RolandoCalderonMD

General Surgery Resident

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Straightforward, energetic and enthusiastic. Have a passion for solving puzzles and a particular ability to dismantle objects and put them back together in working order. I Like to think of myself as a problem solver, and a person who advocates for providing the best and most integral care to patients.
Deeply interested in General and Cardiac Surgery, and the advancement of healthcare through useful research.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 2019 - 2025
Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceCertificate, Clinical and Translational Science, Full Scholarship, 2018 - 2019
Univ del Rosario Sch of MedClass of 2015

PubMed

1 citations
Meckel's Enterolith Causing Small Bowel Obstruction: A Useful Solution to a Unique Problem.
Gabriel Antonio De la Cruz Ku, Erek Nelson, Rolando Calderon, Pouya Hemmati, Brian D. Kim
Cureus. 2021-06-26

Journal Articles

Impact of educational level on rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review.
López-Castillo C.A., Calderón-Rojas R., Amaya-Amaya J., DeSanVicente-Célis Z., Mantilla RD., Rojas-Villarraga A., Rev Col de Reumato 2014; 21(4):201-212., 2014
Patients-reported outcomes correlation and concordance in rheumatoid arthritis: systematic literature review and metaanalysis.
Amaya-Amaya J., Torralvo-Morato G., Calixto O.J., Calderón-Rojas R., Caro-Moreno J., Domínguez A.M., Mantilla R.D., Anaya J.M., Rojas-Villarraga A., Rev Col Reumato 2013; 20(1):30-57, 6/2013
Usefulness of patients- reported outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Focus Group.
Amaya-Amaya J., Botello-Corzo D., Calixto O.J., Calderón-Rojas R., Domínguez A.M., Cruz-Tapias P., Mantilla RD., Anaya J.M., Rojas-Villarraga A., Arthritis, 8/2012

Books/Book Chapters

Cardiac Surgery – Complete guide
Chapter: Pericardial Diseases.
Calderon-Rojas R, Schaff H.V.Editors: Shazad Raja.Springer publishingEdition 1st,2018

Abstracts/Posters

Tricuspid valve regurgitation in patients operated with pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis.
Calderon-Rojas R., Greason K.L., King K.S., Oh J.K., Stulak J.M., Daly R.C., Dearani J.A., Schaff H.V., European Society of Cardiology Conference, Munich, Germany, 8/26/2018
Cardiovascular Disease in Rheumatoid arthritis. New evidence from a new cohort.
Espinosa-Serna J.S., Amaya J.C., Rodríguez-Rodríguez A., Calderón-Rojas R., Gonzalez- Gil J., Calixto O., Céspedes A.C., Cifuentes R.A., Iglesias-Gamarra A., Domíngue..., Aso Colomb Reumatol 2011; 18 (suppl 1): 23., Barranquilla, Colombia, 8/2011
Influence of Socioeconomic Status on the age-at-onset in Rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Gonzalez-Gil J., Rodríguez-Rodríguez A., Amaya J.C., Calderón-Rojas R., Calixto O., Espinosa-Serna J.S., Céspedes A.C., Cifuentes R.A., Iglesias-Gamarra A., Domínguez..., Aso Colomb Reumatol 2011;18(suppl1)., Barranquilla, Colombia, 8/2011

Lectures

Is there a benefit from tricuspid valve intervention at the time of pericardiectomy for patients with constrictive pericarditis?
John W. Kirklin Visiting Professor of Cardiac Surgery. Rochester, Minnesota - 10/2018
Does Septal Thickness Influence Outcome of Myectomy in Patients with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy? Presented at the
Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Conference Taipei, Taiwan. - 4/2018

Medical research, Colombiana de TrasplantesDuring a brief spell, worked in renal transplant research doing data collection, database creation, development of research protocols, as well as recruitment and follow-up of live renal donors in the outpatient clinic.2016 - 2016
Leader of Undergraduate Research. Center for study of Autoimmune Diseases.Was entrusted with research-related tasks like data collection, protocol development, manuscript writing and keynote presentations. And deployed leadership skills to integrate new students, motivate and set them up for success.2013 - 2013
Junior Undergraduate ResearcherWas entrusted with basic research activities such as data collection, maintenance of databases and got opportunities to enroll patients from the outpatient clinic for our bio-bank.2011 - 2013