| Degrees: |
MD, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, M.A. Sociology, University of California Santa Cruz, PhD Sociology (Philosophy), University of California Santa Cruz |
| Previous position(s): |
Staff physician, Center for Medical Education and Clinical Research, Buenos Aires, Argentina Lecturer, Social Sciences Division, University of California Santa Cruz |
| Research interests: |
Social and political determinants of the epidemics of diabetes and obesity; Sociology of human genetic research; Sociology of disease-based social movements; Comparative health care systems; Public health in Palestine/Israel; Health and human rights |
| Clinical interests: |
Diabetes, Obesity, Chronic disease management |
| Other interests: |
Argentine tango; reading non-fiction; consuming current events (I am a news junkie); husband’s cooking |
