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Office
3801 Miranda Ave
Mail Code 132
Palo Alto, CA 94304Phone+1 650-849-1936Fax+1 650-858-3978
Summary
- Dr. Cynthia Lucero is a medical epidemiologist and pediatrician in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with VA Palo Alto Health Care System. She received her medical degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. She is experienced in public health, epidemiology, infection control, veteran care, and communicable diseases.
Education & Training
- University of Illinois at ChicagoGraduate Certificate, Public Health Informatics, 2017 - 2019
- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionFellowship, Epidemic Intelligence Service, 2006 - 2008
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2003
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Integrative Biology, Geography, 1993 - 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2003 - 2008
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Pediatrics
- Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC)Certified in Infection Control (CIC)
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Outstanding Research in Biosurveillance - Impact on the Field International Society of Disease Surveillance (ISDS), 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 105 citationsRisk for In-Hospital Complications Associated with COVID-19 and Influenza - Veterans Health Administration, United States, October 1, 2018-May 31, 2020.Jordan Cates, Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, Rebecca M. Dahl, Patricia Schirmer, Shikha Garg
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2020-10-23 - 53 citationsAcute cardiac injury events ≤30 days after laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection among U.S. veterans, 2010–2012Alison Ludwig, Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, Patricia Schirmer, Carla Winston, Mark Holodniy
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2015-09-30 - 11 citationsIncidence of Medically-Attended Norovirus-Associated Acute Gastroenteritis in Four Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Populations in the United States, 2011-2012Scott Grytdal, David Rimland, S. Hannah Shirley, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Matthew Bidwell Goetz
Plos One. 2015-05-21
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