Gastroenterologist, Clinical Research, Leader
PUBLICATIONS
1: Marqués-Lespier JM, González-Pons M, Cruz-Correa M. Current Perspectives on
Gastric Cancer. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2016 Sep;45(3):413-28. doi:
10.1016/j.gtc.2016.04.002. PMID: 27546840; PMCID: PMC4993977.
2: Zavala VA, Bracci PM, Carethers JM, Carvajal-Carmona L, Coggins NB, Cruz-
Correa MR, Davis M, de Smith AJ, Dutil J, Figueiredo JC, Fox R, Graves KD, Gomez
SL, Llera A, Neuhausen SL, Newman L, Nguyen T, Palmer JR, Palmer NR, Pérez-
Stable EJ, Piawah S, Rodriquez EJ, Sanabria-Salas MC, Schmit SL, Serrano-Gomez
SJ, Stern MC, Weitzel J, Yang JJ, Zabaleta J, Ziv E, Fejerman L. Cancer health
disparities in racial/ethnic minorities in the United States. Br J Cancer. 2021
Jan;124(2):315-332. doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-01038-6. Epub 2020 Sep 9. PMID:
32901135; PMCID: PMC7852513.
3: Schmit SL, Edlund CK, Schumacher FR, Gong J, Harrison TA, Huyghe JR, Qu C,
Melas M, Van Den Berg DJ, Wang H, Tring S, Plummer SJ, Albanes D, Alonso MH,
Amos CI, Anton K, Aragaki AK, Arndt V, Barry EL, Berndt SI, Bezieau S, Bien S,
Bloomer A, Boehm J, Boutron-Ruault MC, Brenner H, Brezina S, Buchanan DD,
Butterbach K, Caan BJ, Campbell PT, Carlson CS, Castelao JE, Chan AT, Chang-
Claude J, Chanock SJ, Cheng I, Cheng YW, Chin LS, Church JM, Church T, Coetzee
GA, Cotterchio M, Cruz Correa M, Curtis KR, Duggan D, Easton DF, English D,
Feskens EJM, Fischer R, FitzGerald LM, Fortini BK, Fritsche LG, Fuchs CS, Gago-
Dominguez M, Gala M, Gallinger SJ, Gauderman WJ, Giles GG, Giovannucci EL,
Gogarten SM, Gonzalez-Villalpando C, Gonzalez-Villalpando EM, Grady WM, Greenson
JK, Gsur A, Gunter M, Haiman CA, Hampe J, Harlid S, Harju JF, Hayes RB, Hofer P,
Hoffmeister M, Hopper JL, Huang SC, Huerta JM, Hudson TJ, Hunter DJ, Idos GE,
Iwasaki M, Jackson RD, Jacobs EJ, Jee SH, Jenkins MA, Jia WH, Jiao S, Joshi AD,
Kolonel LN, Kono S, Kooperberg C, Krogh V, Kuehn T, Küry S, LaCroix A, Laurie
CA, Lejbkowicz F, Lemire M, Lenz HJ, Levine D, Li CI, Li L, Lieb W, Lin Y,
Lindor NM, Liu YR, Loupakis F, Lu Y, Luh F, Ma J, Mancao C, Manion FJ, Markowitz
SD, Martin V, Matsuda K, Matsuo K, McDonnell KJ, McNeil CE, Milne R, Molina AJ,
Mukherjee B, Murphy N, Newcomb PA, Offit K, Omichessan H, Palli D, Cotoré JPP,
Pérez-Mayoral J, Pharoah PD, Potter JD, Qu C, Raskin L, Rennert G, Rennert HS,
Riggs BM, Schafmayer C, Schoen RE, Sellers TA, Seminara D, Severi G, Shi W,
Shibata D, Shu XO, Siegel EM, Slattery ML, Southey M, Stadler ZK, Stern MC,
Stintzing S, Taverna D, Thibodeau SN, Thomas DC, Trichopoulou A, Tsugane S,
Ulrich CM, van Duijnhoven FJB, van Guelpan B, Vijai J, Virtamo J, Weinstein SJ,
White E, Win AK, Wolk A, Woods M, Wu AH, Wu K, Xiang YB, Yen Y, Zanke BW, Zeng
YX, Zhang B, Zubair N, Kweon SS, Figueiredo JC, Zheng W, Marchand LL, Lindblom
A, Moreno V, Peters U, Casey G, Hsu L, Conti DV, Gruber SB. Novel Common Genetic
Susceptibility Loci for Colorectal Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019 Feb
1;111(2):146-157. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djy099. PMID: 29917119; PMCID: PMC6555904.
