Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine

Gastroenterology

Maria Velez is an expert in the field of Gastroenterology. She researched medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked 20 in research and 62 in primary care medicine Maria E. Velez, MD is a published MD as well. She has 8 publications published. The latest was: The Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Remains High in African American and Hispanic Veterans.

Publications

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• The Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Remains High in African American and Hispanic Veterans.
• Association between Helicobacter pylori and Barrett's Esophagus: A Case-Control Study.
• Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Barrett's Esophagus in White Men.
• Visceral abdominal obesity measured by CT scan is associated with an increased risk of Barrett's oesophagus: a case-control study.
• Helicobacter pylori-Negative Gastritis: Prevalence and Risk Factors.
• Using a multifaceted approach to improve the follow-up of positive fecal occult blood test results.
• Interaction of alcohol and hepatitis C virus infection on severity of liver Disease.

Schools

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• University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

• Pr Va Hospital

• Mt Sinai Bronx Va Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy

Conditions Treated

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• Anemia
• Colorectal Cancer
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
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Doctors Specialties

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• Gastroenterology

Accepted Insurances

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Education

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• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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