Dr. Vuguin received her medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires, School of Medicine in Argentina and completed her residency in pediatrics and her fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University. Later on, she also earned her Master of Science in clinical research methods from the same institution.
Dr. Vuguin is a professor of pediatrics, the director of the Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship Program and the director of the Pediatric Thyroid Center at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY. She has also provided clinical care at Cohen’s Children Hospital, North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System (now Northwell Health), Jacobi Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center.
Additionally, Dr. Vuguin has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in research journals and has presented her research findings at national and international meetings. She is an active member of the Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Society of Pediatric Research. In 2021, Dr. Vuguin was appointed to the pediatric endocrinology subcommittee at the American Board of Pediatrics and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Review Committee for Pediatrics and has recently participated in the revision of the pediatric endocrine milestones 2.0.