Dr. Borrero is a tenured Professor of Medicine and the Founding Director of CONVERGE at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is a health services researcher with advanced clinical training in women’s health who work strives to advance health equity. Her research has been funded continuously by the NIH for the past 15 years and uses multiple methods and disciplinary approaches to understand the multilevel factors that influence women's health. Her work focuses on socially marginalized populations to inform social, clinical, and policy interventions that will support all people’s ability to build the families they desire.
Dr. Borrero has worked closely with scientific, government, and community organizations and agencies to help advance women's health services and policies, including serving on the boards of the Society of Family Planning, the Women’s Law Project, and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, as well as serving on the Pennsylvania Maternal Mortality Review Committee and the Governor’s Advisory Council on Veterans Services.
- BA, Amherst College, 1996
- MD, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, 2001
- MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
- Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
- General Medicine Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
Education & Training
Borrero S, Nikoajski C, Steinberg J, Freedman L, Akers A, Ibrahim SA, Schwarz EB. "It just happens:" A qualitative study exploring low-income women's perspectives on pregnancy intention and planning. Contraception. 2015; 91:150-156.
Borrero S, Frietsche S, Dehlendorf C. Crisis pregnancy centers: Faith centers operating in bad faith. JGIM. 2019; 34(1):144-145.
Judge-Golden C, Smith KJ, Mor M, Borrero S. Financial implications to the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System of allowing 12-month dispensing of oral contraceptive pills. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2019; 179(9):1201-1208.
Borrero S, Birru Talabi M, Dehlendorf C. Confronting the medical community's complicity in marginalizing abortion care. JAMA. 2022; 328(17):1701-1702.
- Excellence in Medical Student Research Mentoring Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2014
- Mid-Career Research Mentoring Award, Institute for Clinical Research and Education (ICRE), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2018
- Excellence in Government Gold Award in Outstanding Contribution to Science, Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board, 2020
- Beacon of Science Award, The Society of Family Planning, 2020
- Investigator Excellence in Research Award, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2022
- Chief Medical and Scientific Advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Biden Administration
