Maria Albuja Cruz MD FACS
Endocrine
Associate Professor of Surgery University of Colorado School of Medicine
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12605 E 16th AveAurora, CO 80045
Overview of Dr. Albuja Cruz
Dr. Maria Albuja Cruz is an Endocrine Surgeon in Aurora, CO. She received her medical degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador and has been in practice 14 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. She specializes in endocrine and is experienced in neuroendocrine tumors, graves' disease, toxic thyroid nodule, adrenal tumors, thyroid carcinoma, and parathyroid tumor.
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Endocrine Surgery, 2011 - 2012
University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2011
Pontifical Catholic University of EcuadorClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 2011 - 2027
FL State Medical License Active through 2013
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Long term outcomes after repeat lymph node dissections for persistent or recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer.Martin Jose Barrio, Nikita Pozdeyev, Robert C McIntyre Jr, Maria B Albuja-Cruz, Bryan R Haugen
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-01-01 - 3 citationsComputer-Assisted Levothyroxine Dose Selection for the Treatment of Postoperative Hypothyroidism.Martin Barrio, Christopher D Raeburn, Robert McIntyre , Jr, Maria Albuja-Cruz, Bryan R Haugen
Thyroid. 2023-05-01 - 17 citationsMastermind Like Transcriptional Coactivator 3 (MAML3) drives neuroendocrine tumor progressionNathaniel Alzofon, Katrina Koc, Kristin Panwell, Nikita Pozdeyev, Carrie Marshall
Molecular Cancer Research. 2021-05-13
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Association of Endocrine SurgeonsFellow
- American Association of Endocrine SurgeonsMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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