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Presenters:
Samuel Pabon-Rivera, MD, FAAP

Overview:
Genetic Risk Factors and Admixture using Comparative Genomics in Hispanic Children of Different Ancestry with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Objectives:
To increase awareness and education for pediatric providers

Samuel Pabon-Rivera, MD, FAAP, is currently Assistant Professor in the division of Hematology/Oncology of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Pabon completed his undergraduate studies in 2011 at University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, where graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in General Biology and Industrial Microbiology. Before applying to medical school, Dr. Pabon spent one year teaching basic science to high school students at An􀆟lles Military Academy in Puerto Rico. In 2016 he obtained his medical degree from Ponce Health Sciences University. Subsequently, he completed a Pediatric residency at University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences campus obtaining his ini􀆟al cer􀆟fica􀆟on from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2020. Recently, Dr. Pabon completed his fellowship training in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at UT Health San Antonio. Dr Pabon-Rivera research interest is focused on gene􀆟c risk factors and admixture in Hispanic children from South Texas and Puerto Rico with B-cell Acute Lymphoblas􀆟c Leukemia.

Financial Disclosures:
Samuel Pabon-Rivera, MD, FAAP has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator.

Credits:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hour)
Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hour)
MOC-2 credit (1.00 hour)

Target Audience:
Pediatric Doctors and Providers
Faculty, residents, health care providers; medical students and trainees.

Accreditation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.