EstherA.TorresMDMACP, MACG, AGAF, FAASLD
Gastroenterology • San Juan, PRInflammatory Bowel Disease
Professor Emeritus in Medicine
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Office
Clinicas Escuela de Medicina
Avenida Americo Miranda
San Juan, PR 00921Phone+1 787-751-8011Fax+1 787-758-2583
Education & Training
University of Puerto RicoFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1974 - 1976
VA Caribbean Healthcare SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1976- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1972
Certifications & Licensure
PR State Medical License 1974 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Master American College of Physicians
- Master American College of Gastroenterology
- Fellow American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
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Clinical Trials
- A Culturally Tailored Dietary Intervention to Treat Crohn's Disease Start of enrollment: 2022 Sep 06
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 218 citationsInflammatory bowel disease characteristics among african americans, hispanics, and non-hispanic whites : Characterization of a large North American cohortGeoffrey C. Nguyen, Esther A. Torres, Miguel Regueiro, Gillian Bromfield, Alain Bitton
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2006-05-01 - 1 citationsA Clinical Study on Cadaveric Kidney Donors in Puerto Rico and the Survival outcome of the grafts: a retrospective study of 187 kidneys from 2009-2011.Eduardo Michelen-Gómez, Rafael Ramos, Juan Ruiz, Luis Morales, Marien Saade
Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. 2019-06-14 - 291 citationsLong-Range LD Can Confound Genome Scans in Admixed PopulationsAlkes L. Price, Michael E. Weale, Nick Patterson, Simon Myers, Anna C. Need
American Journal of Human Genetics. 2008-07-11
Press Mentions
Medicine Is Not Always About Curing, but About Healing and ListeningMay 15th, 2022- Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant to Fund UMMS IBD Diet ResearchAugust 24th, 2021
- Medicine Is Not Always About Healing, but About Healing and ListeningMay 16th, 2022
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Master
- Master
- American Association for the Study of Liver DiseasesFellow
- Crohn´s and Colitis FoundationMember
- European Crohn's and Colitis OrganisationMember
- Panamerican Crohns and Colitis Organization (PANCCO)Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
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