Silvinia Cuizon

Dr. Silvinia Gonzalez Cuizon is a nurse leader, educator, and researcher whose scholarship centers on health equity, patient experience, and communication with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Her PhD research explored the care experiences of Spanish-speaking patients with chronic illness, contributing to a deeper understanding of structural barriers and culturally responsive care.

She serves as Program Director and faculty in the RN-MSN Clinical Nurse Leader program at the University of San Francisco, drawing on over a decade of leadership experience in nursing, healthcare policy, and quality improvement. Dr. Cuizon is driven by a deep belief in the power of nursing leadership to transform healthcare. She is passionate about inspiring future nurse leaders to lead with purpose—championing equity, advancing evidence-based practice, and building bridges across disciplines to create lasting, system-wide change.

• Healthcare equity and systems-level change
• Health policy implementation and regulatory alignment
• Organizational change management

• Social drivers of health and structural determinants of well-being
• Patient experience, engagement, and HCAHPS outcomes in acute care settings
• Provider-patient communication with culturally and linguistically diverse populations
• Health disparities in vulnerable populations

• University of San Diego, PhD in Nursing Executive Leadership, 2021
• University of San Diego, MS in Nursing Executive Leadership, 2018
• Antillian Adventist University, BS in Nursing, 2013
• Andrews University, BA in International Communication, 2009
• Andrews University, BA in Spanish Studies, 2009

• Director of Healthcare Equity, Loma Linda University Health
• Nurse Manager, Loma Linda University Medical Center TMC
• Manager of Nursing Projects, Loma Linda University Health
• RN, Nursing Leadership Residency, Loma Linda University Health

• RN, Acute Care Med-Surg, Jerry Pettis VA Hospital

• Loma Linda University Health Innovating New Knowledge and Research Award, 2023

• Cuizon, S. G. G., & Fry-Bowers, E. K. (2022). The Patient Care Experience as Perceived by Hispanic Patients With Chronic Illness Undergoing Transplant: A Grounded Theory. Advances in Nursing Science, 45(4), 335–350.