Rebecca M. Cantu

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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4 h-index 24 pubs 375 cited

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Rebecca M. Cantu's research focuses on the health and healthcare experiences of children and adolescents, with a particular emphasis on disparities and outcomes in diverse populations. Her work has investigated factors influencing hospitalization rates for SARS-CoV-2 infections in younger and rural children, as well as the demographic and clinical characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 cases in Arkansas.

Cantu has also studied the impact of preferred written language on patient care, specifically in the context of bronchiolitis treatment. Her research extends to resource utilization for snakebite victims in pediatric urban and rural settings and examines differences in eating disorder length of stay and readmission rates based on payor source. She has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jacob Filipek, Dustin Williford, Charalene R. Fisher, and Maxwell D. Taylor, on multiple publications.

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h-index: 4
Publications: 24
Citations: 375

Selected Publications

Providing Medical Care for Parents During the Pediatric Visit: Policy Statement (2026)

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A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Hospital Throughput in a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center (2025)

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Eating Disorder Length of Stay and Readmission Rate Differences Depending on Payor Source (2025)

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Snakebites and resource utilization in pediatric urban and rural populations in the United States: 2016–2023 (2025)

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Impact of Preferred Written Language in Patients Discharged With Bronchiolitis From a Children’s Hospital (2024)

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Younger and Rural Children are More Likely to be Hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 Infections (2023)

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Fournier’s Gangrene: A Rare Infectious Entity in an Adolescent with Type II Diabetes (2022)

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Demographic and clinical characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 in Arkansas: March–December 2020 (2022)

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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric COVID-19 in Arkansas: March-December 2020 (2022)

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Hypokalemia Measurement and Management in Patients With Status Asthmaticus on Continuous Albuterol (2022)

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Breast Milk Jaundice (Nursing) (2021)

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