Fernando S. Mendoza

Clinical Focus

• General Pediatrics
• Minority and Immigrant Child Health
• Health Disparities

Administrative Appointments

• Chief, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics (1996 - present)
• Associate Dean of Minority Advising and Programs, Office of Student Affairs (1983 - present)
• Executive Board, Pan American Health Education Foundation (2006 - 2012)
• Executive Board, Hispanic Serving Health Professions School, Inc (2000 - 2012)
• Board Member, Stanford Medical Alumni Association (2004 - 2010)

Honors and Awards

• Visiting Diversity Professor, Harvard Medical School (October 2009)
• The Gardner Community Spirit Award, Gardner Family Health Services (September 2008)
• GSA-MAS Service Award, Association of American Medical Colleges (November 2005)
• Juan Villagomez Humanitarian Award, California Latino Medical Association (September 2004)
• 100 Most Influencial Hispanics in the United States, Hispanic Business Magazine (2002)

Professional Education

Postdoctoral Advisees

Jori Bogetz,  Monica Eneriz-Wiemer

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Health Research and Policy
• Pediatrics

Community and International Work

• Co-Chair Children's Agenda, Santa Clara County 
• Pan American Health and Education Foundation, Washington DC 
• Ravenswood Family Health Center, East Palo Alto 

Current Research Interests

My current research is focused on the issue of obesity among Latino children, with particular attention to children who live in immigrant families. With California having a large proportion of Latino children particularly of Mexican heritage, examining the factors that contribute to over-weight and obesity on both sides of the border is key in determining how to address the present epidemic of obesity among Latino children. The factors that contribute to this maybe a combination of SES and cultural changes. My research is directed at examining these factors, as well as understanding how the experiences in Mexico may contribute to the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the children of immigrant families.

Publications

• Children with special health care needs: how immigrant status is related to health care access, health care utilization, and health status. Javier JR, Huffman LC, Mendoza FS, Wise PH. Matern Child Health J. 2010; 14 (4): 567-79
• Lessons learned from a community-academic partnership addressing adolescent pregnancy prevention in Filipino American families. Javier JR, Chamberlain LJ, Rivera KK, Gonzalez SE, Mendoza FS, Huffman LC. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2010; 4 (4): 305-13
• Health disparities and children in immigrant families: a research agenda. Mendoza FS, Pediatrics. 2009: 124 Suppl 3 S187-95
• The relationship of immigrant status with access, utilization, and health status for children with asthma. Javier JR, Wise PH, Mendoza FS. Ambul Pediatr. 2007 Nov-Dec; 7 (6): 421-30
• Filipino child health in the United States: do health and health care disparities exist? Javier JR, Huffman LC, Mendoza FS. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007; 4 (2): A36