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Curriculum Vitae
(University of Miami Format)
1. Date of Preparation: April 5, 2018
I. PERSONAL DATA
2. Name: Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH
3. Home Phone: 4. Office Phone: 305-243-5505
Fax: 305-243-7096
5. Home Address: 7355 SW 98 St, Miami Fl 33156
6. Current Academic Rank: Professor of Medicine (with tenure)
6a. Current Track of Appointment: Tenure
7. Primary Department: Medicine
8. Secondary or Joint Appointments: Public Health Sciences
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Interim Chief, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Centers:
Jay Weiss Institute for Health Equity
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hussman Genomics Institute
9. Citizenship: USA
10. Visa Type: N/A
II. HIGHER EDUCATION
11. Institutional
1989 B.S. Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, New York, NY
1991 M.D New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
1997 MPH Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
12. Non- Institutional
1998 National Institute on Aging Summer Institute in Aging Research
1999 National Hispanic Medical Association Leadership Fellowship
2000 Seminario Para Jovenes Lideres (Spain, fellowship Latino leaders)
13. Certification and licensure
Licensure
1994 NY License #193458 (non-active)
1995
2009
MA
FL
Registry #81865 (non-active)
License #ME104030
Board Certification
1994-2026 American Board of Internal Medicine (re-certified 2016)
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III. EXPERIENCE
14. Academic
7/94-6/95 Instructor in Clinical Medicine, Columbia University (ER attending)
7/95-6/97 Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
7/97-6/98 Instructor in Medicine, Columbia University
7/98-6/06 Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Policy & Management (in the
Center for Community Health Partnerships),
9/02-12/08 Adjunct Associate, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, CCNY,
NY
7/06-4/09 Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Health Policy &
Management (in Center for Community Health Partner), Columbia
University
5/09-5/13 Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health (with tenure),
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
5/09- Present Chief, Division of General Medicine, University of Miami, Department of
Medicine Miller School of Medicine
6/12-5/15 Interim Head, Division of Health Services Research and Health Policy,
Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine
5/13-Present Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine
9/13- Present Medical Director, Jay Weiss Institute for Health Equity
9/15- Present Interim Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care
10/17-present Scientific Director, Behavioral and Community Shared Resource (BCSR)
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
15. Hospital Appointments
6/91-6/94 Post Graduate Trainee (3 year Internal Medicine Residency), The
Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
7/94-6/95 Assistant Physician, The Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
7/95-6/97 Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
7/97-6/06 Assistant Attending Physician, NewYork, Presbyterian Hospital, New
York, NY
7/06-5/09 Associate Attending Physician, NewYork, Presbyterian Hospital, New
York, NY
5/09- Present Attending Physician, University of Miami Health System (UMHC&UMH)
5/09- Present Attending Physician, Jackson Memorial Hospital
16. Non-Academic: NA
17. Military: NA
IV. PUBLICATIONS
18. Books and monographs published
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1. Carrasquillo, O., Torres, J. “Reducing Healthcare Disparities” in Johnston, David Cay
(Ed.); Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality. New York: The New Press, pgs 173-
179, 2014.
2. Carrasquillo O. “Health Care Utilization” in Gellman, Marc; Turner, J. Rick (Eds.)
Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. 2012 Springer Science + Business New York.
3. Marcus E., Carrasquillo O. “Health Policy” in Gellman, Marc; Turner, J. Rick (Eds.)
Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. 2012 Springer Science + Business New York.
Carrasquillo O, Rodriguez B “Home Health Care” in Gellman, Marc; Turner, J. Rick (Eds.)
Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. 2012 Springer Science + Business New York.
4. Ensuring a Diverse Health Workforce Health Workforce. Advisory Committee on Minority
Health. Advisory Committee's Recommendation Report on Health Workforce. U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Washington DC 2012. (pending HHS clearance)
5. Assuring Health Equity for Minority Persons with Disabilities. Statement Of Principles And
Recommendations. Advisory Committee on Minority Health. Advisory Committee's
Recommendation Report on Health Workforce. U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Washington DC 2012.
6. Assuring Health Equity for Minority Persons with Disabilities. Statement Of Principles And
Recommendations U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on
Minority Health (ACMH). Washington DC 2011.
7. A Federal Health Equity Commission will Promote the Public’s Health and Ensure Health
Equity in Health Care Reform. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory
Committee on Minority Health (ACMH). Washington DC 2010.
8. Ensuring that Health Care Reform Will Meet the Health Care Needs of Minority
Communities and Eliminate Health Disparities. U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH). Washington DC 2009.
9. Homan R, Homan PA, Carrasquillo O. Health Coverage, Utilization and Expenditures
among Latino Men. In: Latino Males: A Social and Structural Approach, ed. by M. Aguirre-
Molina, L.N. Borrell, W. Vega. New Brunswick (NJ): Rutgers University Press, 2010.
10. Glied S, Tilipman N, Carrasquillo O. Analysis of Five Health Insurance Expansion Options
for New York. Mailman School of Public Health. Columbia University January 2009.
11. Carrasquillo O, Tilipman N, Glied S. Health Reform in New York State: A Qualitative
Analysis of Testimony Provided at Public Hearings. Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University. March 2008.
12. Carrasquillo O, Torres J. National Health Insurance Will Reduce Health Disparities. In
Livingston, M and Obrien M (eds) Ten Excellent Reasons to support National Health
insurance. New York: The New Press, pgs 79-89, 2008.
