Maja T. Castillo, MD

Graduate Medical Education: Children’s Hospital of New York at Columbia University
Pediatric Residency (July 2005-June 2008)
Member AAP Provisional Section on Complementary, Holistic and Integrative Medicine
Active member of Pediatric Integrative Medicine Network, attended PANGEA conferences 2006-2007
Currently completing research in CAM knowledge and use in pediatric residency programs with Dr. Hilary McClafferty from UNC

Medical Education:

Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, M.D. (May 2005)

HONORS & AWARDS:

J. F. Bomfalk Scholar
Fulbright Grant recipient (September 2003-June 2004)
Harry S. Altman Memorial Prize for "enthusiasm, eagerness, integrity, honesty, and dedication to the health and well-being of children in the best tradition of Dr. Harry S. Altman" (April 2005)

RESEARCH:

J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Grant, Madrid, Spain (September 2003-June 2004)
Spent 9 months at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid, researching Spain’s National Health Service, taking classes in their school of public health, and carrying out a research project on coordination of care for asthmatic children under a socialized health system.

PRESENTATION:

Asthma research presented at XXVIII National Convention of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology in Murcia, Spain, May 6, 2004.

PUBLICATION:

Allergologia et Immunopathologia (2004); 32(3): 145-6.
NIH Minority Research Training Grant, Lima, Peru (June 2001-August 2001)
Worked with malnourished children in the shantytown of Nueva Pamplona under the auspices of the Instituto de Investigación Nutricional. We conducted nutritional assessments of the children, then provided education and counseling to families.

ACTIVITIES:

Pediatric Emergency Room (September 2001-May 2005) Created a program for medical students to volunteer in the pediatric ER. Students read to children, engage them in therapeutic play, and distribute materials about child health care.
BALSO (Black and Latino Student Organization) (September 2000-May 2005)

Undergraduate Education: University of Chicago, A.B. in Psychology (June 1999)

HONORS & AWARDS:

Dean’s List all quarters; Student Marshal; Phi Beta Kappa; Who's Who 1999

RESEARCH:

University of Chicago Hospitalist Project (October 1998- August 1999) Research Assistant to David Meltzer, MD, PhD.
Biopsychology Odorant Study (October 1998-August 1999) with Martha McClintock, PhD.
Visual Sciences Research Center (May 1997-September 1997) Research Assistant to Hugh Wilson, PhD. Publication: Vision Research 40 (2000) 459-472.

ACTIVITIES:

University of Chicago Children’s Hospital Child Life Services(October 1995-August 1999) Child Life Volunteer. Play therapy with children in inpatient floors, ICU and Burn Unit.
HACER (Hispanic Assn for Cultural Expression and Recognition)(October 1995-June 1999)

Employment and Volunteer Experience

Club Ivy, Madrid, Spain (September 1999-July 2000) Academic consultant for Club Ivy, a small private company. Advised Spaniards through the application process for undergraduate and graduate programs in the United States.
Hospital San Rafael, Madrid, Spain (February 2000-July 2000) Implemented a volunteer program for pediatric oncology patients and volunteered with African children brought to the hospital for care through NGO: "Tierra de Hombres".