## About

Pablo A. Buitron de la Vega, MD, is a board-certified primary care physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC), where he primarily provides care to Hispanic patients, an underserved population in healthcare. Dr. Buitron de la Vega is also the program director of Preventative Medicine Residency and an assistant professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. ...  His interests include health care education and the impact of patients’ attitudes, health beliefs, and social determinants of health (SDOH). He is passionate about the using emerging educational technologies to teach about health equity and SDOH. He is also the clinical lead of BMC THRIVE, a program that systematically screen patients for SDOH and refers them to resources.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Adult Primary Care](/departments/adult-primary-care)
- ### Specialties
    
    Health care education, social determinants of health
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.5951](tel:617.414.5951)
- ### Primary Location
    
     [1 Boston Medical Center Pl.  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=1+Boston+Medical+Center+Pl.+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Assistant Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, 2011-2014
- ### Fellowship
    
    Health Services Research, Boston University Medical Center, 2014-2016
- ### Education
    
    Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, 2009
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine and Public Health & General Preventative Medicine, American Board of Preventative Medicine
 
 

 

 ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

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  ###  ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) 

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

  [View profile](http://profiles.bu.edu/Pablo.BuitronDelaVega)

 

  ###  ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) 

  [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/pablo-buitron-de-la-vega)