September 3, 2014
By OHDR Admin
Location Jacksonville, Florida Contact willis.floyd@mayo.edu Research Summary Community-based research, African American, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease Floyd B. Willis, M.D., conducts research in areas such as Alzheimer’s disease and cancer in African Americans. In a current collaboration with Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Dr. Willis is examining the utilization of students of a minority serving institution as […]
Tags: Florida researcher, Floyd B. Willis M.D., health disparities, Mayo Clinic, researcher
September 3, 2014
By OHDR Admin
Location Rochester, Minnesota Contact Wieland.Mark@mayo.edu Research Summary Community-based participatory research, immigrant and refugee health Mark L. Wieland, M.D., conducts community-based participatory research (CBPR) to address issues relevant to immigrant and refugee health and health disparities. He works with communities and patients to achieve shared goals for health promotion and health equity. See my Mayo […]
Tags: Florida researcher, health disparities, Mark L. Wieland M.D., Mayo Clinic, researcher
September 3, 2014
By OHDR Admin
Location Jacksonville, Florida Contact White.Richard@mayo.edu Research Summary Diabetes, health literacy, health communication, Hispanic/Latino, childhood obesity/overweight Richard O. White, M.D., is an assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at Mayo Clinic. In addition to providing primary care to adult and pediatric patients, he conducts research focused on diabetes disease management and obesity prevention, particularly among […]
Tags: childhood obesity, diabetes, Florida researcher, health disparities, Hispanics, Latinos, Mayo Clinic, researcher, Richard O. White M.D.
September 2, 2014
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Location Jacksonville, Florida Contact gcolonotero@mayo.edu Research Summary Cancer, vitamin D, African American, Hispanic Gerardo Colón-Otero, M.D., is a hematologist and oncologist whose research includes community-based research on cancer education, cancer screening and prevention, translational research, and cancer clinical research. His recent projects include: 1) a pilot study evaluating the prevalence of t(14,18) and monoclonal gammopathies […]
Tags: African Americans, Florida researcher, Gerardo Colón-Otero M.D., Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, researcher