4: Costas-Chavarri A, Nandakumar G, Temin S, Lopes G, Cervantes A, Cruz Correa
M, Engineer R, Hamashima C, Ho GF, Huitzil FD, Malekzadeh Moghani M, Sharara AI,
Stern MC, Teh C, Vázquez Manjarrez SE, Verjee A, Yantiss R, Shah MA. Treatment
of Patients With Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified
Guideline. J Glob Oncol. 2019 Feb;5:1-19. doi: 10.1200/JGO.18.00214. PMID:
30802158; PMCID: PMC6426503.
5: Baron JA, Barry EL, Mott LA, Rees JR, Sandler RS, Snover DC, Bostick RM,
Ivanova A, Cole BF, Ahnen DJ, Beck GJ, Bresalier RS, Burke CA, Church TR, Cruz-
Correa M, Figueiredo JC, Goodman M, Kim AS, Robertson DJ, Rothstein R, Shaukat
A, Seabrook ME, Summers RW. A Trial of Calcium and Vitamin D for the Prevention
of Colorectal Adenomas. N Engl J Med. 2015 Oct 15;373(16):1519-30. doi:
10.1056/NEJMoa1500409. PMID: 26465985; PMCID: PMC4643064.
6: Cruz-Correa M, Hylind LM, Marrero JH, Zahurak ML, Murray-Stewart T, Casero RA
Jr, Montgomery EA, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Brosens LA, Offerhaus GJ, Umar A,
Rodriguez LM, Giardiello FM. Efficacy and Safety of Curcumin in Treatment of
Intestinal Adenomas in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
Gastroenterology. 2018 Sep;155(3):668-673. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.05.031.
Epub 2018 May 23. PMID: 29802852; PMCID: PMC6120769.
7: Cruz-Correa M, Pérez-Mayoral J, Dutil J, Echenique M, Mosquera R, Rivera-
Román K, Umpierre S, Rodriguez-Quilichini S, Gonzalez-Pons M, Olivera MI, Pardo
S; Puerto Rico Clinical Cancer Genetics Consortia. Clinical Cancer Genetics
Disparities among Latinos. J Genet Couns. 2017 Jun;26(3):379-386. doi:
10.1007/s10897-016-0051-x. Epub 2016 Dec 12. PMID: 27957667; PMCID: PMC5418082.
8: Cruz-Correa M, Giardiello FM. Familial adenomatous polyposis. Gastrointest
Endosc. 2003 Dec;58(6):885-94. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(03)02336-8. PMID:
14652558.
9: Raju R, Cruz-Correa M. Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer. Dis Colon
Rectum. 2006 Jan;49(1):113-24; discussion 124-5. doi: 10.1007/s10350-005-0170-1.
PMID: 16362805.
10: Ballester V, Taylor WR, Slettedahl SW, Mahoney DW, Yab TC, Sinicrope FA,
Boland CR, Lidgard GP, Cruz-Correa MR, Smyrk TC, Boardman LA, Ahlquist DA,
Kisiel JB. Novel methylated DNA markers accurately discriminate Lynch syndrome
associated colorectal neoplasia. Epigenomics. 2020 Dec;12(24):2173-2187. doi:
10.2217/epi-2020-0132. Epub 2020 Dec 22. PMID: 33350853; PMCID: PMC7923255.
