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Catalina Cabrera Salcedo

Assoc Professor Term

School of Medicine

Orcid identifier0009-0007-8345-4305
  • Assoc Professor Term
    School of Medicine

BIO

Dr. Cabrera obtained her MD degree with high honors at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. In 2012, she moved to the United States to pursue further training at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, completing both a pediatric residency and a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology. In 2018, Dr. Cabrera joined the University of Louisville as an Assistant Professor. She took on the role of Program Director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship in 2023, the same year she was promoted to Associate Professor.

Dr. Cabrera cares for patients with a wide range of diagnoses affecting the endocrine system, including growth, thyroid, pituitary, pubertal, and adrenal disorders, as well as type 1 diabetes. She has a particular interest in the genetics of growth disorders.

Outside of work, Dr. Cabrera enjoys spending time with her husband and two boys. Together, they love watching soccer and traveling to explore different cultures

DEGREES

  • MD, Doctor of Medicine
    Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, ColombiaJan 2004 - Dec 2010
  • Pediatric Resident
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, United StatesJul 2012 - Jun 2015
  • Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, United StatesJul 2015 - Sep 2018

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review