PMID: 33733084


  35. Dreyer BP, Trent M, Anderson AT, Askew GL, Boyd R, Coker TR, Coyne-Beasley T, Fuentes-Afflick E, Johnson T, Mendoza F, Montoya-Williams D, Oyeku SO, Poitevien P, Spinks-Franklin AAI, Thomas OW, Walker-Harding L, Willis E, Wright JL, Berman S, Berkelhamer J, Jenkins RR, Kraft C, Palfrey J, Perrin JM, Stein F. The Death of George Floyd: Bending the Arc of History Toward Justice for Generations of Children. Pediatrics 2020. PMID: 32591435


  36. Montoya-Williams D, Fuentes-Afflick E, Wallis K. The Case for Research-Informed Immigrant Health Policies Within Health Care Systems. JAMA network open 2020. PMID: 32301988


  37. Bearer C, Agostoni C, Anand KJS, Ambalavanan N, Bhandari V, Bliss JM, Bloomfield F, Bonifacio SL, Buhimschi I, Cilio MR, Coppes M, Czinn SJ, El-Khuffash A, Embleton N, Felderhoff-Müser U, Ferriero DM, Florin T, Fuentes-Afflick E, Gardner W, Gospe SM, Gunn A, Gressens P, Guissani D, Haiden N, Hauptman M, Kim KS, Klebanoff M, Lachman P, Lanphear B, Ozen S, Roehr C, Roland D, Rosenblum N, Schwarz M, Staiano A, Stroustrup A, Valente EM, Wilson-Costello D, Wynn J, Molloy E. Toward the elimination of bias in Pediatric Research. Pediatric research 2019. PMID: 31533126


  38. Bearer CF, Chalak L, Fuentes-Afflick E, Molloy EJ. The rewards of peer-reviewing. Pediatric research 2019. PMID: 31521060


  39. Montoya-Williams D, Burris H, Fuentes-Afflick E. Perinatal Outcomes in Medicaid Expansion and Nonexpansion States Among Hispanic Women. JAMA 2019. PMID: 31479131


  40. Mendoza FS, Fuentes-Afflick E, Walker-Harding LR. Diversity and inclusion in pediatrics: imperative, not optional. Pediatric research 2019. PMID: 31351438


  41. Montoya-Williams D, Fuentes-Afflick E. Political Determinants of Population Health. JAMA network open 2019. PMID: 31322684


  42. Flores G, Mendoza FS, DeBaun MR, Fuentes-Afflick E, Jones VF, Mendoza JA, Raphael JL, Wang CJ. Keys to academic success for under-represented minority young investigators: recommendations from the Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) National Advisory Committee. International journal for equity in health 2019. PMID: 31215424


  43. Mangurian C, Giwa A, Brosey E, Shumway M, Dilley J, Fuentes-Afflick E, Pérez-Stable EJ, Schillinger D. Opinions of Primary Care Clinicians and Psychiatrists on Monitoring the Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotics. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM 2019. PMID: 31068407


  44. Binder R, Garcia P, Johnson B, Fuentes-Afflick E. Sexual Harassment in Medical Schools: The Challenge of Covert Retaliation as a Barrier to Reporting. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2018. PMID: 29794528


  45. Fuentes-Afflick E. Promoting Inclusion in Academic Medicine. JAMA network open 2018. PMID: 30646088


  46. Fuentes-Afflick E. American Pediatric Society 2018 Presidential Address-the courage of our dreams. Pediatric research 2018. PMID: 30127520


  47. Binder R, Garcia P, Johnson B, Fuentes-Afflick E. Identifying and Mitigating Risk of Violence in the Scientific Workplace. The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 2017. PMID: 29282227


  48. Roy A, Fuentes-Afflick E, Fernald LCH, Young SL. Pica is prevalent and strongly associated with iron deficiency among Hispanic pregnant women living in the United States. Appetite 2017. PMID: 28864256


  49. Szilagyi PG, Dreyer BP, Fuentes-Afflick E, Coyne-Beasley T, First L. The Road to Tolerance and Understanding. Academic pediatrics 2017. PMID: 29099355


  50. Szilagyi PG, Dreyer BP, Fuentes-Afflick E, Coyne-Beasley T, First L. The Road to Tolerance and Understanding. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2017. PMID: 28479092


  51. Szilagyi PG, Dreyer BP, Fuentes-Afflick E, Coyne-Beasley T, First L. The Road to Tolerance and Understanding. Pediatrics 2017. PMID: 28562292


  52. Schuster MA, Fuentes-Afflick E. Caring for Children by Supporting Parents. The New England journal of medicine 2017. PMID: 28146653


