
Sara Munoz-Blanco, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
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Biography
Dr. Munoz-Blanco is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She practices as a board-certified pediatrician and board-eligible neonatologist in the NICUs at UT Southwestern and affiliated hospitals. Furthermore, she is also a board-eligible pediatric hospice and palliative medicine physician with additional expertise in communication, in caring for infants and children with serious illness, and coordination of care. Dr. Munoz-Blanco's niche is perinatal/neonatal palliative care. She is interested in providing high-quality interdisciplinary and multi-specialty care to infants with serious illness at any age, from perinatal period and beyond, and at any stage of illness.
Education
- Medical School
- University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (2012)
- Residency
- Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital (2015), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Johns Hopkins University/Johns Hopkins Hospital (2018), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine
- Fellowship
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2019), Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Research Interest
- Communication with families
- Neonatal/Perinatal palliative care
- Pediatric palliative care in the Latino population
Publications
Featured Publications
- Enhancing Pediatric Palliative Care for Latino Children and Their Families: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Research and Practice in the United States.
- Muñoz-Blanco S, Raisanen JC, Donohue PK, Boss RD, Children (Basel) 2017 Dec 5 1
Honors & Awards
- Travel Award
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2017) - Research Award for Oral Presentation
The Lang Center for Research and Education, New York Hospital Queens (2015)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2016)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2011)