Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I am a general internist and preventive medicine physician with a longstanding interest in health care education and the impact of patients’ attitudes, health beliefs and social determinants of health (SDOH). I provide clinical care to a majority of Hispanic patients, an underserved population in healthcare.I am also Program Director of the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (BUSM) Preventative Medicine Residency and an Assistant Professor of Medicine. I am the clinical lead for Boston Medical Center THRIVE, a program that systematically screen patients for SDOH and refers them to resources when requested. Additionally, I am passionate about the use of emerging educational technologies, including virtual worlds, virtual reality, and mind mapping, to develop interdisciplinary experiences to teach about health equity and SDOH.

Publications

  • Published 12/22/2024

    Murray Horwitz ME, Dugas JN, McCloskey L, So-Armah K, Yarrington CD, Buitron de la Vega P, Benjamin EJ, Battaglia TA. Associations between Health-Related Social Needs and Postpartum Linkage to Care. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Dec 22. PMID: 39716509.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 7/22/2024

    Jiangliu Y, Kim HT, Lazar M, Liu E, Mantri S, Qiu E, Berube M, Sood H, Walia AS, Biondi BE, Mesias AM, Mishuris R, Buitron de la Vega P. A Medical Student-Led Multipronged Initiative to Close the Digital Divide in Outpatient Primary Care. Appl Clin Inform. 2024 Aug; 15(4):808-816. PMID: 39038793.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/15/2024

    Lim K, Nguyen KH, Goutos D, Shafer PR, Buitron de la Vega P, Cole MB. The Association Between Hospital-Based Food Pantry Use and Subsequent Emergency Department Utilization Among Medicaid Patients With Diabetes. J Ambul Care Manage. 2024 Jul-Sep 01; 47(3):122-133. PMID: 38744317.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/16/2023

    Zhu M, Arinze N, Buitron de la Vega P, Alonso A, Levin S, Farber A, King E, Kobzeva-Herzog A, Chitalia VC, Siracuse JJ. High Prevalence of Adverse Social Determinants of Health in Dialysis Access Creation Patients in a Safety-Net Setting. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Mar; 100:31-38. PMID: 38110081.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 10/8/2023

    Egan KA, Xuan Z, Hofman M, Ma Shum J, Fernández-Pastrana I, Fiechtner L, Sandel M, Buitron de la Vega P, Kistin CJ, Hsu H. Food Pantry Referral and Utilization in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Mar; 66(3):444-453. PMID: 37813171.

    Read at: PubMed

View All 18 Publications:   View Full Profile in BUMC

Other Positions

  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, MD
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MSc

View all profiles