Urban Health Plan is proud to celebrate Gladys Banegas Girimonti, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, DipACLM, DABOM, Medical Director of our Adolescent Health and Wellness Center, on her selection as a 2026-2027 United Hospital Fund of New York Health Equity Fellow.
Dr. Banegas is a board-certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist, additionally certified in Obesity Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. Her work is rooted in advancing health equity through multidisciplinary care and community-based partnerships, exactly the kind of leadership this fellowship was designed to elevate.
She is one of seven clinician leaders chosen for this prestigious 18-month program, which pairs early and mid-career clinicians with community-based organizations to tackle pressing health equity challenges across New York City.
Her Action Learning Project will build a school-clinic wellness pipeline to reduce adolescent obesity and strengthen culturally responsive nutrition and weight management programming, in partnership with the Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science Charter School, the school Urban Health Plan proudly founded. It reflects our shared belief that health and education are inseparable, and that the most powerful solutions are built within the communities we serve.