11: Gonzalez-Pons M, Cruz-Correa M. Colorectal Cancer Biomarkers: Where Are We
Now? Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:149014. doi: 10.1155/2015/149014. Epub 2015 May
27. PMID: 26106599; PMCID: PMC4461726.
12: Melecio RodrÃguez LF, Hernandez J, Pérez-Mayoral J, Molina AS, Carlo Chévere
VL, Rodriguez LM, Cruz-Correa M. Planning for the unexpected: Strategies for
maintaining a robust clinical trial program. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2020
Aug 20;19:100645. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100645. PMID: 32913917; PMCID:
PMC7471617.
13: Cruz-Correa M, Gonzalez-Pons MDM. Reassessing colectomy in young patients
with familial adenomatous polyposis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018
Oct;88(4):734-736. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.07.001. PMID: 30217246.
14: Feliu-Dominguez R, Medero-Rodriguez P, Cruz-Correa M. Women
Gastroenterologists in Academic Medicine: Tradition Versus Transition. Dig Dis
Sci. 2017 Jan;62(1):13-15. doi: 10.1007/s10620-016-4369-x. PMID: 27832393.
15: Cali RJ, Nephew BC, Moore CM, Chumachenko S, Sala AC, Cintron B, Luciano C,
King JA, Hooper SR, Giardiello FM, Cruz-Correa M. Altered Resting State Brain
Networks and Cognition in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. medRxiv [Preprint].
2020 Nov 4:2020.11.02.20224477. doi: 10.1101/2020.11.02.20224477. PMID:
33173924; PMCID: PMC7654920.
16: Cruz-Correa M, Pérez-Mayoral J, Dutil J, Echenique M, Mosquera R, Rivera-
Román K, Umpierre S, Rodriguez-Quilichini S, Gonzalez-Pons M, Olivera MI, Pardo
S; Puerto Rico Clinical Cancer Genetics Consortia. Hereditary cancer syndromes
in Latino populations: genetic characterization and surveillance guidelines.
Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2017 Jan 21;15:3. doi: 10.1186/s13053-017-0063-z. PMID:
28127413; PMCID: PMC5251307.
17: Cruz-Correa M. The Burden of CRC Among US Hispanics: More Polyps, Less
Cancer. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 Jun;62(6):1396-1398. doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4531-0.
PMID: 28283848.
18: Stern MC, Fejerman L, Das R, Setiawan VW, Cruz-Correa MR, Perez-Stable EJ,
Figueiredo JC. Variability in Cancer Risk and Outcomes Within US Latinos by
National Origin and Genetic Ancestry. Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2016;3:181-190. doi:
10.1007/s40471-016-0083-7. Epub 2016 Jun 30. PMID: 27547694; PMCID: PMC4978756.
19: Davidson NE, Armstrong SA, Coussens LM, Cruz-Correa MR, DeBerardinis RJ,
Doroshow JH, Foti M, Hwu P, Kensler TW, Morrow M, Mulligan CG, Pao W, Platz EA,
Smith TJ, Willman CL. AACR Cancer Progress Report 2016. Clin Cancer Res. 2016
Oct 1;22 Suppl 19:S1-S137. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-1993. PMID: 27697776.
20: Lieberman D, Ladabaum U, Cruz-Correa M, Ginsburg C, Inadomi JM, Kim LS,
Giardiello FM, Wender RC. Screening for Colorectal Cancer and Evolving Issues
for Physicians and Patients: A Review. JAMA. 2016 Nov 22;316(20):2135-2145. doi:
10.1001/jama.2016.17418. PMID: 27893135.
21: Cruz-Correa M. Personal perspective on mentoring. Gastroenterology. 2014
Feb;146(2):331-3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.12.019. Epub 2013 Dec 17. PMID:
24361125.
22: Gonzalez-Pons M, Cruz-Correa M. Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Latinos:
Genes vs. Environment. 2019 Dec 13. In: Ramirez AG, Trapido EJ, editors.
Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer;
2020. Chapter 3. PMID: 34460206.
23: Ballester V, Cruz-Correa M. Endoscopic surveillance of gastrointestinal
premalignant lesions: current knowledge and future directions. Curr Opin
Gastroenterol. 2014 Sep;30(5):477-83. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000090. PMID:
25003602; PMCID: PMC4329641.
24: Cruz-Correa MR, Sala AC, Cintrón B, Hernández J, Olivera M, Cora A, Moore
CM, Luciano CA, Soto-Salgado M, Giardiello FM, Hooper SR. Ubiquitous
neurocognitive dysfunction in familial adenomatous polyposis: proof-of-concept
of the role of APC protein in neurocognitive function. Hered Cancer Clin Pract.
2020 Feb 24;18:4. doi: 10.1186/s13053-020-0135-3. PMID: 32123549; PMCID:
PMC7041079.
25: Cruz-Correa M, DÃaz-Toro EC, Falcón JL, GarcÃa-Rivera EJ, Guiot HM,
Maldonado-Dávila WT, MartÃnez KG, Méndez-Latalladi W, Pérez CM, Quiñones-
Feliciano ML, Reyes JC, RodrÃguez P, Santana-Bagur J, Torrellas LC, Vázquez D,
Vázquez GJ, RodrÃguez-Quilichini S. Public Health Academic Alliance for COVID-19
Response: The Role of a National Medical Task Force in Puerto Rico. Int J
Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 5;17(13):4839. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134839.
PMID: 32635605; PMCID: PMC7369956.
26: Chutkan RK, Ahmad AS, Cohen J, Cruz-Correa MR, Desilets DJ, Dominitz JA,
Dunkin BJ, Kantsevoy SV, McHenry L Jr, Mishra G, Perdue D, Petrini JL, Pfau PR,
Savides TJ, Telford JJ, Vargo JJ; ERCP Core Curriculum prepared by the ASGE
Training Committee. ERCP core curriculum. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006
Mar;63(3):361-76. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.01.010. PMID: 16500380.
27: Ballester V, Cruz-Correa M. How and When to Consider Genetic Testing for
Colon Cancer? Gastroenterology. 2018 Oct;155(4):955-959. doi:
10.1053/j.gastro.2018.08.031. Epub 2018 Aug 24. PMID: 30148981.
28: De Jesus-Monge WE, Gonzalez-Keelan C, Cruz-Correa M. Serrated adenomas. Curr
Gastroenterol Rep. 2009 Oct;11(5):420-7. doi: 10.1007/s11894-009-0063-x. PMID:
19765371.
29: Tsongalis GJ, Al Turkmani MR, Suriawinata M, Babcock MJ, Mitchell K, Ding Y,
Scicchitano L, Tira A, Buckingham L, Atkinson S, Lax A, Aisner DL, Davies KD,
Wood HN, O'Neill SS, Levine EA, Sequeira J, Harada S, DeFrank G, Paluri R, Tan
BA, Colabella H, Snead C, Cruz-Correa M, Ramirez V, Rojas A, Huang H, Mackinnon
AC, Garcia FU, Cavone SM, Elfahal M, Abel G, Vasef MA, Judd A, Linder MW,
Alkhateeb K, Skinner WL, Boccia R, Patel K. Comparison of Tissue Molecular
Biomarker Testing Turnaround Times and Concordance Between Standard of Care and
the Biocartis Idylla Platform in Patients With Colorectal Cancer. Am J Clin
Pathol. 2020 Jul 7;154(2):266-276. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa044. PMID: 32525522.
30: Pérez-Mayoral J, Soto-Salgado M, Shah E, Kittles R, Stern MC, Olivera MI,
Gonzalez-Pons M, Rodriguez-Quilichinni S, Torres M, Reyes JS, Tous L, López N,
Chevere VC, Cruz-Correa M. Association of genetic ancestry with colorectal tumor
location in Puerto Rican Latinos. Hum Genomics. 2019 Feb 20;13(1):12. doi:
10.1186/s40246-019-0196-4. PMID: 30786938; PMCID: PMC6383234.