13. Carrasquillo O, Chadiha L. Eds. Minority Aging CBPR Supplement. Ethnicity Disease
(lead editor of journal supplement), Supplement 1, 2007.
14. Rodriguez E, Carrasquillo, O. The role of health insurance on Latinas' health. In Aguirre-
Molina, M. and Molina, C.W. Latina Health in the U.S.: A Public Health Reader. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Pgs, 63-74, 2003.
15. Carrasquillo O, Flores G. Latino Access to Primary and Preventive Health Services:
Barriers, Needs, and Policy Recommendations. in Aguirre-Molina, M. and Pond, A.S.. New
York: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 2003.
16. Carrasquillo O, Flores G. Access to Primary and Preventive Services: Latino
Environmental Scan. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2001.
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17. 2000 Public Policy Agenda. An Agenda for the Advancement of Hispanic Americans.
Health Committee (chair of National Hispanic Medical Association Policy Committee
writing group) National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, 2000.
18. Carrasquillo O. Health of Latino Children. In Carrasquillo, A (Ed) Latino Children and
Youth in the United States. New York: Garland 1991.
19. Juried or refereed journal articles or exhibitions
1. Chang A, Patberg E, Cueto V, Li H, Singh B, Kenya S, Alonzo Y, Carrasquillo O.
Community Health Workers, Access to Care, and Service Utilization among Florida Latinos:
A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Public Health. 2018 Sep;108(9):1249-1251. doi:
10.2105/AJPH.2018.304542. Epub 2018 Jul 19. PMID:30024805
2. Kobetz E, Seay J, Koru-Sengul T, Bispo JB, Trevil D, Gonzalez M, Brickman A,
Carrasquillo O. A randomized trial of mailed HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer
screening among ethnic minority women in South Florida. Cancer Causes Control. 2018 Jul
11. doi: 10.1007/s10552-018-1055-7. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:29995217
3. Carrasquillo O, Seay J, Amofah A, Pierre L, Alonzo Y, McCann S, Gonzalez M, Trevil D,
Koru-Sengul T, Kobetz E. HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening Among
Ethnic Minority Women in South Florida: a Randomized Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Jul;
33(7):1077-1083. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4404-z. Epub 2018 Mar 28. PMID: 29594933
4. Carrasquillo O, Muller M. Refinement of the Affordable Care Act: A Progressive
Perspective. Annual Rev Medicine. 2018: 69:81-8.11
5. Gary-Webb TL, Walker EA, Realmuto L, Kamler A, Lukin J, Tyson W, Carrasquillo O,
Weiss L. Translation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Engage Men in
Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in New York City: A Description of Power Up for Health.
Am J Mens Health. 2018 Jul; 12(4):998-1006. doi: 10.1177/1557988318758788. Epub 2018
15. PMID: 29540131
6. Tamariz L, Kirolos I, Pendola F, Marcus EN, Carrasquillo O, Rivadeneira J, Palacio A.
Minority Veterans Are More Willing to Participate in Complex Studies Compared to Non-
minorities. J Bioeth Inq. 2018 Mar, 15(1):155-161 doi: 10.1007/s11673-017-9829-2. Epub
2017 Dec 19. PMID: 29260373
7. Shenkman E, Hurt M, Hogan W, Carrasquillo O, Smith S, Brickman A, Nelson D.
OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium: Linking a Clinical and Translational Science
Institute With a Community-Based Distributive Medical Education Model.
Acad Med. 2018 Mar;93(3):451-455. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002029.
PMID: 29045273
8. Carrasquillo O, Lebron C, Alonzo Y, Li H, Chang A, Kenya S. Effect of a Community
Health Worker Intervention Among Latinos With Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes: The
Miami Healthy Heart Initiative Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 PMID:
28459925
9. Utamsingh, P.D., Kenya, S., Lebron, C.N., Carrasquillo, O. Beyond Sensitivity. LGBT
Healthcare Training in U.S. Medical Schools: A Review of the Literature. American Journal
of Sexuality Education, 2017:4:1-22,
10. Sacco RL, Gardener H, Wang K, Dong C, Ciliberti-Vargas MA, Gutierrez CM, Asdaghi N,
Burgin WS, Carrasquillo O, Garcia-Rivera EJ, Nobo U, Oluwole S, Rose DZ, Waters MF,
Zevallos JC, Robichaux M, Waddy SP, Romano JG, Rundek T. Racial-Ethnic Disparities in
Acute Stroke Care in the Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities
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Study. FL‐PR CReSD Investigators and Collaborators. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Feb 14;6(2).
PMID: 28196814
11. Kobetz E, Seay J, Amofah A, Pierre L, Bispo JB, Trevil D, Gonzalez M, Poitevien M, Koru-
Sengul T, Carrasquillo O. Mailed HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening among
underserved minority women: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017
Jan 13;18(1):19. PMID: 28086983
12. Palacio AM, Vidot DC, Tamariz LJ, Uribe C, Hazel-Fernandez L, Li H, Garay SD,
Carrasquillo O. Can We Identify Minority Patients at Risk of Nonadherence to Antiplatelet
Medication at the Time of Coronary Stent Placement? J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2017 Jan 11.
