About
Dr. Angela Venegas-Murillo (Charles R. Drew University Scholar) completed her residency in Social Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She obtained her medical degree from Stanford University and MPH in Epidemiology from UC Berkeley. Dr. Venegas-Murillo has a strong interest in health care policy regarding community safety, juvenile justice and mental health care access. She plans to dedicate her career towards the health care needs of her hometown of South Central Los Angeles. As a Scholar, she would like to focus on developing effective methods of reducing violence and recidivism among youth in impoverished communities. In particular, she would like to study the effectiveness of juvenile justice re-entry programs and assess the needs of the community for improved access to mental health services before and after a conviction.