31: Portilla-Skerrett GM, DÃaz-Algorri Y, Soto-Salgado M, Cruz-Correa M.
Improvement in Hispanics' CRC Knowledge and Awareness using the Inflatable
Caribe Colon. P R Health Sci J. 2019 Sep;38(3):176-180. PMID: 31536631.
32: Rubin DT, Cruz-Correa MR, Gasche C, Jass JR, Lichtenstein GR, Montgomery EA,
Riddell RH, Rutter MD, Ullman TA, Velayos FS, Itzkowitz S; 5-ASA in Colorectal
Cancer Prevention Meeting Group. Colorectal cancer prevention in inflammatory
bowel disease and the role of 5-aminosalicylic acid: a clinical review and
update. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2008 Feb;14(2):265-74. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20297. PMID:
17932965.
33: Acevedo A, Diaz Y, Perez CM, Garau M, Baron J, Cruz-Correa M. Diabetes
Mellitus and Colorectal Neoplasia. J Cancer Ther. 2012 Nov 1;3(6A):859-865. doi:
10.4236/jct.2012.326110. PMID: 23560242; PMCID: PMC3614367.
34: Cruz-Correa M, Giardiello FM. Diagnosis and management of hereditary colon
cancer. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2002 Jun;31(2):537-49, x. doi:
10.1016/s0889-8553(02)00009-2. PMID: 12134617.
35: Sierra I, Pérez-Mayoral J, Rosado K, Maldonado V, Alicea-Zambrana K, Reyes
JS, Torres M, Tous L, Lopéz-Acevedo N, Diaz-Algorrà Y, Carlo-Chevere V,
Rodriguez-Quilichini S, Cruz-Correa M. Implementation of Universal Colorectal
Cancer Screening for Lynch Syndrome in Hispanics Living in Puerto Rico. J Racial
Ethn Health Disparities. 2021 Oct;8(5):1185-1191. doi:
10.1007/s40615-020-00876-7. Epub 2020 Oct 2. PMID: 33006754; PMCID: PMC8183604.
36: Magno P, González L, Cruz-Correa M, Suárez E. The prevalence of
Barrett's-esophagus-associated dysplasia in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2014
Dec;33(4):184-9. PMID: 25563036; PMCID: PMC4435726.
37: Cali RJ, Nephew BC, Moore CM, Chumachenko S, Sala AC, Cintron B, Luciano C,
King JA, Hooper SR, Giardiello FM, Cruz-Correa M. Altered neural networks and
cognition in a hereditary colon cancer. IBRO Neurosci Rep. 2021 Oct
2;11:137-143. doi: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2021.09.007. PMID: 34693396; PMCID:
PMC8517154.
38: Herzog JS, Chavarri-Guerra Y, Castillo D, Abugattas J, Villarreal-Garza C,
Sand S, Clague-Dehart J, Alvarez-Gómez RM, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Mohar A, Mora P,
Del Toro-Valero A, Daneri-Navarro A, Rodriguez Y, Cruz-Correa M, Ashton-Prolla
P, Alemar B, Mejia R, Gallardo L, Shaw R, Yang K, Cervantes A, Tsang K, Nehoray
B, Barrera Saldana H, Neuhausen S, Weitzel JN. Genetic epidemiology of BRCA1-
and BRCA2-associated cancer across Latin America. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2021 Aug
19;7(1):107. doi: 10.1038/s41523-021-00317-6. PMID: 34413315; PMCID: PMC8377150.
39: Marqués-Lespier JM, Soto-Salgado M, González-Pons M, Méndez V, Freyre K,
Beltrán C, Pericchi LR, Cruz-Correa M. Prevalence of Synchronous Oligopolyposis
in Incident Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based Study. P R Health Sci J. 2018
Mar;37(1):39-45. PMID: 29547683; PMCID: PMC6116520.