PMID: 28060084
13. Palacio A, Chen J, Tamariz L, Garay SD, Li H, Carrasquillo O. Impact of a physician-led
point of care medication delivery system on medication adherence. Am J Manag Care. 2016
Jul 1;22(7). PMID: 27442310
14. Sclair SN, Carrasquillo O, Czul F, Trivella JP, Li H, Jeffers L, Martin P. Quality of Care
Provided by Hepatologists to Patients with Cirrhosis at Three Parallel Health Systems. Dig
Dis Sci. 2016 Jun 11. PMID: 27289585
15. Kenya S, Okoro IS, Wallace K, Ricciardi M, Carrasquillo O, Prado G. Can Home-Based
HIV Rapid Testing Reduce HIV Disparities Among African Americans in Miami? Health
Promot Pract. 2016 Apr 18. PMID: 27091604
16. Sussman DA, Berera S, Koru-Sengul T, Miao F, Carrasquillo O, Nadji M, Zhang Y, Hosein
PJ, McCauley JL, Abreu MT. Colorectal Tumors From Different Racial and Ethnic
Minorities Have Similar Rates of Mismatch Repair Deficiency. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol.
2016 Apr 1. PMID: 27046481
17. Ilangovan K, Kobetz E, Koru-Sengul T, Marcus EN, Rodriguez B, Alonzo Y, Carrasquillo
O. Acceptability and Feasibility of Human Papilloma Virus Self-Sampling for Cervical
Cancer Screening. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2016 Feb 18. PMID: 26890012
18. Tamariz L, Medina H, Taylor J, Carrasquillo O, Kobetz E, Palacio A. Are Research Ethics
Committees Prepared for Community-Based Participatory Research? J Empir Res Hum Res
Ethics. 2015 Dec, 10(5):488-95. PMID: 26527370
19. Seay JS, Carrasquillo O, Campos NG, McCann S, Amofah A, Pierre L, Kobetz E. Cancer
Screening Utilization Among Immigrant Women in Miami, Florida. Prog Community Health
Partnersh. 2015;9 Suppl:11-20. PMID: 26213400
20. Kumar N, Ramirez-Ortiz D, Solo-Gabriele HM, Treaster JB, Carrasquillo O, Toborek M,
Deo S, Klaus J, Bachas LG, Whitall D, Daunert S, Szapocznik J. Environmental PCBs in
Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico: implications for community health. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.
2015 Jul 1. PMID: 26122576
21. March D, Williams J, Wells S, Eimicke JP, Teresi JA, Almonte C, Link BG, Findley SE,
Palmas W, Carrasquillo O, Luchsinger JA. Discrimination and Depression among Urban
Hispanics with Poorly Controlled Diabetes. Ethn Dis. 2015 Spring;25(2):130-7. PMID:
26118138
22. Kenya S, Okoro I, Wallace K, Carrasquillo O, Prado G. Strategies to Improve HIV Testing
in African Americans. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2015 Jul-Aug;26(4):357-67. doi:
10.1016/j.jana.2015.04.001. Epub 2015 Apr 11. PMID: 26066691
23. Lebron CN, Reyes-Arrechea E, Castillo A, Carrasquillo O, Kenya S. Tales from the Miami
Healthy Heart Initiative: the experiences of two community health workers. J Health Care
Poor Underserved. 2015 May;26(2):453-62. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0033. PMID: 25913343
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24. Kenya S, Carrasquillo O, Fatil M, Jones J, Jean C, Huff I, Kobetz E. Human Papilloma
Virus and Cervical Cancer Education Needs among HIV-Positive Haitian Women in Miami.
Womens Health Issues. 2015 May-Jun;25(3):262-6. PMID: 25864021
25. Kenya S, Lebron CN, Chang AY, Li H, Alonzo YA, Carrasquillo O. A profile of Latinos
with poorly controlled diabetes in South Florida. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect.
2015 Apr 1;5(2):26586. PMID: 25846350
26. Palmas W, Findley SE, Teresi J, Luchsinger JA, Carrasquillo O; NOCHOP Investigators.
Response to comment on Palmas et al. Results of the Northern Manhattan Diabetes
Community Outreach Project: a randomized trial studying a community health worker
intervention to improve diabetes care in Hispanic adults. Diabetes Care 2014;37:963-969.
Diabetes Care. 2015 Apr;38(4). PMID: 25805873
27. Chang A, Kenya S, Ilangovan K, Li H, Koru-Sengul T, Alonzo Y, Carrasquillo O. Is greater
acculturation associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among
Latinos in South Florida? Med Care. 2015 May;53(5):417-22. PMID: 25793266
28. Palmas W, March D, Darakjy S, Findley SE, Teresi J, Carrasquillo O, Luchsinger JA.
Community Health Worker Interventions to Improve Glycemic Control in People with
Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Jul; 30(7):1004-
12. PMID: 25735938
29. Palacio A, Keller VF, Chen J, Tamariz L, Carrasquillo O, Tanio C. Can Physicians Deliver
Chronic Medications at the Point of Care? Am J Med Qual. 2015 Feb 13. PMID: 25681493
30. Palacio AM, Uribe C, Hazel-Fernandez L, Li H, Tamariz LJ, Garay SD, Carrasquillo O.
Can phone-based motivational interviewing improve medication adherence to antiplatelet
medications after a coronary stent among racial minorities? A randomized trial. J Gen Intern
Med. 2015 Apr;30(4):469-75. PMID: 25500787
31. Chang AY, Fuller DO, Carrasquillo O, Beier JC. Social justice, climate change, and
dengue. Health Hum Rights. 2014 Jun 14;16(1):93-104. PMID: 25474614
32. Carrasquillo O, McCann S, Amofah A, Pierre L, Rodriguez B, Alonzo Y, Ilangovan K,
Gonzalez M, Trevil D, Byrne M, Koru-Sengul T, Kobetz E. Rationale and Design of the
Research Project of the South Florida Center for the Reduction of Cancer Health Disparities
(SUCCESS): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trials. 2014, 15:299.
