Jacqueline Casillas

Jacqueline Casillas is a pediatric oncologist at UCLA whose research focuses on survivorship care disparities among adolescent and young adult childhood cancer survivors, particularly in underserved Hispanic communities. Her studies on health literacy, language barriers, and cultural factors in survivorship care access have highlighted critical gaps in equitable follow-up. Her work developing culturally appropriate survivorship education materials and care models has been pioneering in addressing health disparities in the late effects population.