  53. Mangurian C, Cournos F, Schillinger D, Vittinghoff E, Creasman JM, Lee B, Knapp P, Fuentes-Afflick E, Dilley JW. Low Rates of HIV Testing Among Adults With Severe Mental Illness Receiving Care in Community Mental Health Settings. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 2017. PMID: 28093055


  54. Flores G, Mendoza FS, Fuentes-Afflick E, Mendoza JA, Pachter L, Espinoza J, Fernandez CR, Arnold DD, Brown NM, Gonzalez KM, Lopez C, Owen MC, Parks KM, Reynolds KL, Russell CJ. Hot topics, urgent priorities, and ensuring success for racial/ethnic minority young investigators in academic pediatrics. International journal for equity in health 2016. PMID: 27938389


  55. Binder R, Friedli A, Fuentes-Afflick E. The New Academic Environment and Faculty Misconduct. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2016. PMID: 26488567


  56. Mangurian C, Newcomer JW, Vittinghoff E, Creasman JM, Knapp P, Fuentes-Afflick E, Schillinger D. Diabetes Screening Among Underserved Adults With Severe Mental Illness Who Take Antipsychotic Medications. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 26551047


  57. Fuentes-Afflick E. Updating the Academic Playbook. JAMA pediatrics 2015. PMID: 26322911


  58. DeCamp LR, Choi H, Fuentes-Afflick E, Sastry N. Immigrant Latino neighborhoods and mortality among infants born to Mexican-origin Latina women. Maternal and child health journal 2015. PMID: 25430802


  59. Aditi Roy, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Lia Fernald, Sera Young. Pica is Prevalent and Strongly Associated with Iron Deficiency, but not Anemia, among Mexican-born Pregnant Women Living in the United States. The FASEB Journal 2015. PMID:


  60. Binder R, Friedli A, Fuentes-Afflick E. Preventing and managing unprofessionalism in medical school faculties. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2015. PMID: 25470311


  61. Mendoza FS, Walker LR, Stoll BJ, Fuentes-Afflick E, St Geme JW, Cheng TL, Gonzalez del Rey JA, Harris CE, Rimsza ME, Li J, Sectish TC. Diversity and inclusion training in pediatric departments. Pediatrics 2015. PMID: 25755235


  62. Flaherman VJ, Fuentes-Afflick E. Social and public health perspectives of promotion of breastfeeding. JAMA pediatrics 2014. PMID: 25089839


  63. Fuentes-Afflick E, Odouli R, Escobar GJ, Stewart AL, Hessol NA. Maternal acculturation and the prenatal care experience. Journal of women's health (2002) 2014. PMID: 24979178


  64. Hessol NA, Fuentes-Afflick E. The impact of migration on pregnancy outcomes among Mexican-origin women. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2014. PMID: 23238582


  65. Yun K, Fuentes-Afflick E, Curry LA, Krumholz HM, Desai MM. Parental immigration status is associated with children's health care utilization: findings from the 2003 new immigrant survey of US legal permanent residents. Maternal and child health journal 2013. PMID: 23329165


  66. Rehm RS, Fisher LT, Fuentes-Afflick E, Chesla CA. Parental advocacy styles for special education students during the transition to adulthood. Qualitative health research 2013. PMID: 24062419


  67. Fairbrother G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Ross LF, Thomas PA. Communicating with parents about immunization safety: messages for pediatricians in the IOM report "the childhood immunization schedule and safety: stakeholder concerns, scientific evidence, and future studies". Academic pediatrics 2013. PMID: 24011742


  68. Mangurian C, Giwa F, Shumway M, Fuentes-Afflick E, Pérez-Stable EJ, Dilley JW, Schillinger D. Primary care providers' views on metabolic monitoring of outpatients taking antipsychotic medication. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 2013. PMID: 23728604


  69. Dempsey DA, Sambol NC, Jacob P, Hoffmann E, Tyndale RF, Fuentes-Afflick E, Benowitz NL. CYP2A6 genotype but not age determines cotinine half-life in infants and children. Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 2013. PMID: 23714690


  70. Yun K, Fuentes-Afflick E, Desai MM. Prevalence of chronic disease and insurance coverage among refugees in the United States. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2012. PMID: 22527741


  71. Dempsey DA, Meyers MJ, Oh SS, Nguyen EA, Fuentes-Afflick E, Wu AH, Jacob P, Benowitz NL. Determination of tobacco smoke exposure by plasma cotinine levels in infants and children attending urban public hospital clinics. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2012. PMID: 22566513


  72. Rehm RS, Fuentes-Afflick E, Fisher LT, Chesla CA. Parent and youth priorities during the transition to adulthood for youth with special health care needs and developmental disability. ANS. Advances in nursing science 2012. PMID: 22869218