PMID: 25056208
33. Yano EM, Bair MJ, Carrasquillo O, Krein SL, Rubenstein LV. Patient Aligned Care Teams
(PACT): VA's journey to implement patient-centered medical homes. J Gen Intern Med.
2014 Jul;29 Suppl 2:S547-9. PMID: 24715407
34. Carrasquillo O, Patberg E, Alonzo Y, Li H, Kenya S. Rationale and design of the Miami
Healthy Heart Initiative: a randomized controlled study of a community health worker
intervention among Latino patients with poorly controlled diabetes. Int J General Internal
Medicine. 2014:7 115–126. PMID: 24600243
35. Kenya S. Lebron C. Alonzo Y. Carrasquillo O. Sexual Dysfunction among Latino men and
women with poorly controlled diabetes. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice.
20014;7:53-64.
36. March D, Luchsinger J, Teresi JA, Elmicke JP, Findley S, Carrasquillo O, Palmas W. High
Rates of Depressive Symptoms in Low Income Urban Hispanics of Caribbean Origin with
Poorly Controlled Diabetes: Correlates and Potential Risk Factors. Journal of Health Care
for the Poor and Underserved. 2014;25:321-31. PMID: 24509029
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37. Palmas W, Findley SE, Mejia M, Batista M, Teresi J, Kong J, Silver S, Fleck EM,
Luchsinger JA, Carrasquillo O. Results of the Northern Manhattan Diabetes Community
Outreach Project: A Randomized Trial Studying a Community Health Worker
Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care in Hispanic Adults. Diabetes Care. 2014 Feb 4.
PMID: 24496805
38. Kenya S, Jones J, Arheart K, Chida N, Baer R, Powell A, Symes S, Hunte T, Monroe A,
Kobetz E. Carraquillo O. Using Community Health Workers to Improve Clinical Outcomes
among People Living with HIV: A Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS and Behavior, 2013.
PMID: 23515640
39. Palmas W, Teresi JA, Findley S, Mejia M, Batista M, Kong J, Silver S, Luchsinger JA,
Carrasquillo O. Protocol for the Northern Manhattan Diabetes Community Outreach
Project. A randomised trial of a community health worker intervention to improve diabetes
care in Hispanic adults. BMJ Open. 2012 Mar 26;2(2). PMID: 22454189
40. Carrion AF, Ghanta R, Carrasquillo O, Martin P. Chronic liver disease in the Hispanic
population of the United States. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Oct;9(10):834-41 PMID:
21628000
41. Palacio A, Uribe C, Salkeld E, Hazel-Fernandez L, Li H, Tamariz L, Garay D, Carrasquillo
O. Can Claims Based Data be used to Recruit Black and Hispanic Subjects into Clinical
Trials? Health Affairs. 2011; 24 (2): 516–26. PMID: 22091834
42. Carrasquillo O, Betancourt J. Massachusetts Health Reform: Lessons Learned. 2010. J
Gen Int Med 2010; 2010; 25:1266-1267. PMID: 20957446
43. Thompson AB, Carrasquillo O, Gameroff MJ, Weismman MM. Psychiatric Treatment
Needs among the Medically Underserved: A Study of Black and White Primary Care
Patients Residing in a Racial Minority Neighborhood. J Clin Psychiatry. 2010;12(6);e1-e7
PMID: 21494353.
44. Kiefer EM, Shao T, Carrasquillo O, Pamela Nabeta P, Seas C. Knowledge and attitudes of
tuberculosis management in San Juan de Lurigancho district of Lima, Peru. J Infection
Developing Countries 2009; 3:783-788. PMID: 20009280
45. Hsu A, Card A, Lin SX, Mota S, Carrasquillo O, Moran A. Changes in postmenopausal
hormone replacement therapy use among women with high cardiovascular risk. Am J Public
Health 2009; 99(12):2184-7. PMID: 19833984
46. Winston GW, Barr RG, Carrasquillo O, Bertoni AG, Shea S. Gender and Racial-Ethnic
Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Treatment and Control Among Persons
with Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Diabetes Care; 2009
32:1467-1469. PMID: 19435957
47. Huang K, Carrasquillo O. The Role of Citizenship, Employment and Socio-Economic
Characteristics in Health Insurance Coverage among Asian Subgroups in the United States.
Medical Care, 46:1093-1098, 2008. PMID: 18815516
48. Carrasquillo O, Lee-Rey E. Diversifying the Medical Classroom. Is More Evidence
Needed? JAMA 300:1203-1205, 2008. PMID: 18780850
49. Gebbie KM, Meier BM, Bakken S, Carrasquillo O, Formicola A, Aboelela SW, Glied S,
Larson E. Training for Interdisciplinary Health Research Defining the Required
Competencies. J Allied Health, 37:65–70, 2008. PMID: 18630780
50. Press R, Carrasquillo O, Sciacca R, Giardina EGV. Racial & ethnic disparities in time to
follow-up after an abnormal mammogram. J Women’s Health, 17:923-30, 2008.