40: Edelstein DL, Cruz-Correa M, Soto-Salgado M, Axilbund JE, Hylind LM, Romans
K, Blair C, Wiley E, Tersmette AC, Offerhaus JA, Giardiello FM. Risk of
Colorectal and Other Cancers in Patients With Serrated Polyposis. Clin
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Sep;13(9):1697-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.02.003.
Epub 2015 Feb 11. PMID: 25681317; PMCID: PMC4532657.
41: Gómez-Moreno R, González-Pons M, Soto-Salgado M, Cruz-Correa M, Baerga-Ortiz
A. The Presence of Gut Microbial Genes Encoding Bacterial Genotoxins or Pro-
Inflammatory Factors in Stool Samples from Individuals with Colorectal
Neoplasia. Diseases. 2019 Feb 1;7(1):16. doi: 10.3390/diseases7010016. PMID:
30717148; PMCID: PMC6473706.
42: Ofili EO, Tchounwou PB, Fernandez-Repollet E, Yanagihara R, Akintobi TH, Lee
JE, Malouhi M, Garner ST Jr, Hayes TT, Baker AR, Dent AL 2nd, Abdelrahim M,
Rollins L, Chang SP, Sy A, Hernandez BY, Bullard PL, Noel RJ Jr, Shiramizu B,
Hedges JR, Berry MJ, Bond VC, Lima MF, Mokuau N, Kirken RA, Cruz-Correa M,
Sarpong DF, Vadgama J, Yates C, Kahn SA, Soliman KF, Perry G, Pezzano M, Luciano
CA, Barnett ME, Oyekan A, Kumar D, Norris KC; RCMI Investigators and RTRN Team
Members. The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Translational
Research Network: Building and Sustaining Capacity for Multi-Site Basic
Biomedical, Clinical and Behavioral Research. Ethn Dis. 2019 Feb 21;29(Suppl
1):135-144. doi: 10.18865/ed.29.S1.135. PMID: 30906162; PMCID: PMC6428183.
43: Della Valle A, Rossi BM, Palmero EI, Antelo M, Vaccaro CA, López-Kostner F,
Alvarez K, Cruz-Correa M, Bruno LI, Forones NM, Mindiola JAR, Buleje J,
Spirandelli F, Bohorquez M, Cock-Rada AM, Sullcahuaman Y, Nascimento I, Abe-
Sandes K, Lino-Silva LS, Petracchi F, Mampel A, Rodriguez Y, Rossi NT, Yañez CB,
Rubio C, Petta-Lajus TB, Silveira-Lucas EL, Jiménez G, Peña CMM, Reyes-Silva C,
Ayala-Madrigal ML, Del Monte JS, Quispe R, Recalde A, Neffa F, Sarroca C, de
Campos Reis Galvão H, Golubicki M, Piñero TA, Kalfayan PG, Ferro FA, Gonzalez
ML, Pérez-Mayoral J, Pimenta CAM, Uyaban SPB, Protzel A, Chávez G, Dueñas M, Gil
MLG, Spirandelli E, Chialina S, Echeverry M, Fuenmayor LJP, Torres M, Palma TFB,
Héritas NC, Martin C, Suárez A, Vallejo M, Rafaela de Souza Timoteo A, Ayala CA,
Jaramillo-Koupermann G, Hernández-Sandoval JA, Guerrero AH, Dominguez-Barrera C,
Bazo-Alvarez JC, Wernhoff P, Plazzer JP, Balavarca Y, Hovig E, Møller P,
Dominguez-Valentin M; collaboration with LA-GETH. A snapshot of current genetic
testing practice in Lynch syndrome: The results of a representative survey of 33
Latin American existing centres/registries. Eur J Cancer. 2019 Sep;119:112-121.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.07.017. Epub 2019 Aug 20. PMID: 31442815.