  73. Hessol NA, Odouli R, Escobar GJ, Stewart AL, Fuentes-Afflick E. Interpersonal processes of care and cesarean delivery in two health care settings. American journal of public health 2012. PMID: 22720762


  74. Lang TC, Fuentes-Afflick E, Gilbert WM, Newman TB, Xing G, Wu YW. Cerebral palsy among Asian ethnic subgroups. Pediatrics 2012. PMID: 22430449


  75. Soskolne G, Collins JW, Fineman JR, Fuentes-Afflick E. Racial disparities in congenital heart disease: beyond red and blue. Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies 2012. PMID: 22391831


  76. Yvonne W. Wu, Guibo Xing, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Beate Danielson, Lloyd H. Smith, William M. Gilbert. Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2011. PMID:


  77. Wu YW, Xing G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Danielson B, Smith LH, Gilbert WM. Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of cerebral palsy. Pediatrics 2011. PMID: 21339278


  78. Barkin SL, Fuentes-Afflick E, Brosco JP, Tuchman AM. Unintended consequences of the Flexner report: women in pediatrics. Pediatrics 2010. PMID: 21059716


  79. Mangurian C, Fuentes-Afflick E, Newcomer JW. Risks from antipsychotic medications in children and adolescents. JAMA 2010. PMID: 20179279


  80. Guendelman S, Fernald LC, Neufeld LM, Fuentes-Afflick E. Maternal perceptions of early childhood ideal body weight differ among Mexican-origin mothers residing in Mexico compared to California. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2010. PMID: 20102849


  81. Elena Fuentes-Afflick. Society for Pediatric Research Presidential Address 2009: The Spirit of Service. Pediatric research 2009. PMID:


  82. Britto MT, Fuentes-Afflick E, Sectish TC, Stanton B. Federation of Pediatric Organizations Task Force on Women in Pediatrics II: survey of active members of the Society for Pediatric Research regarding part-time and flexible work. The Journal of pediatrics 2009. PMID: 19772993


  83. Fuentes-Afflick E, Hessol NA. Immigration status and use of health services among Latina women in the San Francisco Bay Area. Journal of women's health (2002) 2009. PMID: 19627243


  84. Fuentes-Afflick E. A mother's prayer. Academic pediatrics 2009. PMID: 19329086


  85. Wojcicki JM, Hessol NA, Heyman MB, Fuentes-Afflick E. Risk factors for macrosomia in infants born to Latina women. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2008. PMID: 18596709


  86. Shimada H, Dong A, Matsushima-Hibiya Y, Ishimura Y, Caughey WS. Distal His----Arg mutation in bovine myoglobin results in a ligand binding site similar to the abnormal beta site of hemoglobin Zurich (beta 63 His----Arg). Biochemical and biophysical research communications 1989. PMID: 18514096


  87. Fuentes-Afflick E, Hessol NA. Acculturation and Body Mass among Latina Women. Journal of women's health (2002) 2008. PMID: 18240983


  88. Rising JP, Colon-Hopkins C, Neumann A, Kaiser E, Lange D, Thaw R, Katz MH, Fuentes-Afflick E. Healthy Young Adults: description and use of an innovative health insurance program. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2007. PMID: 17875460


  89. Baker LC, Afendulis CC, Chandra A, McConville S, Phibbs CS, Fuentes-Afflick E. Differences in neonatal mortality among whites and Asian American subgroups: evidence from California. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2007. PMID: 17199070


  90. Fuentes-Afflick E. Is limited access to care the new morbidity for Latino young adults? The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2006. PMID: 17046495


  91. Pippins JR, Brawarsky P, Jackson RA, Fuentes-Afflick E, Haas JS. Association of breastfeeding with maternal depressive symptoms. Journal of women's health (2002) 2006. PMID: 16910907


  92. Fuentes-Afflick E. Obesity among Latino preschoolers: do children outgrow the "epidemiologic paradox"? Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2006. PMID: 16754830


  93. Fuentes-Afflick E, Hessol NA, Bauer T, O'Sullivan MJ, Gomez-Lobo V, Holman S, Wilson TE, Minkoff H. Use of prenatal care by Hispanic women after welfare reform. Obstetrics and gynecology 2006. PMID: 16394053


  94. Fuentes-Afflick E. Racial/ethnic disparities in child health: familiar problems and unknown solutions. Ambulatory pediatrics : the official journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association 2005. PMID: 16302831


  95. Brawarsky P, Stotland NE, Jackson RA, Fuentes-Afflick E, Escobar GJ, Rubashkin N, Haas JS. Pre-pregnancy and pregnancy-related factors and the risk of excessive or inadequate gestational weight gain. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2005. PMID: 16202415