PMID:18554094
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51. Weiss L, Gany F, Rosenfeld P, Carrasquillo O, Sharif I, Behar E, Emily Ambizas E, Patel
P, Schwartz L, Mangione R. Access to Multilingual Medication Instructions at New York
City Pharmacies. Journal Urban Health, 84; 742-754, 2007. PMID: 17926130
52. Aboelela SW, Larson E, Bakken S, Carrasquillo O, Formicola A, Glied SA, Hass JA,
Gebbie KA. Defining Interdisciplinary Research: Conclusions from a Critical Review of the
Literature Health Services Research 42(1 Pt 1):329-46, 2007. PMID: 17355595
53. Moreno-John G, Fleming C, Ford ME, Lichtenberg P, Mangione CM, Pérez-Stable E, Tilley
B, Washington O, Carrasquillo O. Mentoring in Community-Based Participatory Research:
the RCMAR Experience. Ethnicity Disease S1 (33-43), 2007. PMID: 17598315
54. Carrasquillo O, Chadiha L. Development of Community-Based Partnerships in Minority
Aging Research. Ethnicity Disease, S1 (3-4), 2007. PMID: 17598310
55. * Shah. S, Carrasquillo O. Twelve Year Trends in Latino Health Insurance Coverage:
Analysis by Latino Sub-group and Immigration Status. Health Affairs, 25; 1612-19, 2006.
PMID: 17102186
56. Goodman R, Carrasquillo O. The corporate co-author, the ghost writer, and the medical
society: An object lesson. [letter to the editor] J Gen Int Med, 21; 103, 2006. PMID:
16423136
57. Echevarria S, Carrasquillo O. The role of citizenship status and acculturation on disparities
in mammography and pap smear screening among immigrant women Medical Care, 44; 788-
792, 2006. PMID: 16862042
58. Press R, Carrasquillo O, Nickolas T, Radhakrishnan J, Shea S, Barr RG. Race/ethnicity,
poverty status and renal transplant outcomes. Transplantation, 80; 917-924, 2005. PMID:
16249739
59. Agrawal JA, Vliacu S, Carrasquillo, O. Progress and pitfalls in underrepresented minority
recruitment: Perspectives from the medical schools, J Nat Med Assoc, 97; 1226-1239, 2005..
Authors reply to letters to editor: J Nat Med Assoc, 97:1734, 2005. PMID: 16296213
60. Mohanty S, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Pati S, Carrasquillo O, Bor D. Health care
expenditures of immigrants: Findings from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and
National Health Interview Survey Am J Public Health, 95: 1431-1438, 2005. PMID:
16043671
61. Gross R, Olfson M, Gameroff MJ, Carrasquillo O, Feder A, Lantigua RA, Fuentes M,
Weissman MN. Depression and glycemic control in primary care patients with diabetes J
Gen Int Med, 20:460–466, 2005. PMID: 15963173
62. Pati S, Shea S, Rabinowitz D, Carrasquillo O. Health expenditures for privately insured
adults enrolled in managed care gatekeeping vs indemnity plans. Am J Pub Health, 95:286-
291, 2005. PMID: 15671466
63. Carrasquillo O, Pati S. The role of health insurance on Pap smear and mammography
utilization by immigrants living in the United States. Prev Med, 39:943-950, 2004. PMID:
15475028
64. Carrasquillo O, Goodman R. Pharma’s bad karma: Resistance is not futile. J Gen Int Med,
18:315-6, 2003. PMID: 12709101
65. Goodwin RD, Olfson M, Shea S, Carrasquillo O, Lantigua R, Gameroff M, Weissman MM.
Asthma and mental disorders in primary care. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 25:479-483, 2003.
PMID: 14706414
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66. Carrasquillo O, Ferry DH, Edwards J, Glied S. Eligibility for government insurance if
immigrant provisions of welfare reform are repealed. Am J Public Health. 2003
Oct;93(10):1680-2. No abstract available. PMID: 14534220
67. Luchsinger JA, Lee W, Carrasquillo O, Rabinowitz D, Shea S. Body mass index and
hospitalizations in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc, 51:1615-20, 2003. PMID: 14687392
68. The Physicians Working Group for Single Payer National Health Insurance. (work group
member, 17 members), Proposal of the Physicians’ Working Group for Single-Payer
National Health Insurance. JAMA, 290:798-805, 2003. PMID: 12915433
69. Harrel J. Carrasquillo O. MSJAMA: The Latino disparity in health coverage. JAMA,
289:1167, 2003. PMID: 12622594
70. Pati S, Shea S, Carrasquillo O. Does gatekeeping control costs for privately insured
children? Findings from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Pediatrics 111; 456-
460, 2003. PMID: 12612221
71. DeLaet D, Shea S, Carrasquillo O. Receipt of preventive services among privately insured
minorities in managed care versus fee-for-service insurance plans. J Gen Int Med, 17: 451-
457, 2002. PMID: 12133160
72. Carrasquillo O, Lantigua RA, Shea S. Preventive services among Medicare beneficiaries
with supplemental coverage versus HMO enrollees, Medicaid recipients, and elders with no
additional coverage. Medical Care, 39:616-626, 2001. PMID: 11404644
73. Carrasquillo O, Barbot O. The Uninsured: A call to action for all Latinos. Harvard J
Hispanic Policy,12:33-46, 2000
74. Carrasquillo O, Lantigua RA, Shea S. Differences in functional status of Hispanic versus
non-Hispanic-white elders: Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. J Aging
Health 12:342-361, 2000. PMID: 11067701
75. Carrasquillo O, Carrasquillo AI, Shea S. Health insurance coverage of immigrants living in
the United States: differences by citizenship status and country of origin. Am J Public Health
90; 917-923, 2000. PMID: 10846509
76. Carrasquillo O, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor D. A reappraisal of private
employers' role in providing health insurance. N Engl J Med, 340:109-114, 1999. PMID:
9887163
77. Carrasquillo O, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor D. Trends in health insurance
coverage 1989-1997. Int J Health Services, 29:467-483, 1999. PMID: 10450542
78. Carrasquillo O, Brennan TA, Orav EJ, Burstin HR. The impact of language barriers on
patient satisfaction. J Gen Int Med 14:82-87, 1999. PMID: 10051778
79. Carrasquillo O, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor D. Going bare: Trends in health
insurance coverage 1989- 1996. Am J Public Health, 89:36-41, 1999. PMID: 9987462
80. Liu JL, Daya MR, Carrasquillo O, Kales SN. Prognostic factors in patients with methanol
poisoning. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol, 36:175-181, 1998. PMID: 9656972
81. Carrasquillo O, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor D. Can Medicaid managed care
provide continuity of care to new Medicaid enrollees? An analysis of tenure on Medicaid.
