Vivian Paulinne Vega Lemus, MD
About Vivian Paulinne Vega Lemus, MD
Titles
Fellow
Awards and Honors
2022, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
Education & training
Graduate Degree
Master of Public Health - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
Medical Degree
MD - Universidad San Carlos. School of Medicine, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Fellowship
2022, Fellow of the Clinical Research Scholars Training (CREST) Program
Publications
Selected Publications
2020
Medows M, Acosta C, Vega V. Pancreatitis and acute liver failure from Coricidin® hbp intoxication. Cureus. 2020; 12(9):e10202.
Vega V, Duque M, Don-Pedro D, Bhatta S. A neonate with annular cutaneous lesions. Cureus. 2020; 12(7):e9138.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2023
Vega V. MD, Zhu K. PhD, Brown J. PhD, Wallach T MD. - Pilot Study of Fecal mtDNA in Pediatric Patients Demonstrates Alignment with Fecal Calprotectin as a Biomarker of Intestinal Inflammation. Digestive Disease Week, May 2023, Chicago, IL.
Fernandez A, Vega V, Villalba P, Mora M, Wallach T. - Single Center Evaluation of Risk Factors for Pediatric COVID-Associated Transaminemia. Digestive Disease Week, May 2023, Chicago, IL.
Aguilera M, Sharma S, Vega V, Pittman M, Wallach T - A Rare Mimic of Colitis: A Case of Hematochezia and Tenesmus Driven by an Anorectal Inflammatory Cloacogenic Polyp. Pediatric Academic Societies, April 2023, Washington, DC.
Fernandez A, Vega V, Villalba P, Mora M, Wallach T. - Characteristics and Risk Factors of SARSCoV-2 Associated Transaminemia in Pediatric Patients. Pediatric Academic Societies, April 2023, Washington, DC.
2022
Arostegui D, Castro K, Vega V, Armaly P, Schwarz S, Thomas Wallach T - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Ondansetron Use During Pediatric Colonoscopy Preparation - NASPGHAN Orlando, FL 2022.
Fernandez A, Vega V, Gupta R, Pittman M, Rabinowitz S - Case of Small Duct Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Crohn Disease. NASPGHAN Orlando, FL 2022.
Fernandez A, Vega V, Wallach T. - Massive Gastric Dilation in a 14yo Male. NASPGHAN Orlando, FL 2022.
2019
Ugwu C, Vega V, Duque M, Bhatta S, Nanda S, Medows M - Improving communication with PCP following discharge from an inpatient admission. IHI National Forum, Orlando, Fl, December 2019.
Vega V, Duque M, Joshi H, Pee H, Don Pedro D, Ugwu N, Bhatta S, Rodriguez A - Annular Erythematous Cutaneous Lesions in a Neonate. NeoForum Scientific Session, New Jersey, May 2019.
Vega V, Don Pedro, D, Rodriguez A – Alloimmune thrombocytopenia on a term neonate. NeoForum Scientific Session, New Jersey, May 2019.
Lectures by Invitation
2023
Trends in BMI during the COVID pandemic among children 6-18 years old in New York City. Research project presentation. April 2023 at the Annual Scholars Meeting for the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).
Intestinal failure: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature Pediatric Gastroenterology Lecture. March 2023 at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
2019
Infectious Esophagitis: Review and updates Pediatrics Gastroenterology Grand Rounds. October 2019 at NYU Langone
Achondroplasia: Case Presentation and Review of Literature. Pediatric Grand Rounds. May 2019 at HHC+ Woodhull Medical Center