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Gabrielle (Pina) Balan, DO, Pediatrics, Loma Linda, CA

Gabrielle(Pina)BalanDODO, FAAP(She/Her)

Pediatrics • Loma Linda, CA

Residency Track Director, Director of advocacy and QI for Loma Linda Pediatric Residency Program's Primary Care Track, Pediatric Hospitalist at RUHS and Loma Linda Children’s Hospital; Medical Director of DIME: Diversify, Include, Mentor & Educate for LLUCH.

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  • Office

    11234 Anderson St
    Loma Linda, CA 92354
    Phone+1 909-558-4000
    Fax+1 909-558-0455

Summary

  • I am the Residency Track Director and Director of Advocacy and Quality Improvement for the Primary Care Track for the Loma Linda Pediatric Residency Program. I am the Medical Director of a Loma Linda Children’s Hospital initiative called DIME: Diversity, Inclusive, Mentor, and Educate to expand and grow Loma Linda Children’s Hospital to improve patient health equity and faculty engagement. I am the chair of the Riverside California Medical Association Child, Maternal, and Adolescent Health Committee and a delegate for the Riverside chapter of the California Medical Association. I work as a Pediatric Hospitalist and newborn hospitalist at Riverside University Health System and Loma Linda Children’s Hospital. I am also a scholar participating in the Academic Pediatric Association’s Educational Scholars Program class of 2025. I am a newly appointed Member at large for the AAP Chapter 2. I care deeply for resident education, growth, and development.

Education & Training

  • Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
    Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumChief Residency, Pediatrics, 2017 - 2018
  • Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
    Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 2014 - 2017
  • Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2014

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State License 2015 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Pediatric Attending of the year for RUHS Family Medicine residency program Riverside University Health System, 2021-2022
  • Cal Healthcare Grant Recipient People for Healthy California, 2020
  • RAPID: Research in Academic Pediatrics INitiative on Diversity (RAPID) recipient Academic Pediatric Association, 2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • In Peripartum Care of the Pregnant Patient: A Question-And-Answer Review for Anesthesiologists and Obstetricians 
    Gabrielle PinaEditors: Sinha A; Pasca, I.Springer, New York2024

Abstracts/Posters

  • Like a fly in the buttermilk: utilizing narrative stories to foster cross-cultural and racial connections in Mentoring relationships:
    Gabrielle Pina, Janice, Tsai, Chad Vercio, Helen Wang, Carolina Paul, Krishelle Marc-Aurele, Pediatric Academic Society, Toronto, Canada, 5/2024
  • Telehealth: An Opportunity to bridge racial and ethnic disparities in asthma care in pediatric populations
    Menaga Shanmugam, Loma Linda Patient Health Equity Conference, Loma Linda, Ca, 3/2024
  • Point of Care Ultrasound: Implementation of POCUS curriculum into a pediatric residency program:
    Jordan Smith; Constanza Burciaga-Calderoni; Gabrielle Pina, USC Medical Education Innovation Conference, 2/2024
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Lectures

  • Fly in the Buttermilk: Utilizing Narrative Stories to Foster cross-cultural and racial connections in mentoring relationships 
    Various Locations across the country including Canada - 5/2024
  • Reel ‘Em in”: Creating an educator tackle box to help you teach on the fly and engage learners of all interests and levels: 
    Toronto, Ca - 5/2024
  • LEADING BEYOND WORDS: HARNESSING OUT PERSONALITIES, IMPROVISATION, AND PAST TRAUMAS FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION 
    Chicago, IL - 4/2024
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Press Mentions

  • Empowering Families, Fostering Growth
    Empowering Families, Fostering GrowthMay 11th, 2021

Grant Support

  • GEA NATIONAL EDUCATION GRANT RESEARCH COLLABORATORGEA2023–2025
  • ACADEMIC PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION: YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AWARD (MENTOR)Academic Pediatric Association2023–2025

Committees

  • Delegate, Riverside California Medical Association 2024 - Present
  • Member at Large, American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter 2 2024 - Present
  • Member, Society of Hospital Medicine Advocacy Task Force 2023 - Present
  • Member, Professionalism Committee for LLU School of Medicine 2022 - Present
  • Chair, Child, Adolescent and Maternal Health Committee for RCMA 2021 - Present
  • Medical Director, DIME: Diversify, Include, Mentor & Educate 2020 - Present
  • Member, Academic Pediatric Association 2019 - Present
  • Assistant Lead, Sponsorship Portfolio Committee 2019 - Present
  • Member, Riverside California Medical Association 2018 - Present

Professional Memberships

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