Am J Public Health 88:464-466, 1998. PMID: 9518985
20. Other works and publications
1. Carrasquillo, O. Health Reform Will Benefit Non-English Speakers. Invited Editorial. El
Diario La Prensa. August 31, 2009.
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2. Carrasquillo, O. Torres J. The Bush Legacy on Health Care. Invited Editorial. El Diario La
Prensa. November 19, 2008.
3. Carrasquillo O, Torres J. “Latinos for National Health Insurance” Spanish American
Medical Dental Society of NY Newsletter 2006;1(1); 9-10.
4. Gupta N. “Hispanics and Hypertension: Interview with Drs. Borrell and Carrasquillo”.
Cortlandt Forum 2006; October: 45-48.
5. Carrasquillo O., Corbie-Smith G. The Future of Minority Training at the NIH. Reversing
the Little Progress that has Been Made. SGIM Forum November 2005 (lead article). Reply
to letters to editor. SGIM Forum February 2006
6. Carrasquillo O. Health Insurance is a Family Matter [Book Review]. J Nat Med Assoc,
96(11); 1513-4, 2004.
7. Carrasquillo O., Corbie-Smith G. Minorities in Medicine Interest Group’s response to
Defining and Promoting the Field of General Internal Medicine. Society of General Internal
Medicine Forum. September 2003.
8. Carrasquillo. O., Lantigua R. The health insurance crisis in the Latino community. El Diario
La Prensa. Invited Editorial. November 2002.
9. Carrasquillo, O., Goodman RL. Should Astra-Zeneca give us a free lunch. Society of
General Internal Medicine Forum. March 2001.
10. Physicians proposal for national health insurance. Oral and Written Testimony before
Congressional Hispanic, Black and Progressive Caucus. May 1, 2001.
V. PROFESSIONAL
22. Funded Research Performed
Past Grant Support
1997-99 Title: Access, functional status and utilization among Hispanic elders
Supplement for Underrepresented Minority Investigators
Role: PI on Supplement Award (PI of parent grant: Lantigua)
Source: NIH/ National Institute on Aging
Total Direct Costs for Supplement Award: $200,000
1998-05 Title: Research Training in Primary Care
Role: Co-Investigator
Source: Health Resources Service Administration (PI: Shea)
Total Direct Costs: $1,281,531
1999-04 Title: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars
Total Direct Costs: $239,799
1999-07 Title: Columbia Center for Active Life of Minority Elders
Role: PI of Community Liaison Core (Since 2001)
Source: NIH/ National Institute on Aging (PI of Center Grant: Lantigua)
Total Direct Costs: $2,999,410
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2000-01 Title: Examining Future Insurance Directions and Policy Options for the Task
Force on the Future of Health Insurance
Role: Co-Investigator
Source: Commonwealth Fund (PI: Glied)
Total Direct Costs for effort: $15,000
2002-03 Title: Preventive Services among immigrants
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: Commonwealth Fund
Total Direct Costs: $20,000
2003-09 Title: Columbia Center for the Health of Urban Minorities (P60 Award)
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: NIH/ National Center Minority Health Disparities Grant # MD00206 P60
Total Direct Costs: $ 7,374,000
2005-09 Title: HRSA Primary Care Faculty Development
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: Health Resource and Service Administration D55HP05154-04
Total Direct Costs: $1,088,953
2006-07 Title: Improving Minority Access to Clinical Trials
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: NYS DOH Office of Minority Health
Total Direct Costs: $62,000
2007-09 Title: Improving Analysis of Health Insurance Options for NYS
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: New York State Health Foundation # 2007-2055503
Total Direct Costs: $214,000
2008-09 Title: Primary Care Research Fellowship (T32 Award)
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: NRSA/HRSA T32HP10260-01-00
Total Direct Costs: $741,856
2008-09 Title: NIH Partners in Research Program (R03 Award)
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: NIH/ Grant # 1R03AG033929-01
Total Direct Costs: $100,000
2008-14 Title: Miami Healthy Heart Initiative
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: NIH/NHLBI Grant # R01 HL083857-02
Total Direct Costs: $2,595,693
2010-12 Title: Cardiovascular Health Disparities Research Training
Role: Co-Investigator (Tamariz PI)
Source: Pfizer Health Foundation
