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Research interests
Dr. Ariana Pichardo-Lowden joined the faculty of Penn State College of Medicine in 2010. She is a clinician-investigator with a research focus on the development, implementation and study of strategies to reduce gaps in care, optimize systems of practice and promote preventive approaches to improve outcomes among people with diabetes.
Sponsored by an NIDDK K23 grant, she has worked on the assessment of barriers to diabetes care in the hospital and has successfully led a project incorporating health informatics to study the impact of clinical decision support tools on the management of diabetes and dysglycemia in the hospital and transitions of care using the electronic health records at Penn State.
She has experience in qualitative and quantitative research and has served on several peer reviewer panels and as reviewer to journals on both research domains.
Teaching and educational interests
Dr. Ariana Pichardo-Lowden is involved in the education of medical students, internal medicine residents, family and community medicine residents and endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism fellows as a preceptor in ambulatory and hospital settings.
She teaches in the Endocrinology-Reproductive and Profession of Medicine III courses for medical students, and in the MD/MPH Biological Basis of Human Health and Disease course at Penn State College of Medicine, as well as in the endocrine section of the Patients and Sciences 4 course in the college's University Park Curriculum.
She is passionate about improving patient care through education and quality initiatives. Along those lines, she developed a curriculum for the quality improvement program of the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, which she co-facilitates with faculty colleagues at Penn State. She also developed a diabetes education and self-management curriculum for Hispanic patients in Spanish.
Dr. Pichardo-Lowden is the faculty adviser of Endo for All, the College of Medicine's endocrinology and diabetes medical student interest group, and a former faculty adviser of the Latin Medical Student Association at the College of Medicine. She serves as faculty mentor in the Department of Medicine, Penn State Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute's education program and the College of Medicine's Junior Faculty Development Program.
Clinical interests
Dr. Ariana Pichardo-Lowden is a board-certified clinical endocrinologist responsible for the care of ambulatory patients in Penn State Health clinics in Hershey and Harrisburg, Pa. She is an active faculty member in the care of hospitalized patients at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and has received recognition for her high patient satisfaction among providers nationwide.
Dr. Pichardo-Lowden serves as the physician lead for the medical center's inpatient diabetes interdisciplinary team, supporting the development of quality improvement initiatives, management protocols and patient education programs.
Motivated by her interest in addressing health disparities, she has been volunteering in efforts to pioneer a global health initiative focused on health prevention and education in a rural community in the Dominican Republic.
Professional information
Member, National Research Mentoring Network, 2016 to present
Member, Hispanic/Latino Professionals Association, 2015 to present
Member, Network of Minority Research Investigators, 2013 to present
Member, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 2008 to present
Member, The Endocrine Society, 2002 to present
Member, International Society of Endocrinology, 2002 to present
Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Research, MS, Penn State College of Medicine
… → 2020
Grants Academy, Participant, Penn State College of Medicine
2018 → 2019
Professional Mentoring Skills Enhancing Diversity (PROMISED), Participant, University of Pittsburgh Institute for Clinical Research Education
2017 → 2018
10x10 Biomedical Health Informatics Course, Participant, American Medical Informatics Association
… → 2018
I-Corps Innovations Training, Participant, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
… → 2017
Master of Adult Education, The Pennsylvania State University
… → 2016
Teaching with Simulation Instructor Course Certificate Progarm, Certificate, Penn State College of Medicine
… → 2013
Junior Faculty Development Program, Participant, Penn State College of Medicine
2011 → 2012
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Fellowship, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2008 → 2010
Internal Medicine, Residency, Mount Carmel Health System
2002 → 2005
MD (magna cum laude), Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra
… → 1999
External positions
Oversight Committee Member, Network of Minority Health Research Investigators
2013 → 2015Fingerprint
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Projects
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Research Output
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Closing the Loop: Optimizing Diabetes Care in the Hospital by Addressing Dispersed Information in Electronic Health Records and Using Clinical Decision Support
Pichardo-Lowden, A. R. & Haidet, P. M., Jul 1 2019, In: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 13, 4, p. 783-789 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Overcoming barriers to diabetes care in the hospital: The power of qualitative observations to promote positive change
Pichardo-Lowden, A., Farbaniec, M. & Haidet, P., 2019, In: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 25, 3, p. 448-455 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing a medical student interpreter training program as a strategy to developing humanism
Vargas Pelaez, A. F., Ramirez, S. I., Valdes Sanchez, C., Piedra Abusharar, S., Romeu, J. C., Carmichael, C., Bascoy, S., Baron, R., Pichardo-Lowden, A., Albarracin, N., Jones, C. C. & Silveyra, P., Jun 18 2018, In: BMC medical education. 18, 1, 141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perspectives on learning and clinical practice improvement for diabetes in the hospital: A review of educational interventions for providers
Pichardo-Lowden, A., Haidet, P. & Umpierrez, G. E., May 2017, In: Endocrine Practice. 23, 5, p. 614-626 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Association of postoperative hyperglycemia with outcomes among patients with complex ventral hernia repair
Won, E. J., Lehman, E. B., Geletzke, A. K., Tangel, M. R., Matsushima, K., Brunke-Reese, D., Pichardo-Lowden, A. R., Pauli, E. M. & Soybel, D. I., May 1 2015, In: JAMA Surgery. 150, 5, p. 433-440 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
21 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Miller, Ronald (Recipient), Pichardo-Lowden, Ariana (Recipient) & Stephens, Mark (Recipient), 2018
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HCAHPS Dean's List for Extraordinary Patient Satisfaction
Pichardo-Lowden, Ariana (Recipient), 2018
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HCAHPS Inpatient Dean's List for Extraordinary Patient Satisfaction
Pichardo-Lowden, Ariana (Recipient), 2015
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HCAHPS Inpatient Dean's List for Extraordinary Patient Satisfaction
Darowish, Michael (Recipient) & Pichardo-Lowden, Ariana (Recipient), 2016
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