Paola Friedrich, MD MPH is a pediatric oncologist and scholar at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She is the Medical Director of the Latin America Region and the Metric and Performance Unit of the Department of Global Pediatric Medicine. She works clinically in pediatric solid tumors and scholarly in global childhood cancer disparities and health services research with a focus on improvement and implementation science. She has made significant contributions to global pediatric oncology through research, education, and program building activities.