2010-13 Title: RWJF Disparities Solutions Automated Medication Delivery Device on
Diabetes Outcomes
Role: Co-Investigator (Palacio PI)
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant #68499
Total Direct Costs: $399,906
2010-17 Title: South Florida Center for Elimination of Cancer Health Disparities
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Role: Principal Investigator
Source: NIH/ NCI # 1 U54 CA153705
Total Direct Costs: $4,805,026*
*5 additional supplements received under this award for an additional $550,000
2011-14 South Florida Center for Elimination of Colorectal Cancer Disparities
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: Fl DOH/ Coley BioMed Program, FL Department Health Grant # 2BT02
Total Direct Costs: $1,500,000
2010-15 Title: Improving Adherence to Cholesterol Medications among Minority
Populations in Florida: A Randomized Trial
Role: Co- Investigator (Palacio PI)
Source: FL Department of Health/ James & Ester King Biomed #10KG-11
Total Direct Costs: $399,906
2011-16 Title: Primary Care Research Faculty Development Program
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: HRSA 1 D55HP23209
Total Direct Costs: $1,099,805
2015-17 Title: Statewide Partnership for Training Florida’s Community Health Workers
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Total Direct Costs: $250,000
2013-17 Title: Florida Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities
Role: Co-Investigator (Sacco PI)
Source: NIH/NINDS
Grant # NS081763
2014-17 Title: One Florida Cancer Control Alliance (Shenkman PI, Univ Florida)
Role: PI of UM Subcontract
Source: FL Department of Health
Total Direct Costs: $1,500,000
Active Grant Support
2012-18 Title: Miami Clinical Translation Science Institute
Role: PI of Community Engagement and Clinical/Participant Interactions Cores
(Sacco PI)
Source: NIH/ National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Total Direct Costs: $12,500,000 Core ($1,200,000)
2014-19 Title: Hispanic Secondary Stroke Prevention Initiative
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: NIH/ Nat. Inst. for Minority Health & Health Disparities R01MD009164
Total Direct Costs: $1,918,750
2014-18
Title: Addressing Cervical Cancer Disparities in South Florida: CBPR
Role: Co-PI (Kobetz PI)
Source: NIH/ NCI R01 CA183612
Total Direct Costs: $1,900,000
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2015-18 Title: One Florida Clinical Data Research Network
Role: Co-Director, Stakeholder Engagement (Shenkman PI, Univ Florida)
Source: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Total Direct Costs: $7,000,000
2016-21 Title: Center of Excellence in Precision Medicine and Population Health
Role: PI of Consortium Core
Source: NIH U54 MD010722
Total Direct Costs: $1,894,580
2016-20 Title: Increasing Uptake of Evidence Based Screening Services though a CHW
led multi-modality program
Role: Principal Investigator (Multi PI)
Source: NIH/NIMHD
Total Direct Costs: $1,573,00
2017-19 Title: National Partnership for Training Florida’s Community Health Workers
Role: Principal Investigator
Source: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) #EAIN-7239
Total Direct Costs: $250,000
2017-18
(renewable
x 5 yrs)
Title: SouthEast Enrollment Center (SEEC)
Role: Principal Investigator (Multi PI)
Source: NIH, Office of the Director # OT2OD025285
Total Direct Costs: $4,456,583
23. Editorial Responsibilities
2010- Present Deputy Editor, Journal of General Internal Medicine
2013-14 Editor, JGIM Supplement on Patient Centered Medical Home
24. Professional and Honorary Organizations
1995- Present Society of General Internal Medicine, (chair various committees including
scientific abstracts, workshops and award committees at the National and
Mid-Atlantic region level, Chairman Minorities in Medicine Interest Group
(04-06), past president Mid-Atlantic Chapter (02-03), co-chair Heath Policy-
medical education committee (06-07), Chair, Special Symposia 2019 Annual
meeting
1998- Present National Hispanic Medical Association, National Advisory Committee (98-
05), Chair Health Policy Group 00-02.
SouthEast Regional Advisory Committee 2013-
1998- Present Physicians for National Health Program, National Advisory Committee
2004-09 Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools Advisory Board (02-present),