44: Slavin TP, Neuhausen SL, Nehoray B, Niell-Swiller M, Solomon I, Rybak C,
Blazer K, Adamson A, Yang K, Sand S, Guerrero-Llamas N, Castillo D, Herzog J, Wu
X, Tao S, Raja S, Chung V, Singh G, Nadesan S, Brown S, Cruz-Correa M, Petersen
GM, Weitzel J; Clinical Cancer Genomics Community Research Network (CCGCRN). The
spectrum of genetic variants in hereditary pancreatic cancer includes Fanconi
anemia genes. Fam Cancer. 2018 Apr;17(2):235-245. doi:
10.1007/s10689-017-0019-5. PMID: 28687971; PMCID: PMC5758436.
45: González-Pons M, Soto-Salgado M, Sevilla J, Márquez-Lespier JM, Morgan D,
Pérez CM, Cruz-Correa M. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Hispanics
living in Puerto Rico: A population-based study. Helicobacter. 2018
Feb;23(1):e12453. doi: 10.1111/hel.12453. Epub 2017 Dec 6. PMID: 29210527;
PMCID: PMC5814898.
46: Cruz-Cruz JJ, González-Pons M, Cora-Morges A, Soto-Salgado M, Colón G,
Alicea K, Rosado K, Morgan DR, Cruz-Correa M. Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia:
Demographic and Epidemiological Characterization in Puerto Rican Hispanics
(2012-2014). Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2021 Feb 23;2021:9806156. doi:
10.1155/2021/9806156. PMID: 33688342; PMCID: PMC7925026.
47: Edelstein DL, Axilbund JE, Hylind LM, Romans K, Griffin CA, Cruz-Correa M,
Giardiello FM. Serrated polyposis: rapid and relentless development of
colorectal neoplasia. Gut. 2013 Mar;62(3):404-8. doi:
10.1136/gutjnl-2011-300514. Epub 2012 Apr 5. PMID: 22490521; PMCID: PMC3963509.
48: RamÃrez-Amill R, Soto-Salgado M, Vázquez-Santos C, Corzo-Pedrosa M, Cruz-
Correa M. Assessing Colorectal Cancer Knowledge Among Puerto Rican Hispanics:
Implications for Cancer Prevention and Control. J Community Health. 2017
Dec;42(6):1141-1147. doi: 10.1007/s10900-017-0363-2. PMID: 28547033; PMCID:
PMC5659883.
49: Sunga AY, Ricker C, Espenschied CR, Castillo D, Melas M, Herzog J, Bannon S,
Cruz-Correa M, Lynch P, Solomon I, Gruber SB, Weitzel JN. Spectrum of mismatch
repair gene mutations and clinical presentation of Hispanic individuals with
Lynch syndrome. Cancer Genet. 2017 Apr;212-213:1-7. doi:
10.1016/j.cancergen.2017.01.003. Epub 2017 Feb 9. PMID: 28449805.
50: Ashktorab H, Laiyemo AO, Lee E, Cruz-Correa M, Ghuman A, Nouraie M, Brim H.
Prevalence and features of colorectal lesions among Hispanics: A hospital-based
study. World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Dec 14;21(46):13095-100. doi:
10.3748/wjg.v21.i46.13095. PMID: 26673447; PMCID: PMC4674728.
51: Casellas-Cabrera N, DÃaz-Algorri Y, Carlo-Chévere VJ, González-Pons M,
RodrÃguez-Mañón N, Pérez-Mayoral J, Bertrán-RodrÃguez C, Soto-Salgado M,
Giardiello FM, RodrÃguez-Quilichini S, Cruz-Correa M. Risk of thyroid cancer
among Caribbean Hispanic patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Fam
Cancer. 2016 Apr;15(2):267-74. doi: 10.1007/s10689-015-9862-4. PMID: 26690363;
PMCID: PMC4803522.