  96. Kim C, Brawarsky P, Jackson RA, Fuentes-Afflick E, Haas JS. Changes in health status experienced by women with gestational diabetes and pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders. Journal of women's health (2002) 2005. PMID: 16232105


  97. E Fuentes-Afflick, N A Hessol. 425: The Influence of Acculturation on Overweight and Obesity among Latina Women. American journal of epidemiology 2005. PMID:


  98. E Fuentes-Afflick, N A Hessol. 441: Maternal Acculturation and Overweight in Latino Children. American journal of epidemiology 2005. PMID:


  99. Riley EH, Fuentes-Afflick E, Jackson RA, Escobar GJ, Brawarsky P, Schreiber M, Haas JS. Correlates of prescription drug use during pregnancy. Journal of women's health (2002) 2005. PMID: 15989412


  100. Stotland NE, Haas JS, Brawarsky P, Jackson RA, Fuentes-Afflick E, Escobar GJ. Body mass index, provider advice, and target gestational weight gain. Obstetrics and gynecology 2005. PMID: 15738036


  101. Haas JS, Jackson RA, Fuentes-Afflick E, Stewart AL, Dean ML, Brawarsky P, Escobar GJ. Changes in the health status of women during and after pregnancy. Journal of general internal medicine 2005. PMID: 15693927


  102. Hessol NA, Fuentes-Afflick E. Ethnic differences in neonatal and postneonatal mortality. Pediatrics 2005. PMID: 15629965


  103. Haas JS, Fuentes-Afflick E, Stewart AL, Jackson RA, Dean ML, Brawarsky P, Escobar GJ. Prepregnancy health status and the risk of preterm delivery. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2005. PMID: 15630059


  104. Kuo WH, Wilson TE, Holman S, Fuentes-Afflick E, O'Sullivan MJ, Minkoff H. Depressive symptoms in the immediate postpartum period among Hispanic women in three U.S. cities. Journal of immigrant health 2004. PMID: 16228697


  105. Hessol NA, Missett B, Fuentes-Afflick E. Lower agreement on behavioral factors than on medical conditions in self-reported data among pregnant Latina women. Archives of medical research 2004. PMID: 15163467


  106. Hessol NA, Vittinghoff E, Fuentes-Afflick E. Reduced risk of inadequate prenatal care in the era after Medicaid expansions in California. Medical care 2004. PMID: 15083101


  107. Kaplan CP, Pérez-Stable EJ, Fuentes-Afflick E, Gildengorin V, Millstein S, Juarez-Reyes M. Smoking cessation counseling with young patients: the practices of family physicians and pediatricians. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2004. PMID: 14706964


  108. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, Carter-Pokras O, Claudio L, Lara M, McLaurin JA, Pachter L, Ramos-Gomez FJ, Mendoza F, Valdez RB, Villarruel AM, Zambrana RE, Greenberg R, Weitzman M, Gomez FJ. The health of Latino children: urgent priorities, unanswered questions, and a research agenda. JAMA 2002. PMID: 12090866


  109. Taeusch HW, Martinez AM, Partridge JC, Sniderman S, Armstrong-Wells J, Fuentes-Afflick E. Pain during Mogen or PlastiBell circumcision. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2002. PMID: 11948384


  110. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Carter-Pokras O, Claudio L, Lamberty G, Lara M, Pachter L, Ramos Gomez F, Mendoza F, Valdez RB, Zambrana RE, Greenberg R, Weitzman M. Why ethnicity and race are so important in child health services research today. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2001. PMID: 11576022


  111. Pérez-Stable EJ, Juarez-Reyes M, Kaplan C, Fuentes-Afflick E, Gildengorin V, Millstein S. Counseling smoking parents of young children: comparison of pediatricians and family physicians. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2001. PMID: 11177058


  112. Hessol NA, Fuentes-Afflick E. The perinatal advantage of Mexican-origin Latina women. Annals of epidemiology 2000. PMID: 11118931


  113. ELENA FUENTES-AFFLICK, NANCY A. HESSOL. Interpregnancy Interval and the Risk of Premature Infants. Obstetrics and gynecology 2000. PMID:


  114. Fuentes-Afflick E, Hessol NA. Interpregnancy interval and the risk of premature infants. Obstetrics and gynecology 2000. PMID: 10711549


  115. Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Nancy A Hessol. Ethnicity, Interpregnancy Intervals and Prematurity. Pediatric research 1999. PMID:


  116. Mendoza FS, Fuentes-Afflick E. Latino children's health and the family-community health promotion model. The Western journal of medicine 1999. PMID: 10063394


  117. Fuentes-Afflick E, Hessol NA, Pérez-Stable EJ. Testing the epidemiologic paradox of low birth weight in Latinos. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 1999. PMID: 9988244


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