Dr. Abraham Aragones Receives Cancer Disparities Grant:
Dec 2, 2008
Will Study Barriers to Use of Human Papilloma Vaccine
Brooklyn, NY - Abraham Aragones, MD, MSci, has received a grant from the Programa de Investigacion de Migracion y Salud (PIMSA), and the Health Initiative of the Americas, University of California, Berkeley, to study parents’ attitudes toward the use of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine in Mexico and New York. Dr. Aragones is assistant professor of community health sciences in SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University’s Graduate Program in Public Health.
The title of the project is “Understanding Barriers for HPV Vaccine and Its Implication for Policy: A study of Mexican Parents in Puebla, Mexico and New York, USA.” The Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla and SUNY Downstate will collaborate on the yearlong grant, which is for $40,000. Dr. Aragones and colleagues will assess factors related to acceptance of the HPV vaccine among Mexican parents.
Dr. Aragones earned his medical degree in his native Peru at the University of San Martin de Porres in Lima. He served as an intern at the Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza and completed a fellowship at New York University School of Medicine in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-sponsored program in medicine and public health research. Dr. Aragones obtained his master’s degree at New York University School of Medicine.
His research interests involve immigrant populations and cancer health disparities as well as chronic care in these populations. He is working on projects related to colorectal cancer screening among Latinos, cancer screening referrals among immigrants, and the impact of the Chronic Care Model, developed by the MacColl Institute, in the Latino immigrant population.
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.