Columbia University, later University of Miami Representative
2006- Present Latinos for National Health Equity, Vice President and Co-Founder
2010- Present Hispanic Health Serving Professions Schools, Inc., Institutional
Representative
2012- Present Latin American Medical Student Association (LMSA), Faculty Advisor
2012- Present Miami Dade Area Health Education Center, Board of Directors
2014- Present Health Council of South Florida, Board of Directors
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25. Honors and Awards
1987 Finalist Time College Achievement Awards
1989 Summa Cum Laude, City College
1998 RWJF Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar
2002 President of Mid Atlantic Chapter, Society of General Internal Medicine
2003 Distinguished Alumni Award, Sophie Davis School of Bio-Med Education
2006 Clinician Investigator of the Year, Mid Atlantic SGIM
2007 Helen Rodriguez-Triaz Advocacy Award (NYU Sch of Medicine)
2010 Graduation Ceremony, Key Note Speaker, Sophie Davis
2011 New Generations Leadership Workforce Inst., Educational Excellence
2012 Herbert Nickens Award, Society General Internal Medicine
2012 Five Hispanic Leaders who made a difference in 2012, Vioxxi Magazine
2014 Top 100 Under 50 Executive Leaders, DiversityMBA Inc.
2015 Best Cancer Oral Abstract, Society General Int. Medicine Annual Meeting
2016 Schnally Research Award, Department of Medicine, University Miami
2017 Hispanic Health Leadership Award, SF Hispanic Chamber Commerce
26. Post Doctoral Fellowships.
1995-97 Harvard General Medicine Fellowship and Faculty Development Program,
Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA
27. Other Professional Activities
Grant Review Study Sections
2003,04
Health Resources Service Administration, Bureau of Health Professions,
Faculty Development (03), Academic Administrative Units (04),
Study Sections
2003,07,08 NIH/ NCMHD, NIH Project Export Special Emphasis Panel, Study Section
2004-09 NIH/ NCMHD, Loan Repayment Program Study Section
2005-09 AHRQ Health Services Research Study section (4 yr apt)
2009 NIA/NIH, P01 Study section
2009, 10 NCCR, RCMI Research Centers for Translational Research, Minority Inst
2009-11 NIH/NHCMD R01 Special Emphasis Panel
2010-14 AHRQ, various special emphasis and invited section panels
2015- Present NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research Study Section (6 yr apt)
Federal and Other External Advisory Committees
2009-13 HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health
2006-10 Health Management Corporations (Wellpoint Subs), Advisory Committee
2006-08 NY Academy of Medicine, Pharmacy Language Barriers Project, CAB
2014- Present One Florida Clinical Research Consortium, Executive Committee
VI. TEACHING
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29. Teaching Specialization
Courses
Columbia University Medical Center
1998-09 Lecturer in Doctor/Patient 2yr course sequence including racial/ ethnic
disparities (01- ), health policy (02-07), clinical epidem. (98-01)
2000-09 Lecturer in various K-12 and pre-med courses including SPREP (undergrad
college), Youth explorer (middle school) and Lang (high school) programs
Mailman School of Public Health
2000-09 Lecturer for various courses including Immigrant Health, Latino Health, and
interdisciplinary research
Other Professional Teaching Activities
1995-97 Harvard Medical School / Cambridge Hospital
Attending faculty at various departmental conferences including Morning
Report and Journal Club
Instructor in Preventive Medicine/Nutrition course
Instructor for the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
Two months as medical consult attending in ward teaching service
1997-09 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
1999-09 Co-Director then Director (05-), General Internal Med. Fellowship Program
1997-08 One session per week resident preceptor in the Internal Medicine Clinic
One month per year as attending physician on the inpatient ward service
Attending faculty/presenter at various Divisional/department conferences
1999-09 Co-Director then Director (05-), General Internal Med. Fellowship Program
1998-09 Lecturer in Doctor/Patient 2yr course sequence including racial/ ethnic
disparities (01-), health policy (02-07), clinical epidem. (98-01)
2000-09 Lecturer in various K-12 and pre-med courses including SPREP (undergrad
college), Youth explorer (middle school) and Lang (high school) programs
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
2000-09 Lecturer for various courses including Immigrant Health, Latino Health, and
interdisciplinary research
Society of General Internal Medicine
1997-present Faculty presenter at numerous workshops and pre-courses, including several
of which I have been the coordinating faculty
2009- Present University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
One session per week resident preceptor in the Internal Medicine Clinic
Two 2 week blocks as attending physician on the JMH inpatient ward
service
Attending faculty/presenter at various Divisional/department conferences
Lecturer, Research Bootcamp, Grand rounds various Dept and Divisions,
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Lecturer various courses School of Public Health, various student outreach
programs (If needed can provide additional documentation of this.)
VII. SERVICE
31. University Committees and Administrative Responsibilities Columbia University 1998-09 Internal Medicine Residency Admissions Committee
1999-03 AIM/ACN QA committee, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
1999-06 Faculty Advisor, P&S Chapter of Physicians for National Health Program,
1998-04 Committee on Civility in the Learning Environment, Special Advocate, P&S
2003-04 Research Group, Ambulatory Care Network Corporation
1999-09 Co-Director then Director (05-), General Int Med. Fellowship Program
2004-09 Patient Oriented Research Advisory Committee, Mailman SPH
2004-06 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Disparities Task Force
2006-09 Neighborhood Fund Award Committee, CUMC
2006-09 2nd year student Faculty Review Committee, P&S
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
2009-11 Peer Review Committee, Dept. of Medicine
2009-11 K30 Grant Review Committee
2009- Present Internal Medicine Residency Admissions Committee
2009- Present Education Committee, Department of Medicine
2010-present Jackson Mem Hosp Physician Peer Review Committee
2011-15 Advisory Committee, MD/MPH Curriculum
2011-14 Executive Committee, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
2012- Present University of Miami Medical Group, Leadership Council
2011- Present Diversity Committee, Miller School of Medicine
2014- Present University of Miami Medical Group, Executive Board
2014- Present Appointments Promotions and Tenure (APT) Committee
Student Committees Advisor
2011- Present Advisor, Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
32. Community Activities
2003 One week mission to Philippines, provided primary care in rural area
2004-09 COSMO (student run free clinic) volunteer preceptor (four sessions in
2008)
2006-08 Neighborhood Fund Award Committee, CUMC
2008-09 Board of Directors, ARC Fort Washington Senior Center, NY, NY
2011-12 Board Member, Legal & Entrepreneurial Empowerment
for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Inc., Miami, FL
2012- Present Board Member, Miami-Dade AHEC, Miami, FL
2013- Present Faculty Volunteer Preceptor DOCS Free clinic Program
2014-Present Board of Directors, Health Council of South Florida, Doral, FL
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Media: In addition to above, I am frequently called upon by the Media to comment and discuss
issues related to primary care, preventive medicine, health reform, and Latino health. If needed
Ican provide additional documentation of this.
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