Patricia R. Castillo

Patricia R. Castillo, MD is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California, specializing in complex pediatric conditions with clinical expertise in spina bifida management across the lifespan.

Her research focuses on critical gaps in spina bifida care, particularly:

• Mobile health interventions for weight management in adolescents/young adults
• Psychosocial outcomes in adult spina bifida populations
• Long-term developmental follow-up of extremely low birth weight infants
• Immunological mechanisms in viral pathogenesis (earlier career)

Publication trends show progression from basic virology (2008) to neonatology (2012) and current clinical-translational work on spina bifida (2020-2024), emphasizing digital health solutions and lifespan care models.

No information on student mentorship or research grants was provided in source materials.