52: Brosens LA, van Hattem A, Hylind LM, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Romans KE,
Axilbund J, Cruz-Correa M, Tersmette AC, Offerhaus GJ, Giardiello FM. Risk of
colorectal cancer in juvenile polyposis. Gut. 2007 Jul;56(7):965-7. doi:
10.1136/gut.2006.116913. Epub 2007 Feb 15. PMID: 17303595; PMCID: PMC1994351.
53: Bernabe-Dones RD, Gonzalez-Pons M, Villar-Prados A, Lacourt-Ventura M,
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73: Pendergrass CJ, Edelstein DL, Hylind LM, Phillips BT, Iacobuzio-Donahue C,
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77: Cruz-Correa M, Shoskes DA, Sanchez P, Zhao R, Hylind LM, Wexner SD,
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78: Cui H, Cruz-Correa M, Giardiello FM, Hutcheon DF, Kafonek DR, Brandenburg S,
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79: Morales-Burgos A, Sánchez JL, Figueroa LD, De Jesús-Monge WE, Cruz-Correa
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81: Falk GW, Buttar NS, Foster NR, Ziegler KL, Demars CJ, Romero Y, Marcon NE,
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82: Erim T, Cruz-Correa MR, Szomstein S, Velis E, Rosenthal R. Prevalence of
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83: Cruz-Correa M, Zhao R, Oviedo M, Bernabe RD, Lacourt M, Cardona A, Lopez-
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84: Szomstein S, Kaidar-Person O, Naberezny K, Cruz-Correa M, Rosenthal R.
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91: Jagannath SB, Singh VK, Cruz-Correa M, Canto MI, Kalloo AN. A long-term
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94: Giardiello FM, Brensinger JD, Tersmette AC, Goodman SN, Petersen GM, Booker
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95: Ramos C, De Jesús-Caraballo J, Toro DH, Ojeda A, MartÃnez-Souss J, Dueño MI,
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100: Abraham SC, Cruz-Correa M, Argani P, Furth EE, Hruban RH, Boitnott JK.
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101: Kantsevoy SV, Cruz-Correa MR, Vaughn CA, Jagannath SB, Pasricha PJ, Kalloo
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103: Cruz-Correa M, Giardiello FM. Lymphocytic and Collagenous Colitis. Curr
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104: González L, Ortiz AP, Suárez EL, Umpierre S, Billoch J, Marcos MJ, Joy L,
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105: Gross CP, Cruz-Correa M, Canto MI, McNeil-Solis C, Valente TW, Powe NR. The
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106: Cruz-Correa M, Hylind LM, Romans KE, Booker SV, Giardiello FM. Long-term
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107: Shoskes D, Lapierre C, Cruz-Correa M, Muruve N, Rosario R, Fromkin B, Braun
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108: Soto-Salgado M, Suárez E, Calo W, Cruz-Correa M, Figueroa-Vallés NR, Ortiz
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109: Abraham SC, Cruz-Correa M, Argani P, Furth EE, Hruban RH, Boitnott JK.
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110: Cruz-Correa M, Gross CP, Canto MI, Cabana M, Sampliner RE, Waring JP,
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111: Giardiello FM, Hylind LM, Trimbath JD, Hamilton SR, Romans KE, Cruz-Correa
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112: Dassopoulos T, Frangakis C, Cruz-Correa M, Talor MV, Burek CL, Datta L,
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113: González-Pons M, López-Enriquez R, Cruz-Correa M. Puerto Rico Cancer Burden
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114: Niiyama H, Jagannath S, Kantsevoy S, Cruz-Correa M, Magee C, Kalloo AN.
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115: Calderón R, Cruz-Correa MR, Torres EA. Cerebral thrombosis associated with
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116: Pérez R, Lasa A, Toro DH, Cruz-Correa M, Martinez-Souss J. Relationship
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117: Sanchez-Fermin P, Ukleja A, Cruz-Correa M. Successful long-term jejunostomy
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