Dr. Paola Alexandra Sequeira, MD, MSPH

Expert Publications

• Continuous glucose monitoring pilot in low-income type 1 diabetes patients.
• Challenges contributing to disrupted transition from paediatric to adult diabetes care in young adults with type 1 diabetes.
• Patient perspectives on peer mentoring: type 1 diabetes management in adolescents and young adults.
• Let's Empower and Prepare (LEAP): Evaluation of a Structured Transition Program for Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes.
• Variable telomere length across post-mortem human brain regions and specific reduction in the hippocampus of major depressive disorder.
• Clinical and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Structured Transition Program Among Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes.
• Variable telomere length across post-mortem human brain regions and specific reduction in the hippocampus of major depressive disorder.
• Resilient, Empowered, Active Living with Diabetes (REAL Diabetes) study: Methodology and baseline characteristics of a randomized controlled trial evaluating an occupation-based diabetes management intervention for young adults.

Media Releases

Get to know Pediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Paola Alexandra Sequeira, who serves patients in Los Angeles, California.

A trusted pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Sequeira is in practice with LAC+USC Pediatrics in Los Angeles, California.

Serving as a pediatric endocrine attending physician, she performs inpatient consultations for pediatric endocrinology. She also attends the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic, is very active in pediatric endocrine research, and is starting a Transitional Care Clinic for patients over 18 with Type I Diabetes.

Prior to her current endeavors, she has served as Director of Clinic for Adults and Young Adults with Type I Diabetes, Endocrine Consultant for LGBTQ Clinic, and as an Endocrine Consultant for Gestational Diabetes Clinic.

Graduating medical school from the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Dr. Sequeira went on to perform her residency and fellowship at LAC+USC.

Following her training, the doctor attained board certification in internal medicine & endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Furthermore, she is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Teaching medical students, Dr. Sequeira serves as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

Pediatric endocrinology is a medical subspecialty dealing with disorders of the endocrine glands, such as variations of physical growth and sexual development in childhood, diabetes and many more. A pediatric endocrinologist is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children with diseases of the endocrine system, such as diabetes and growth disorders.

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