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Victor Enrique Ortega, M.D.

Victor Enrique Ortega, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Medicine
Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research

Clinical Specialties

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Airway Disease, Asthma

Contact Information

Department: 336-716-4649

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Additional Languages

Spanish

Education & Training

  • M.D., Ponce School of Medicine-Puerto Rico , 2002
  • B.S., Tulane University , 1998
  • Internship, Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2003
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2005
  • Fellowship, WFU School of Medicine, 2007
  • Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease, WFU School of Medicine, 2010

NPI Number

  • 1821266453
Victor Enrique Ortega, M.D.

Victor Enrique Ortega, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Medicine Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research

Research Interests

genetics/genome

Contact Information

Department: 336-716-4649

Recent Publications

Ortega VE, Hawkins G, Moore WC, Sadeghnejad A, Busse WW, Erzurum SC, Wenzel SE, Peters SP, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER. Characterization of rare variants in the Adam33 gene in asthma cases from two ethnic groups [abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012;185(Meeting Abstracts):A5609.

Ortega VE, Hawkins G, Hastie AT, Moore WC, Sadeghnejad A, Busse WW, Erzurum SC, Wenzel SE, Peters SP, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER. Effects of rare beta2-adrenergic receptor gene variants and long-acting beta agonists on healthcare utilization and corticosteroid use in two multi-ethnic asthma populations [abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012;185(Meeting Abstracts):A2514.

Ortega VE, Hastie A, Sadeghnejad A, Moore W, Hawkins GA, Peters SP, Busse WW, Calhoun WJ, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER, et al. Rare beta2-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms in asthma cases and controls from the Severe Asthma Research Program [abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011;183(Meeting Abstracts):A1357.

Ortega VE, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER, Hawkins GA. Methylation-specific sequencing of the beta2 adrenergic receptor gene in asthma cases and controls [abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009;179(Meeting Abstracts):A5433.

Ortega VE, Hawkins GA, Harkins M, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER. Sequencing of the beta2 adrenergic receptor gene and association with asthma susceptibility in a US Hispanic population from New Mexico [abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177(Meeting Abstracts):A334.

Ortega VE, Montealegre F, Chardon D, Meyers DA, Diallo AF, Ampleford EJ, Hawkins GA, Bleecker ER. Sequencing of the beta2 adrenergic receptor gene in Puerto Ricans with asthma [abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175(Abstr Issue):A461.

Penn RB, Ortega VE, Bleecker ER. A roadmap to functional genomics. Physiol Genomics. 2007;30(1):82-88.

Ortega VE, Hawkins GA, Peters SP, Bleecker ER. Pharmacogenetics of the beta2-adrenergic receptor gene. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2007;27(4):665-684.

All Publications

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Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Medicine

Clinical Specialties

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Airway Disease, Asthma

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